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ܢܩܝܐ

ܢܩܝܐ

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nɛqjɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܢܩܝܐ (transliteration needed) f (plural ܢܩܘܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܟܒܫܐ)

  1. ewe
  2. beam of a mill to which a beast of burden is tied
Inflection

Etymology 2

From the root ܢ-ܩ-ܐ (n-q-ʾ) related to adapting.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [n(ə)qɑjɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܢܩܝܐ (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)

  1. aptitude
  2. readiness
  3. disposition, propensity
Inflection

References

  • nqy”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 212a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 351a
  • 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. 946a