ܫܘܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܫ ܘ ܐ (š w ˀ)
5 terms

From Aramaic שְׁוָא (šəwā); cognate to Arabic سَاوَى (sāwā).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ˈʃɑːweː]

Verb

ܫܵܘܹܐ • (šāwē)

  1. to be equal
  2. to be worthy
  3. to level, spread
  4. (mathematics) equals, is equal to, has the same value as
    ܬܪܹܝܢ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܬܪܹܝܢ ܫܵܘܹܐ ܐܲܪܒܥܵܐ
    trēn yatīr trēn šāwē arbˁā
    two plus two equals four
Usage notes
  • The mathematical sense of “equals” is a learned borrowing from Classical Syriac as a defective verb therefore it does not inflect and is just used as an active participle.
Conjugation
Conjugation of ܫܵܘܹܐ
gerund ܒܸܫܘܵܝܵܐ (bišwāyā)
verbal noun ܫܘܵܝܵܐ (šwāyā)
singular plural
passive participle m ܫܸܘܝܵܐ (šiwyā) ܫܸܘܝܹ̈ܐ (šiwyē)
f ܫܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (šwīṯā)
agent noun m ܫܵܘܘܿܝܵܐ (šāwōyā) ܫܵܘܘܿܝܹ̈ܐ (šāwōyē)
f ܫܵܘܘܿܝܬܵܐ (šāwōytā) ܫܵܘ̈ܘܿܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (šāwōyāṯā)
instance noun ܫܘܵܝܬܵܐ (šwāytā) ܫ̈ܘܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (šwāyāṯā)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m ܫܘܹܐ ܠܝܼ (šwē lī) ܫܘܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (šwē lōḵ) ܫܘܹܐ ܠܹܗ (šwē lēh) ܫܘܹܐ ܠܲܢ (šwē lan) ܫܘܹܐ ܠܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šwē lawḵōn) ܫܘܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (šwē lhōn)
f ܫܘܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (šwē lāḵ) ܫܘܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (šwē lāh)
active non-past m ܫܵܘܹܝܢ (šāwēn) ܫܵܘܹܝܬ (šāwēt) ܫܵܘܹܐ (šāwē) ܫܵܘܹܝܚ (šāwēḥ) ܫܵܘܲܝܬܘܿܢ (šāwaytōn) ܫܵܘܝܼ (šāwī)
f ܫܵܘܝܲܢ (šāwyan) ܫܵܘܝܲܬܝ (šāwyat) ܫܵܘܝܵܐ (šāwyā)
passive past m ܫܘܹܝܢ (šwēn) ܫܘܹܝܬ (šwēt) ܫܘܹܐ (šwē) ܫܘܹܝܚ (šwēḥ) ܫܘܲܝܬܘܿܢ (šwaytōn) ܫܘܲܝ (šway)
f ܫܸܘܝܲܢ (šiwyan) ܫܸܘܝܲܬܝ (šiwyat) ܫܸܘܝܵܐ (šiwyā)
imperative m ܫܘܝܼ (šwī) ܫܘܲܘ (šwaw)
f ܫܘܲܝ (šway)

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Synonyms

Etymology 2

Root
ܫ ܘ ܐ (š w ˀ)
5 terms

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ˈʃəweː]

Adjective

ܫܘܹܐ • (šwēm sg (feminine ܫܘܝܼܬ (šwīt), plural ܫܲܘܝܲܝ̈ (šawyay))

  1. singular construct state of ܫܲܘܝܵܐ (šawyā, equal)
    ܡܬܲܠܬܵܐ ܫܘܹܐ ܐܸܠܥܹ̈ܐ
    mtaltā šwē ilˁē
    equilateral triangle
    (literally, “triangle equal of sides”)

Etymology 3

Ultimately borrowed from Hebrew שְׁוָא (shva), (itself from Classical Syriac ܫܘܵܝܵܐ) and likely through English schwa and German Schwa; therefore doublet of ܫܘܵܝܵܐ (šwāyā, sign consisting of two vertical dots used to separate parts of a sentence).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ˈʃwɑː]

Noun

ܫܘܵܐ • (šwām

  1. schwa (unstressed vowel sound)