ܚܡܘܨܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Root
ܚ ܡ ܨ (ḥ m ṣ)
2 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic חַמוּצָא (ḥamuṣā); cognate to Hebrew חָמוּץ (khamútz) and Arabic حَامِض (ḥāmiḍ). Doublet of ܚܲܡܝܼܥܵܐ (ḥamīˁā, “leavened”).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [xammuːsˤɑː]

Adjective

ܚܲܡܘܼܨܵܐ • (ḥamūṣā) (feminine ܚܲܡܘܼܨܬܵܐ (ḥamuṣtā), plural ܚܲܡܘܼܨܹ̈ܐ (ḥamūṣē))

  1. sour, unripe, acidic
    ܠܲܝܡܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܒܗܘܿܢ ܛܲܥܡܵܐ ܚܲܡܘܼܨܵܐ ― laymōnē īṯ bhōn ṭaˁmā ḥamūṣā ― Lemons have a sour taste

Derived terms

See also
Basic tastes in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܛܲܥܡܹ̈ܐ (ṭaˁmē) (layout · text)
ܚܸܠܝܵܐ (ḥilyā) ܚܲܡܘܼܨܵܐ (ḥamūṣā) ܡܲܠܘܼܚܵܐ (malūḥā) ܡܲܪܝܼܪܵܐ (marīrā) ܨܲܪܘܼܦܵܐ (ṣarūpā) [Term?]
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