ܢܩܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Root
ܢ ܩ ܒ (n q b)
2 terms

Alternative forms
  • ܢܘܼܩܒܵܐ (nuqbā)

Etymology 1

Compare Hebrew נֶקֶב (nékev) and Arabic نَقْب (naqb).

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

Noun

ܢܸܩܒܵܐ • (niqbā) m sg (plural ܢܸܩܒܹ̈ܐ (niqbē) or ܢܸܩܒܵܢܹ̈ܐ (niqbānē) or ܢܸܩܒܵܒܹ̈ܐ (niqbābē))

  1. hole, pore, punch
    Synonyms: ܒܸܙܥܵܐ (bizˁā), ܩܸܕܚܵܐ (qidḥā), ܚܪܘܿܪܵܐ (ḥrōrā)
  2. eye, eyelet of a needle
    • Mark 10:25:
      ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܦܩܝܼܫܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܠܓܲܡܠܵܐ ܕܥܵܒ݂ܹܪ ܒܢܸܩܒܵܐ ܕܚܡܵܛܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܕܥܲܬܝܼܪܵܐ ܥܵܒ݂ܹܪ ܠܡܲܠܟܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ.
      yatīr pqīštā ìlāh l-gamlā d-ˁāḇēr b-niqbā dḥmāṭā min d-ˁatīrā ˁāḇēr l-malkūṯā d-allāhā.
      It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.
Inflection
Inflection of ܢܸܩܒܵܐ (niqbā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܢܸܩܒܝܼ
(niqbī)		 ܢܸܩܒܲܢ
(niqban)
construct ܢܩܸܒ݂
(nqiḇ)		 2nd person ܢܸܩܒܘܼܟ݂
(niqbūḵ)		 ܢܸܩܒܵܟ݂ܝ
(niqbāḵ)		 ܢܸܩܒܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(niqbāwḵōn)
emphatic ܢܸܩܒܵܐ
(niqbā)		 3rd person ܢܸܩܒܹܗ
(niqbēh)		 ܢܸܩܒܵܗ̇
(niqbāh)		 ܢܸܩܒܗܘܿܢ
(niqbhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܢܸܩܒܝܼ̈
(niqbī)		 ܢܸܩܒܲܢ̈
(niqban)
construct ܢܸܩܒܲܝ̈
(niqbay)		 2nd person ܢܸܩܒܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(niqbūḵ)		 ܢܸܩܒܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(niqbāḵ)		 ܢܸܩܒܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(niqbāwḵōn)
emphatic ܢܸܩܒܹ̈ܐ
(niqbē)		 3rd person ܢܸܩܒܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(niqbūh)		 ܢܸܩܒ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(niqbōh)		 ܢܸܩܒܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(niqbhōn)

Etymology 2

Compare Classical Syriac ܢܸܩܒܬ݂ܵܐ, Hebrew נְקֵבָה (nəqēḇâ).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [nɪqvaː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [nɪqvaː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [nɪqwa]

Noun

ܢܸܩܒ݂ܵܐ • (niqḇā) f

  1. Alternative form of ܢܸܩܒܬ݂ܵܐ (niqbṯā, “woman”)
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