ܫܘܫܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From Aramaic שׁוּשָׁא (šūšā), from Akkadian 𒄑𒊺𒆕𒀀 (šūšum, licorice); compare Arabic سُوس (sūs), and Hebrew שׁוּשׁ (shush); possibly related to Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus (sweet).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʃuːʃɑː]

Noun

ܫܘܼܫܵܐ • (šušam (plural ܫܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ (šuše))

  1. (botany) licorice/liquorice
Declension
Inflection of ܫܘܼܫܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܫܘܼܫ (šūš) 1st person ܫܘܼܫܝܼ (šūšī) ܫܘܼܫܲܢ (šūšan)
construct ܫܘܼܫ (šūš) 2nd person ܫܘܼܫܘܼܟ݂ (šūšōḵ) ܫܘܼܫܵܟ݂ܝ (šūšāḵ) ܫܘܼܫܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šūšawḵōn)
emphatic ܫܘܼܫܵܐ (šūšā) 3rd person ܫܘܼܫܹܗ (šūšēh) ܫܘܼܫܵܗ̇ (šūšāh) ܫܘܼܫܗܘܿܢ (šušhōn)
plural absolute ܫܘܼܫܝܼ̈ܢ (šūšīn) 1st person ܫܘܼܫܝܼ̈ (šūšī) ܫܘܼܫܲܢ̈ (šūšan)
construct ܫܘܼܫܲܝ̈ (šūšay) 2nd person ܫܘܼܫܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (šūšōḵ) ܫܘܼܫܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (šūšāḵ) ܫܘܼܫܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šūšawḵōn)
emphatic ܫܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ (šūšē) 3rd person ܫܘܼܫܘܼ̈ܗܝ (šūšūh) ܫܘܼܫܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (šūšōh) ܫܘܼܫܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (šūšayhōn)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Northern Kurdish شیشه (şûşe).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʃuːʃɑː]

Noun

ܫܘܼܫܵܐ • (šušam (plural ܫܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ (šuše))

  1. glass
    Synonym: ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬܵܐ (zḡoḡīta)
  2. glass container
    Synonym: ܙܓܘܓܝܬܐ (zgwgitā)
Inflection
Inflection of ܫܘܼܫܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܫܘܼܫ (šūš) 1st person ܫܘܼܫܝܼ (šūšī) ܫܘܼܫܲܢ (šūšan)
construct ܫܘܼܫ (šūš) 2nd person ܫܘܼܫܘܼܟ݂ (šūšōḵ) ܫܘܼܫܵܟ݂ܝ (šūšāḵ) ܫܘܼܫܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šūšawḵōn)
emphatic ܫܘܼܫܵܐ (šūšā) 3rd person ܫܘܼܫܹܗ (šūšēh) ܫܘܼܫܵܗ̇ (šūšāh) ܫܘܼܫܗܘܿܢ (šušhōn)
plural absolute ܫܘܼܫܝܼ̈ܢ (šūšīn) 1st person ܫܘܼܫܝܼ̈ (šūšī) ܫܘܼܫܲܢ̈ (šūšan)
construct ܫܘܼܫܲܝ̈ (šūšay) 2nd person ܫܘܼܫܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (šūšōḵ) ܫܘܼܫܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (šūšāḵ) ܫܘܼܫܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šūšawḵōn)
emphatic ܫܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ (šūšē) 3rd person ܫܘܼܫܘܼ̈ܗܝ (šūšūh) ܫܘܼܫܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (šūšōh) ܫܘܼܫܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (šūšayhōn)

Etymology 3

Root
ܫ ܘ ܫ (š w š)
3 terms

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʃwɑːʃɑː]

Noun

ܫܘܵܫܵܐ • (šwašam (plural ܫܘܵܫܹ̈ܐ (šwaše))

  1. disruption, disorder
  2. self-restraint, gentleness, patience
Inflection
Inflection of ܫܘܵܫܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܫܘܵܫ (šwāš) 1st person ܫܘܵܫܝܼ (šwāšī) ܫܘܵܫܲܢ (šwāšan)
construct ܫܘܵܫ (šwāš) 2nd person ܫܘܵܫܘܼܟ݂ (šwāšōḵ) ܫܘܵܫܵܟ݂ܝ (šwāšāḵ) ܫܘܵܫܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šwāšawḵōn)
emphatic ܫܘܵܫܵܐ (šwāšā) 3rd person ܫܘܵܫܹܗ (šwāšēh) ܫܘܵܫܵܗ̇ (šwāšāh) ܫܘܵܫܗܘܿܢ (šwāšhōn)
plural absolute ܫܘܵܫܝܼ̈ܢ (šwāšīn) 1st person ܫܘܵܫܝܼ̈ (šwāšī) ܫܘܵܫܲܢ̈ (šwāšan)
construct ܫܘܵܫܲܝ̈ (šwāšay) 2nd person ܫܘܵܫܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (šwāšōḵ) ܫܘܵܫܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (šwāšāḵ) ܫܘܵܫܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šwāšawḵōn)
emphatic ܫܘܵܫܹ̈ܐ (šwāšē) 3rd person ܫܘܵܫܘܼ̈ܗܝ (šwāšūh) ܫܘܵܫܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (šwāšōh) ܫܘܵܫܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (šwāšayhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܫ ܘ ܫ related to disrupting.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃawʃɑ], [ʃ(ə)wɑʃɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʃawʃe], [ʃ(ə)wɑʃe] (plural)

Noun

ܫܘܫܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܫܘܫܐ)

  1. disruption, disorder
  2. self-restraint, gentleness, patience
Inflection
Inflection of ܫܘܫܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܫܘܫ 1st person ܫܘܫܝ ܫܘܫܢ
construct ܫܘܫ 2nd person ܫܘܫܟ ܫܘܫܟܝ ܫܘܫܟܘܢ ܫܘܫܟܝܢ
emphatic ܫܘܫܐ 3rd person ܫܘܫܗ ܫܘܫܗ ܫܘܫܗܘܢ ܫܘܫܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܫܘܫܝܢ 1st person ܫܘܫܝ ܫܘܫܝܢ
construct ܫܘܫܝ 2nd person ܫܘܫܝܟ ܫܘܫܝܟܝ ܫܘܫܝܟܘܢ ܫܘܫܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܫܘܫܐ 3rd person ܫܘܫܘܗܝ ܫܘܫܝܗ ܫܘܫܝܗܘܢ ܫܘܫܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Compare Akkadian 𒄑𒊺𒆕𒀀 (šūšum, licorice), Arabic سُوس (sūs), and Hebrew שׁוּשׁ (šûš).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃuʃɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʃuʃe] (plural)

Noun

ܫܘܫܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܫܘܫܐ)

  1. (botany) licorice/liquorice
Inflection
Inflection of ܫܘܫܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܫܘܫ 1st person ܫܘܫܝ ܫܘܫܢ
construct ܫܘܫ 2nd person ܫܘܫܟ ܫܘܫܟܝ ܫܘܫܟܘܢ ܫܘܫܟܝܢ
emphatic ܫܘܫܐ 3rd person ܫܘܫܗ ܫܘܫܗ ܫܘܫܗܘܢ ܫܘܫܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܫܘܫܝܢ 1st person ܫܘܫܝ ܫܘܫܝܢ
construct ܫܘܫܝ 2nd person ܫܘܫܝܟ ܫܘܫܝܟܝ ܫܘܫܝܟܘܢ ܫܘܫܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܫܘܫܐ 3rd person ܫܘܫܘܗܝ ܫܘܫܝܗ ܫܘܫܝܗܘܢ ܫܘܫܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃuʃɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʃuʃe] (plural)

Noun

ܫܘܫܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܫܘܫܐ)

  1. alternative form of ܣܣܐ
Inflection
Inflection of ܫܘܫܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܫܘܫ 1st person ܫܘܫܝ ܫܘܫܢ
construct ܫܘܫ 2nd person ܫܘܫܟ ܫܘܫܟܝ ܫܘܫܟܘܢ ܫܘܫܟܝܢ
emphatic ܫܘܫܐ 3rd person ܫܘܫܗ ܫܘܫܗ ܫܘܫܗܘܢ ܫܘܫܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܫܘܫܝܢ 1st person ܫܘܫܝ ܫܘܫܝܢ
construct ܫܘܫܝ 2nd person ܫܘܫܝܟ ܫܘܫܝܟܝ ܫܘܫܝܟܘܢ ܫܘܫܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܫܘܫܐ 3rd person ܫܘܫܘܗܝ ܫܘܫܝܗ ܫܘܫܝܗܘܢ ܫܘܫܝܗܝܢ

References

  • šwš”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 569a
  • 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 1537b