ܨܚܘܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܨ ܚ ܚ (ṣ ḥ ḥ)
4 terms

Cognate to Classical Syriac ܨܲܚܘܵܐ (ṣaḥwā), Arabic صَحْو (ṣaḥw), and Hebrew צַח (ṣaḥ).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [sˤɪx.wɑː]

Noun

ܨܸܚܘܵܐ • (ṣiḥwām (uncountable)

  1. fair weather, good weather, clear sky
    ܨܸܚܘܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܕܘܼܢܝܹܐṣiḥwā ìlāh dunyēThe weather is fair
    • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Matthew 16:2:
      ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܝܼܠܹܗ ܪܲܡܫܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܐܵܡܪܝܼܬܘܿܢ، «ܨܸܚܘܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܕܘܼܢܝܹܐ ܡܸܛܠ ܣܡܝܼܩ ܠܗܹܝܢ ܫ̈ܡܲܝܵܐ».
      īman d-īlēh ramšā kē āmrītōn, “ṣiḥwā ìlāh dunyē miṭṭul smīq lhēn šmayyā”.
      When it is evening you say, “It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.”
  2. (figuratively) serenity, peace

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܸܚܘܵܐ
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܨܚܲܘ (ṣḥaw) 1st person ܨܸܚܘܝܼ (ṣiḥwī) ܨܸܚܘܲܢ (ṣiḥwan)
construct ܨܚܲܘ (ṣḥaw) 2nd person ܨܸܚܘܘܼܟ݂ (ṣiḥwōḵ) ܨܸܚܘܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣiḥwāḵ) ܨܸܚܘܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣiḥwawḵōn)
emphatic ܨܸܚܘܵܐ (ṣiḥwā) 3rd person ܨܸܚܘܹܗ (ṣiḥwēh) ܨܸܚܘܵܗ̇ (ṣiḥwāh) ܨܸܚܘܗܘܿܢ (ṣiḥwhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܨܸܚܘܵܢܵܐ (ṣiḥwānā)
  • ܡܨܲܚܘܸܢ (mṣaḥwin)
  • ܡܨܲܚܹܐ (mṣaḥḥē)

See also

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Root
ܨ ܚ ܚ
3 terms

Compare Arabic صَحْو (ṣaḥw) and Hebrew צַח (ṣaḥ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sˤaħwɑ]

Noun

ܨܚܘܐ • (ṣaḥwām(uncountable)

  1. good weather, clear sky
  2. (figuratively) serenity, peace

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܚܘܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܨܚܘ 1st person ܨܚܘܝ ܨܚܘܢ
construct ܨܚܘ 2nd person ܨܚܘܟ ܨܚܘܟܝ ܨܚܘܟܘܢ ܨܚܘܟܝܢ
emphatic ܨܚܘܐ 3rd person ܨܚܘܗ ܨܚܘܗ ܨܚܘܗܘܢ ܨܚܘܗܝܢ

References

  • ṣḥwˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 301a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 477a
  • 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, page 1282b