ܢܩܫ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology
Root
ܢ ܩ ܫ (n q š)
1 term

From Aramaic נֵקַשׁ (nəqaš); related to Hebrew נָקַשׁ (nakhásh) and Arabic نَقَسَ (naqasa).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [nɑːqeʃː]

Verb

ܢܵܩܹܫ • (nāqēš) (present participle ܢܩܵܫܵܐ (nqāšā), past participle ܢܩܝܼܫܵܐ (nqīšā))

  1. to knock, pound
  2. to ring a bell
  3. to play music, an instrument
    ܐܲܝܢܝܼ ܙܡܵܪܬܵܐ ܢܵܩܫܲܚ؟ ― Which song shall we play?
    ܟܹܐ ܢܵܩܫܹܢ ܦܝܵܢܘܿ، ܫܝܼܦܘܿܪܵܐ، ܘܛܲܒ݂ܠܵܐ.
    kē nāqšēn pyānō, šīpōrā, w-ṭaḇlā.
    I play the piano, trumpet and drums.

Conjugation
Conjugation of ܢܵܩܹܫ (nāqēš)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m ܢܩܝܼܫ ܠܝܼ
(nqīš lī)		 ܢܩܝܼܫ ܠܘܼܟ݂
(nqīš lūḵ)		 ܢܩܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ
(nqīš lēh)		 ܢܩܝܼܫ ܠܲܢ
(nqīš lan)		 ܢܩܝܼܫ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(nqīš lāwḵōn)		 ܢܩܝܼܫ ܠܗܘܿܢ
(nqīš lhōn)
f ܢܩܝܼܫ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ
(nqīš lāḵ)		 ܢܩܝܼܫ ܠܵܗ̇
(nqīš lāh)
non-past m ܢܵܩܫܹܢ
(nāqšēn)		 ܢܵܩܫܹܬ
(nāqšēt)		 ܢܵܩܹܫ
(nāqēš)		 ܢܵܩܫܲܚ
(nāqšaḥ)		 ܢܵܩܫܝܼܬܘܿܢ
(nāqšītōn)		 ܢܵܩܫܝܼ
(nāqšī)
f ܢܵܩܫܵܢ
(nāqšān)		 ܢܵܩܫܵܬܝ
(nāqšāt)		 ܢܵܩܫܵܐ
(nāqšā)
imperative m ܢܩܘܿܫ
(nqōš)		 ܢܩܘܿܫܘܼܢ
(nqōšūn)
f ܢܩܘܿܫܝ
(nqōš)

Synonyms
  • (knock): ܬܲܩܬܸܩ (taqtiq)
  • (ring): ܙܲܓܸܓ݂ (zaggiḡ), ܙܲܡܙܸܡ (zamzim)
  • (play): ܡܵܚܹܐ (māḥē)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܢ-ܩ-ܫ (n-q-š) related to knocking or beating. Compare Arabic نَقَسَ (naqasa) and Hebrew נָקַשׁ (nāqaš).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [n(ə)qaʃ]

Verb

ܢܩܫ • (transliteration needed)

  1. to knock (on a door)
  2. to ring (a bell)
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