صیوا

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • صوا (sıva)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *sïbak (“plaster”), a development of *sïba- (“to smear, daub”), whence صیوامق (sıvamak, “to smear, daub”). Cognate with Azerbaijani suvaq.

Noun

صیوا • (sıva) (definite accusative صیوایی (sıvayı), plural صیوالر (sıvalar))

  1. plaster, stucco, render, a mixture of lime or gypsum, sand, and water used for coating walls and ceilings
    Synonym: كج (kec)

Derived terms

  • صیوا خرجی (sıva harcı, “plaster prepared for use as stucco”)
  • صیوا صوماقی (sıva somakı, “stucco imitating porphyry”)
  • صیواجی (sıvacı, “plasterer”)
  • صیواسز (sıvasız, “without plaster”)
  • صیوالامق (sıvalamak, “to apply plaster”)
  • صیوالانمق (sıvalanmak, “to become coated with plaster”)
  • صیوالو (sıvalı, “plastered, stuccoed”)
  • مرمر صیواسی (mermer sıvası, “finest hard-finished stucco”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: sıva
  • → Albanian: suva
  • → Armenian: սըվա (səva), սվաղ (svaġ)

Further reading

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