ܣܘܡܩܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܣ ܡ ܩ related to reddening. Compare Hebrew סֹמֶק (sṓmeq).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [summɑqɑ] (singular)
IPA^(key): [summɑqe] (plural)

Adjective

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ܣܘܡܩܐ • (summāqā) m (plural ܣܘܡܩܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܣܘܡܩܬܐ)

red, reddish, ruddy

Inflection

Inflection of **ܣܘܡܩܐ**
person	singular		plural
person	m	f	m	f
absolute	ܣܘܡܩ	ܣܘܡܩܐ	ܣܘܡܩܝܢ	ܣܘܡܩܢ
construct	ܣܘܡܩ	ܣܘܡܩܬ	ܣܘܡܩܝ	ܣܘܡܩܬ
emphatic	ܣܘܡܩܐ	ܣܘܡܩܬܐ	ܣܘܡܩܐ	ܣܘܡܩܬܐ

Synonyms

ܐܣܦܝܢܝܩܐ (ʾespaynīqā)

Noun

ܣܘܡܩܐ • (summāqā) m (plural ܣܘܡܩܐ (summāqē))

red (color)
(botany) sumac
red ink or dye
(in the plural) tanbark
(in the plural) red garments
(mineralogy) ruby, sard, cinnabar, minium, red lead
(numismatics) gold coin
(figuratively) disguise

Inflection

Inflection of **ܣܘܡܩܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܘܡܩ		1^st person	ܣܘܡܩܝ		ܣܘܡܩܢ
	construct	ܣܘܡܩ		2^nd person	ܣܘܡܩܟ	ܣܘܡܩܟܝ	ܣܘܡܩܟܘܢ	ܣܘܡܩܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܘܡܩܐ		3^rd person	ܣܘܡܩܗ	ܣܘܡܩܗ	ܣܘܡܩܗܘܢ	ܣܘܡܩܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܣܘܡܩܝܢ		1^st person	ܣܘܡܩܝ		ܣܘܡܩܝܢ
	construct	ܣܘܡܩܝ		2^nd person	ܣܘܡܩܝܟ	ܣܘܡܩܝܟܝ	ܣܘܡܩܝܟܘܢ	ܣܘܡܩܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܘܡܩܐ		3^rd person	ܣܘܡܩܘܗܝ	ܣܘܡܩܝܗ	ܣܘܡܩܝܗܘܢ	ܣܘܡܩܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

(minium, red lead) ܡܟܪܐ (məḵārā)
(sumac) ܐܘܓܐ

Descendants

→ Arabic: سُمَّاق (summāq)
- Andalusian Arabic: سماق
  - → Catalan: sumac
  - → Galician: sumagre
  - → Portuguese: sumagre
  - → Spanish: zumaque
    - → Basque: zumake
- → Italian: sommacco
- → Medieval Latin: sumach
  - → Irish: sumach
  - Old French: sumac
    - Anglo-Norman: sumak
      - → Middle English: sumac
        English: sumac
    - French: sumac
      - → Dutch: sumak
- → Ottoman Turkish: صوماق (sumak, somak)
  - Turkish: sumak, somak
- → Persian: سماق (somâq)
  - → Azerbaijani: sumaq
  - → Hindustani:
    Hindi: सुम्माक़ (summāq)
    Urdu: سماق (summāq)

References

“swmq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 15 May 2013
Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 231b
Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 367a
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, →ISBN, pages 981b–982a