ܢܫܡܬܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܢ-ܫ-ܡ (n-š-m) related to breathing. Compare Arabic نَسَمَة (nasama) and Hebrew נְשָׁמָה (nəšāmâ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [n(ə)ʃam(ə)θɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [nɛʃmɑθɑ] (plural)
Noun
ܢܫܡܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܢܫܡܬܐ)
- breath, breathing
- spirit, soul, living being
Inflection
inflection of ܢܫܡܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܢܫܡ | ܢܫܡܝܢ |
| construct | ܢܫܡ | ܢܫܡܝ |
| emphatic | ܢܫܡܐ | ܢܫܡܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܢܫܡܝ | ܢܫܡܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܢܫܡܟ | ܢܫܡܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܢܫܡܟܝ | ܢܫܡܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܢܫܡܗ | ܢܫܡܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܢܫܡܗ | ܢܫܡܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܢܫܡܢ | ܢܫܡܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܢܫܡܟܘܢ | ܢܫܡܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܢܫܡܟܝܢ | ܢܫܡܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܢܫܡܗܘܢ | ܢܫܡܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܢܫܡܗܝܢ | ܢܫܡܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “nšmh”, 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. 215a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 354a
- 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. 954a