ܣܩܘܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܣܩܘܐ, from Ancient Greek σκεῦος (skeûos).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [sqiːwɑː]

Noun

ܣܩܹܘܵܐ • (sqēwā) m sg (plural ܣܩܹܘܹ̈ܐ (sqēwē))

Inflection

Inflection of **ܣܩܹܘܵܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܣܩܹܘ (sqēw)		1^st person	ܣܩܹܘܝܼ (sqēwī)		ܣܩܹܘܲܢ (sqēwan)
	construct	ܣܩܹܘ (sqēw)		2^nd person	ܣܩܹܘܘܼܟ݂ (sqēwōḵ)	ܣܩܹܘܵܟ݂ܝ (sqēwāḵ)	ܣܩܹܘܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sqēwawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܩܹܘܵܐ (sqēwā)		3^rd person	ܣܩܹܘܹܗ (sqēwēh)	ܣܩܹܘܵܗ̇ (sqēwāh)	ܣܩܹܘܗܘܿܢ (sqēwhōn)
plural	absolute	ܣܩܹܘܝܼ̈ܢ (sqēwīn)		1^st person	ܣܩܹܘܝܼ̈ (sqēwī)		ܣܩܹܘܲܢ̈ (sqēwan)
	construct	ܣܩܹܘܲܝ̈ (sqēway)		2^nd person	ܣܩܹܘܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (sqēwōḵ)	ܣܩܹܘܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (sqēwāḵ)	ܣܩܹܘܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sqēwawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܩܹܘܹ̈ܐ (sqēwē)		3^rd person	ܣܩܹܘܘܼ̈ܗܝ (sqēwūh)	ܣܩܹܘܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (sqēwōh)	ܣܩܹܘܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (sqēwayhōn)

Derived terms

ܣܩܹܘܵܐ ܙܸܡܪܵܝܵܐ (sqēwā zimrāyā, “musical instrument”)
ܣܩܹܘܵܐ ܕܟܵܬܘܿܒ݂ܘܼܬܵܐ (sqēwā d-kātoḇutā, “typewriter”)
ܣܩܹܘܵܐ ܕܨܲܝܵܪܘܼܬܵܐ (sqēwā d-ṣayyārutā, “camera”)

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܣܩܘܐ, from Ancient Greek Σκευᾶς (Skeuâs).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [sqiːwɑː]

Proper noun

ܣܩܹܘܵܐ • (sqēwā) m

(biblical) Sceva
- Acts 19:14
  ܐܘܼܦ ܫܲܒ݂ܥܵܐ ܒܢܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܚܲܕ݇ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ ܝܗܘܼܕܵܝܵܐ ܫܸܡܹܗ ܣܩܹܘܵܐ، ܓܘܼܪܵܐ ܕܟܵܗܢܹ̈ܐ، ܟܹܐ ܥܵܒ݂ܕܝܼ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܐܵܗܵܐ.
  ūp šaḇˁā bnōnē d-ḥa nāšā huddāyā šimmēh sqēwā, gūrā d-kāhnē, kē ˁāḇdī wā āhā.
  Also there were seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did so.