ܢܦܫ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܢ ܦ ܫ (n p š)
3 terms

From Aramaic נְפַשׁ (nəp̄aš); compare Arabic تَنَفَّسَ (tanaffasa), Akkadian 𒆒 (napāšum), Biblical Hebrew נָפַשׁ (nāp̄aš, “to breathe”) and Modern Hebrew נָפַשׁ (nafásh, “to go on vacation”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [nɑːpeʃː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [nɑːpɪʃː]

Verb

ܢܵܦܹܫ • (nāpēš) (present participle ܢܦܵܫܵܐ (npāšā), past participle ܢܦܝܼܫܵܐ (npīšā))

1. to breathe

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܢܵܦܹܫ (nāpēš)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܢܦܝܼܫ ܠܝܼ (npīš lī)	ܢܦܝܼܫ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (npīš lūḵ)	ܢܦܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ (npīš lēh)	ܢܦܝܼܫ ܠܲܢ (npīš lan)	ܢܦܝܼܫ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (npīš lāwḵōn)	ܢܦܝܼܫ ܠܗܘܿܢ (npīš lhōn)
	f		ܢܦܝܼܫ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (npīš lāḵ)	ܢܦܝܼܫ ܠܵܗ̇ (npīš lāh)
non-past	m	ܢܵܦܫܹܢ (nāpšēn)	ܢܵܦܫܹܬ (nāpšēt)	ܢܵܦܹܫ (nāpēš)	ܢܵܦܫܲܚ (nāpšaḥ)	ܢܵܦܫܝܼܬܘܿܢ (nāpšītōn)	ܢܵܦܫܝܼ (nāpšī)
	f	ܢܵܦܫܵܢ (nāpšān)	ܢܵܦܫܵܬܝ (nāpšāt)	ܢܵܦܫܵܐ (nāpšā)
imperative	m		ܢܦܘܿܫ (npōš)			ܢܦܘܿܫܘܼܢ (npōšūn)
	f		ܢܦܘܿܫܝ (npōš)

See also

• ܣܵܝܹܩ (sāyēq, “to breathe in, inhale”)
• ܢܵܦܹܚ (nāpēḥ, “to breathe out, exhale”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [nəfɪʃ.]

Noun

ܢܦ̮ܸܫ • (nfiš) (plural ܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܬ̈ (nafšāt))

1. construct state singular of ܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ (nafšā)