ינק

Aramaic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *yanaḳ-.

Descendants

• → Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: ינקא (yānqā)

Verb

יְנַק • (yᵊnaq)

1. to suck

Further reading

• “ynq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–

Hebrew

Root
י־נ־ק (y-n-q)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *yanaḳ-.

Verb

יָנַק • (yanák) (pa'al construction, infinitive לינוק / לִינֹק, future יִינַק, imperative יְנַק)

1. to suckle, to nurse, to breastfeed

Conjugation

Conjugation of יָנַק (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לינוק / לִינֹק action noun: יְנִיקָה passive participle: —
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	יָנַקְתִּי		יָנַקְנוּ
	second	יָנַקְתָּ	יָנַקְתְּ	יְנַקְתֶּם1	יְנַקְתֶּן1
	third	יָנַק	יָנְקָה	יָנְקוּ
present		יוֹנֵק	יוֹנֶקֶת	יוֹנְקִים	יוֹנְקוֹת
future	first	אִינַק		נִינַק
	second	תִּינַק	תִּינְקִי	תִּינְקוּ	תִּינַקְנָה2
	third	יִינַק	תִּינַק	יִינְקוּ	תִּינַקְנָה2
imperative		יְנַק	יִנְקִי	יִנְקוּ	יְנַקְנָה2
notes		Pronounced יָנַקְתֶּם and יָנַקְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Related terms

• Biblical Hebrew נוק (nūq, “to suck, to nurse”)