Aramaic נ

נבא (√ of foll.; v. BH id., but especially Bewer^{Am. J. Sem. Lang., Jan. 1902} who cp. Assyrian nabû, tear away, lead forcibly, hence proph. as (fig.) carried away by divine frenzy, ecstasy, cf. 1 S 10:6, 10; 19:20, 24).

† [נְבִיא] n.m. prophet (Hebraism? also 𝔗 Syriac; v. BH);—emph. נְבִיאָה Kt, נְבִיָּא Ezr 5:1; 6:14; pl. emph. נְבִיאַיָּא 5:1, 2.*

[נָבָא, נָבָה] Hithpa. Pf. 3 m.s. הִתְנַבִּי prophesied Ezr 5:1.

† [נְבוּאָה] n.f. prophesying;—cstr. נְבוּאַת Ezr 6:14.

נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר₃₁ n.pr.m. (= BH -רֶאצַּר, etc.);—Dn 2:28 + 23 times Dn, Ezr 5:12, 14; 6:5; נְבֻכ׳ Dn 3:3 + 3 times Dn.

† נְבִזְבָּה n.f. reward (so 𝔗 (rare); prob. Pers. loan-word, Haug^{Ew Jahrb. 1853, 160} proposes OP *nibaǧrâ, presentation; but perhaps crpt., v. M⁷¹*);—abs. נ׳ Dn 2:6; pl. sf. נְבָֽזְבְּיָתָךְ (al. נְבַז׳, נְבִז׳) 5:17.

† נֶבְרַשְׁתָּא n.f. emph. the candlestick (𝔗 id., Syriac ܢܰܒܪܶܫܬܳܐ, NH נַבְרֶשֶׁת; Arabic نِبْرَاس is loan-word from Aramaic Frä⁹⁵; prob. foreign word K^{§ 62} Fra⁹⁵ Bev al.;? Assyrian, cf. Ba^{ZA ii. 117});—Dn 5:5.

† [נְגַד] vb. stream, flow (𝔗 נְגַד, Syriac ܢܓܰܕ draw along, lead, 𝔗 also intrans. move along Is 30:24, flow Dt 33:13, 22, נַגְדִּין streams Is 44:4 +);—

Pe. Pt. Dn 7:10 נְהַר דִּי נוּר נָגֵד וְנָפֵק מִן־קֳדָמוֹהִי.

‡ † נֶ֫גֶד prep. in front of, facing (= BH, v. √ p. 616^b; not elsewhere known in Aramaic), Dn 6:11 נֶגֶד יְרוּשְׁלֵם.

† [נֹ֫גַהּ] n.[f.] brightness, daylight (𝔗 Syriac; BH id.);—emph. בְּנָגְהָא (K^{§ 54 c), 1}) Dn 6:20.

† [נְדַב] vb.

Hithpa. volunteer, offer freely (𝔗; BH נָדַב);—Pf. 3 mpl. הִתְנַדַּ֫בוּ Ezr 7:15; Inf. הִתְנִדָּבוּת v 16; Pt. מִתְנַדַּב v 13; pl. -דְּבִין v 16;— 1. volunteer, sq. inf., Ezr 7:13. 2. give, or offer freely, v 15, acc. rei + ל of God; v 16, c. ל of temple; freewill gift (inf., proposes freewill giving) v 16.

† נִדְבָּךְ n.m. row or layer, course (𝔗 NH id.; NH also מִדְבָּךְ id. (Levy^{NHWB iii. 23}), cf. مِدْمَاكٌ as loan-word Frä¹²; borrowed from Assyrian nadbaku, mountain-slope according to Dl^{Pr 150} (cf. Ba^{ZA ii. 115 f.} Hpt^{GN 1883, 96;} BAS^{i. 8. 15}), but meaning not very suitable Nö^{ZMG xl (1886), 733} Mey^{Entst. J. 46});—abs. נ׳ Ezr 6:4, pl. נִדְבָּכִין v 4.

† [נְדַד] vb. flee (v. BH I. נדד);—

Pe. Pf. 3 fs. שִׁנְּתֵהּ נַדַּת עֲלוֹהִי (K^{§ 46. Beisp. a)}) Dn 6:19.

† נִדְנֵ֑ה (Mas Baer) n. [m.] sheath (𝔗 נְדָן, לְדָן; v. BH (late) נָדָן, Pers. loan-word);—רוּחִי … בְּגוֹ נ׳ Dn 7:15 my spirit in (its) sheath, i.e. my body; < נִדְנָה emph., or sf. נִדְנַהּ (K^{§ 54. 3. β)}); or (Nö^{GGA. 1884, 1022} Bev) נְדָנַהּ; but expression at best strange; read prob. בְּגִין דְּנָה on account of this (בְּגִין as 𝔗^J; D^{§ 47. 3 (2nd ed. 47. 10)}), M⁷²* cf. Buhl Dr.

† נְהַר₁₄ n.m. Dn 7:10 river (v. BH I. נהר);—abs. נ׳ Dn 7:10; emph. נַהֲרָה Ezr 4:10 +, א—ָ 4:16;—river, usually of Euphr., in phr. עֲבַר נ׳ Ezr 4:10, 11, 16 + 10 times Ezr; נ׳ דִּי־נוּר Dn 7:10 a river of fire, in vision.

† [נְהִיר, נְהוֹר] n.m. light (𝔗 נְהוֹרָא, Syriac ܢܽܘܗܪܳܐ; v. BH II. נהר);—emph. נהירא Kt, < נְהוֹרָא Qr (cf. 𝔗 Syriac; Nö^{LCB 1896, 703}) Dn 2:22.

† נַהִירוּ (K^{§§ 16. 5; 61. 4}) n.f. illumination, insight (Syriac id.);—abs. Dn 5:11, 14 (both + שָׂבְלְתָנוּ, חָכְמָה).

† [נוּד] vb. flee (𝔗 Syriac; cf. [נְדַד] supra and BH נוּד 1 a);—

Pe. Impf. 3 fs. תְּנֻד מִן Dn 4:11.

† נְוָלוּ, נְוָלִי (K^{§ 61, 4. 5}) n.f. refuse-heap (𝔗 נְוָלִי dung-heap; perhaps loan-word from Assyrian namâlu (nawâlu), ruin, Jen^{KB vi. 363});—נְוָלוּ Ezr 6:11, נְוָלִי Dn 2:5; 3:29.

נוּר₁₇ n.f. Dn 3:6 et m.^{7, 9} fire (𝔗 Syriac; v. √ נור BH);—abs. נ׳ Dn 3:27; 7:9^(×2), 10; emph. נוּרָא 3:6 + 12 times 3.

† [נְזַק] vb. suffer injury (𝔗 id.; Assyrian nazâḳu, injure; on combin. with Arabic نقص impair, v. Ba^{ES 51} Frä^{BAS iii. 81});—

Pe. Pt. נָזִ֑ק Dn 6:3.

Haph. injure: Impf. 3 fs. תְּהַנְזִ֑ק (K^{§ 33, 2}) Ezr 4:13 (acc. pers.). Pt. act. f. cstr. מְהַנְזְקַת מַלְכִין v 15; Inf. cstr. לְהַנְזָקַת מ׳ v 22 (K^{ib. d}); M ^{§ 48 c} -קֻת).

† נְחָשׁ n.m. copper, bronze (𝔗 Syriac; BH נְחשֶׁת, נְחוּשָׁה, √ III. נחשׁ);—as material: abs. נ׳ Dn 2:32; 4:12, 20; 7:19; emph. נְחָשָׁא 2:35, 39, 45; 5:4, 23.

† [נְחֵת] vb. descend (𝔗 Syriac; v. BH (poet., and late));—

Pe. Pt. נָחִ֑ת Dn 4:10, 20 (both מִן־שְׁמַיָּא).

Haph. deposit, ב loc.: Impf. 2 ms. תַּחֵת (K^{§ 42, b)}) Ezr 6:5 (Gu^Hpt reads 3 mpl.); Imv. ms. אֲחֵת (K^{§ 15 d)}) 5:15 (acc. rei); Pt. pass. pl. מְהַחֲתִין 6:1 (were) deposited.

Hoph. (W^{CG 225}) be deposed: Pf. 3 ms. הָנְחַת Dn 5:20 (מִן־כָּרְסֵא).

† [נְטַל] vb. lift (𝔗 Syriac; BH (rare));—

Pe. Pf. 1 s. עַיְנַי לִשְׁמַיָּא נִטְלֵת Dn 4:31 (Assyrian naṭâlu = look). Peʿîl (W^{CG 224}) be lifted: Pf. 3 fs. נְטִילַת מִן־אַרְעָא 7:4.

† [נְטַר] vb. keep (𝔗 Syriac; v. BH I. נצר, and (rarely) נָטַר);—

Pe. Pf. 1 s. מִלְּתָא בְּלִבִּי נִטְרֵת Dn 7:28.

† [נִיחוֹחַ] n. [m.] soothing, tranquillizing (prob. Hebraism, v. BH id., √ נוּחַ (√ also 𝔗 Syriac));—pl. נִיח(וֹ)חִין Ezr 6:10; Dn 2:46 i.e. soothing offerings.

† [נְכַס] n.[m.], pl. נִכְסִין riches, property (𝔗 Syriac; Egyptian Aramaic S-C^E4+; BH (late));—עֲנָשׁ נ׳ Ezr 7:26 confiscation of property; cstr. נִכְסֵי 6:8.

† נְמַר n.[m.] leopard (v. BH);—abs. Dn 7:6.

† [נְסַח] vb. pull away (𝔗; v. BH);—

Hithpe. be pulled away: Impf. 3 ms. יִתְנְסַח Ezr 6:11 (מִן).

† נְסַךְ vb. pour out (v. BH I. נָסַךְ);—

Pa. (more gen.): Inf. לְנַסָּכָה לֵהּ Dn 2:46 to offer in sacrifice to him, c. acc. מִנְחָה וְנִיחֹחִין.

† [נְסַךְ] n.[m.] drink-offering (𝔗 Syriac; cf. BH);—pl. sf. נִסְכֵּיהוֹן Ezr 7:17 (+ מִנְחָֽתְהוֹן, etc.).

נסק v. סלק.

† נְפַל vb. fall (v. BH);—

Pe. Pf. 3 ms. נ׳ Dn 2:46; נְפַ֑ל 4:28; 3 mpl. נְפַ֫לוּ 3:23 + 7:20 Kt (Qr 3 fpl. נְפַ֫לָה, K^{§23, 2}); Impf. 3 ms. יִפֵּל (K^{§ 42}) Dn 3:6 +; 2 mpl. תִּפְּלוּן 3:5, 15; Pt. pl. נָֽפְלִין 3:7;— 1. fall, עַל־אַנְפּ֫וֹהִי Dn 2:46; fall down and do homage 3:5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 15; ל loc. 3:23; of voice, מִן־שְׁמַיָּא 4:28. 2. fall by violence 7:20 (c. קֳדָם). 3. יִפֵּל לָךְ Ezr 7:20 it shall fall to thee (thou shalt need) to give (cf. Chr-Pal. Schulth^{Lex. 126 and ZAW xxii (1902), 163}).

נְפַק vb. go, or come, out, forth (𝔗 id., NH נָפַק, Syriac ܢܦܰܩ, so Chr-Pal. Schulth^{Lex. 126}, Old Aramaic Nab. Palm. נפק Lzb ³²⁴, cf. Arabic نَافِقَاءُ hole of field mouse; v. also Aramaic נַפְקוּתָא, ܢܦܰܩܬܳܐ outlay, Egyptian Aramaic נפקתה Cooke^{Inscr. 212}, Arabic نَفَقَةٌ household outlay (Aramaic loan-word Schwally^{ZMG lii (1898), 133}));—

Pe. Pf. 3 ms. נ׳ Dn 2:14 he went out, c. inf.; 3 fs. נֶפְקַת v 13 decree went forth (cf. Lu 2:1); 3 mpl. נפקו 5:5 Kt (Qr 3 fpl. נְפַ֫קָה, K^{§ 23, 2}) fingers came forth; c. מִן loc.: Imv. mpl. פֻּקוּ (K^{§ 42}) 3:26 come forth! Pt. pl. נָֽפְקִין v 26 (both of men); sg. נָפֵק 7:10 (= flow out).

Haph. bring forth, acc. rei + מִן loc.: Pf. 3 ms. הַנְפֵּק Ezr 5:14^(×2); 6:5 Dn 5:2; 3 mpl. הַנְפִּ֫קוּ v 3 (so Egyptian Aramaic S-C^{Pap. D 15, 17 +}).

† [נִפְקָה] n.f. outlay;—emph. נִפְקְתָא Ezr 6:4, 8.

† [נִצְבָּה] n.f. firmnesss (v. BH נצב);—emph. נִצְבְּתָא Dn 2:41.

† [נְצַח] vb.

Hithpa. distinguish oneself (v. BH I. נצח);—Pt. מִתְנַצַּח Dn 6:4, עַל pers.

† [נְצַל] vb.

Haph. rescue, deliver (v. BH Egyptian Aramaic הנצל take away, S-C^{C 10, D 18});—of God, abs.: Pt. act. מַצִּל Dn 6:28, Inf. לְהַצָּלָה 3:29; of man, sf. pers. לְהַצָּלוּתֵהּ 6:15.

† נְקֵא adj. clean, pure (v. BH נקה);—כַּעֲמַר נ׳ Dn 7:9 like pure wool.

† [נְקַשׁ] vb. knock (v. BH (rare));—

Pe. Pt. act. fpl. נָֽקְשָׁן Dn 5:6 of knees knocking דָּא לְדָא.

† נְשָׂא vb. lift, take, carry (cf. BH; rare in Aramaic; v. נְסִי, נְסָא ChWB, NHWB);—

Pe. Pf. 3 ms. נ׳ Dn 2:35 carry away (of wind, c. acc. rei); Imv. ms. שֵׂא Ezr 5:15 take (acc. vessels).

Hithpa. make a rising, an insurrection: Pt. fs. מִתְנַשְּׂאָה Ezr 4:19, עַל pers.

נְשֵׁיהוֹן v. [נְשִׁין] sub II.אנשׁ.

† [נִשְׁמָה] n.f. breath (v. BH, √ נשׁם);—sf. נִשְׁמְתָךְ Dn 5:23, i.e. breath of life.

† נְשַׁר n.m. griffon-vulture or eagle (v. BH);—abs. נ׳ Dn 7:4; pl. abs. נִשְׁרִין 4:30.

† [נִשְׁתְּוָן] n.m. ^{Ezr 4:18} letter (prob. Pers.; v. BH);—emph. נִשְׁתְּוָנָא Ezr 4:18, 23; 5:5.

† [נְתִינִין] n.m.pl. N^ethinîn (prob. loan-word from BH נְתִינִים, √ נָתַן);—servants of sanctuary, emph. נְתִינַיָּא Ezr 7:24.

† [נְתַן] vb. give (v. BH; 𝔗 rare; Old Aramaic נתן, Impf. ינתן, so Nab.; Zinj. Palm. יתן; Egyptian Aramaic Impf. אנתן, ינתן, etc., S-C^{Pap. A 7 +}, pl. sf. תנתנונה ib.^{J 9}, Inf. למנתן S-C^{C 6, 9 +});—

Pe. Impf. 3 ms. יִנְתִּן־ (K^{§ 42}) Dn 2:16, sf. יִתְּנִנַּהּ 4:14 +; 2 ms. תִּנְתֵּן Ezr 7:20; 3 mpl. יִנְתְּנוּן 4:13; Inf. לְמִנְתַּ֑ן 7:20;— 1. give, subj. God, c. sf. rei + ל pers., Dn 4:14, 22, 29. 2. of man, give, allow, acc. time, 2:16. 3. give, pay, acc. rei, Ezr 4:13; 7:20 (+ מִן of source), abs. v 20.

† [מַתְּנָא] n.f. gift;—pl. abs. מַתְּנָן Dn 2:6, 48; sf. מַתְּנָתָךְ 5:17.

† [נְתַר] vb.

Haph. strip off (𝔗 נְתַר fall off; Syriac ܢܬܰܪ; Arabic نَثَرَ scatter; Assyrian našâru, diminish, shorten, NH נָשַׁר fall off);—Imv. mpl. אַתַּ֫רוּ (K^{§ 42 b)}) Dn 4:11 (acc. of leaves).