ܫܥܘܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܫ ܥ ܥ (š ˁ ˁ)
6 terms

Inherited from Aramaic שַׁעוּתָא (šaʿūṯā); cognate to Classical Syriac ܫܲܥܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ, Turoyo ܫܰܥܘܬ݂ܐ (šacuṯo), and Hebrew שַׁעֲוָה (sha'avá). The first meaning is a neologism.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܫܲܥܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (šaˁūṯām (plural ܫܲܥ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (šaˁwāṯā))

  1. (formal, literary) wax, sealing wax
    Synonyms: ܢܲܛܪܵܐ (naṭrā), ܫܲܡܥܵܐ (šamˁā)
  2. (uncountable) yellow (color)
  3. (uncountable, by extension) orange (color)
Inflection
Inflection of ܫܲܥܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܫܲܥܘܼ (šaˁū) 1st person ܫܲܥܘܼܬ݂ܝܼ (šaˁūṯī) ܫܲܥܘܼܬ݂ܲܢ (šaˁūṯan)
construct ܫܲܥܘܼܬ݂ (šaˁūṯ) 2nd person ܫܲܥܘܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (šaˁūṯōḵ) ܫܲܥܘܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (šaˁūṯāḵ) ܫܲܥܘܼܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šaˁūṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܫܲܥܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (šaˁūṯā) 3rd person ܫܲܥܘܼܬ݂ܹܗ (šaˁūṯēh) ܫܲܥܘܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (šaˁūṯāh) ܫܲܥܘܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (šaˁuṯhōn)
plural absolute ܫܲܥ̈ܘܵܢ (šaˁwān) 1st person ܫܲܥ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ (šaˁwāṯī) ܫܲܥ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ (šaˁwāṯan)
construct ܫܲܥ̈ܘܵܬ݂ (šaˁwāṯ) 2nd person ܫܲܥ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (šaˁwāṯōḵ) ܫܲܥ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (šaˁwāṯāḵ) ܫܲܥ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šaˁwāṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܫܲܥ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (šaˁwāṯā) 3rd person ܫܲܥ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܗ (šaˁwāṯēh) ܫܲܥ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (šaˁwāṯāh) ܫܲܥ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (šaˁwāṯhōn)

Adjective

ܫܲܥܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (šaˁūṯā) (feminine ܫܲܥܘܼܬ݂ܬܵܐ (šaˁuṯtā), plural ܫܲܥ̈ܘܼܬ݂ܹܐ (šaˁūṯē))

  1. yellow
  2. (by extension) orange

Etymology 2

Of the color pattern 12ō3ā, neologism from the above.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʃəoːθaː]

Adjective

ܫܥܘܿܬ݂ܵܐ • (šˁōṯā) (feminine ܫܥܘܿܬ݂ܬܵܐ (šˁōṯtā), plural ܫܥܘܿܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (šˁōṯē))

  1. (formal, literary) yellow
  2. (formal, literary, by extension) orange

Noun

ܫܥܘܿܬ݂ܵܐ • (šˁōṯām

  1. (formal, literary) yellow (color)
    Synonyms: ܙܵܪܕܹܐ (zārdē), ܙܵܪܓܵܐ (zārgā)
See also
Colors in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܓܲܘܢܹ̈ܐ (gawnē) (layout · text)
     ܚܘܵܪܵܐ (ḥwārā)      ܩܛܘܿܡܵܐ (qṭōmā)      ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܐ (kōmā)
             ܣܡܘܿܩܵܐ (smōqā); ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܵܐ (qirmīzā)              ܐ݇ܛܪܘܿܓ݂ܵܐ (ṭrōḡā); ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܵܐ (purtqālā); ܫܚܘܿܡܵܐ (šḥōmā)              ܫܥܘܿܬ݂ܵܐ (šˁōṯā)
             ܠܲܝܡܵܐ (laymā)              ܝܲܪܘܿܩܵܐ (yarōqā)              ܩܝܼܢܵܐ (qīnā)
             ܟܝܵܢܵܐ (kyānā)              ܙܪܘܿܩܵܐ (zrōqā)              ܡܝܼܠܵܐ (mīlā)
             ܒܵܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܝܵܐ (bānafšāyā); ܡܲܝܩܵܐ (mayqā)              ܦ̮ܘܼܫܝܼܵܐ (fūšīyā); ܐܲܪܓܘܵܢܵܐ (argwānā)              ܘܲܪܘܿܕ݂ܵܐ (warōḏā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Hebrew שַׁעֲוָה (šaʿăwâ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃ(ə)ʕoθɑ], [ʃɑʕoθɑ]

Noun

ܫܥܘܬܐ • (transliteration neededf(uncountable)

  1. wax, sealing wax
  2. wax-colour, yellow

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܥܘܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܫܥܘܐ 1st person ܫܥܘܬܝ ܫܥܘܬܢ
construct ܫܥܘܬ 2nd person ܫܥܘܬܟ ܫܥܘܬܟܝ ܫܥܘܬܟܘܢ ܫܥܘܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܫܥܘܬܐ 3rd person ܫܥܘܬܗ ܫܥܘܬܗ ܫܥܘܬܗܘܢ ܫܥܘܬܗܝܢ

Derived terms

  • ܫܥܘܬܘܬܐ
  • ܫܥܘܬܢܐ
  • ܫܥܘܬܢܝܐ
  • ܫܥܘܬܬܐ

References

  • šˁwh”, 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 375b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 588b
  • 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 1582a