ܢܘܓܗܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܢܘܓܗܐ

Etymology

Root
ܢ ܓ ܗ (n g h)
2 terms

Compare Hebrew נֹגַהּ (nógah, Venus).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [nuɣ.hɑː]

Noun

ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܵܐ • (nuḡhā) m sg (plural ܢܘܼܓ݂ܗܹ̈ܐ (nuḡhē))

  1. dawn (first appearance of light in the sky before sunrise)

Inflection

Coordinate terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܢ-ܓ-ܗ (n-ɡ-h) related to dawning. Compare Hebrew נֹגַהּ (nṓḡah).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nuɣhɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܢܘܓܗܐ • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)

  1. twilight, dawn, early morning

Inflection

Antonyms

Proper noun

ܢܘܓܗܐ • (transliteration needed) m

  1. (astronomy) Morning Star, Venus

References

  • nwgh”, 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. 196b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 330a
  • 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. 895a
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