ܢܝܙܟܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From Old Persian *𐎴𐎡𐏀𐎣 (*n-i-z-k /naizaka-/), borrowed from Old Median *náyzakam, from Proto-Iranian *náyjakam, derived from *náyjam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *náyȷ́žʰam (“spear, sharp tip”).
Compare Middle Persian nyck' (nēzag), Persian نیزه (neyze, nēza), Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬉𐬰𐬀- (naēza-), and Arabic نَيْزَك (nayzak).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [najz(ə)xɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [najz(ə)xe(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܢܝܙܟܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܝܙܟܐ)
- spear, lance, javelin
- (astronomy) meteor, shooting star
Inflection
inflection of ܢܝܙܟܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܢܝܙܟ | ܢܝܙܟܝܢ |
| construct | ܢܝܙܟ | ܢܝܙܟܝ |
| emphatic | ܢܝܙܟܐ | ܢܝܙܟܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܢܝܙܟܝ | ܢܝܙܟܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܢܝܙܟܟ | ܢܝܙܟܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܢܝܙܟܟܝ | ܢܝܙܟܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܢܝܙܟܗ | ܢܝܙܟܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܢܝܙܟܗ | ܢܝܙܟܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܢܝܙܟܢ | ܢܝܙܟܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܢܝܙܟܟܘܢ | ܢܝܙܟܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܢܝܙܟܟܝܢ | ܢܝܙܟܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܢܝܙܟܗܘܢ | ܢܝܙܟܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܢܝܙܟܗܝܢ | ܢܝܙܟܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
- ܢܝܙܟܘܢܐ
- ܢܝܙܟܢܐ
References
- “nyzk”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 203b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 338a
- Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana; Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 914a