ܫܥܘܥܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

ܫܲܘܥܵܐ (šawˁā), ܟ̰ܲܘܥܵܐ (čawˁā)

Etymology

Root
ܫ ܥ ܥ (š ˁ ˁ)
6 terms

Derived from the verb ܫܵܐܹܥ (šāˀēˁ, “to smoothen”) of the adjectival pattern 1a22ū3ā; compare Classical Syriac ܫܥܝܥܐ (šaʿʿīʿā).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃʕoːʕaː]
(Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃˤoːʕa]
(Urmia) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃˤuvva], [t͡ʃˤoːja]

Adjective

ܫܥܘܿܥܵܐ • (šˁōˁā) (feminine ܫܥܘܿܥܬܵܐ (šˁōˁtā), plural ܫܥܘܿܥܹ̈ܐ (šˁōˁē))

smooth, sleek
Antonym: ܚܲܨܘܼܦܵܐ (ḥaṣūpā)
slippery
Synonym: ܫܲܪܘܼܥܵܐ (šarūˁā)

Derived terms

ܫܥܘܿܥܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (šˁōˁāˀīṯ)
ܫܥܘܿܥܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (šˁōˁūṯā)