ܣܩܘܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܣܩܘܐ, from Ancient Greek σκεῦος (skeûos).

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

Noun

ܣܩܹܘܵܐ • (sqēwā) m sg (plural ܣܩܹܘܹ̈ܐ (sqēwē))

  1. instrument, utensil
  2. tool, apparatus, implement
  3. device, appliance, machine
Inflection
Inflection of ܣܩܹܘܵܐ (sqēwā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܣܩܹܘܝܼ
(sqēwī)		 ܣܩܹܘܲܢ
(sqēwan)
construct ܣܩܹܘ
(sqēw)		 2nd person ܣܩܹܘܘܼܟ݂
(sqēwūḵ)		 ܣܩܹܘܵܟ݂ܝ
(sqēwāḵ)		 ܣܩܹܘܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(sqēwāwḵōn)
emphatic ܣܩܹܘܵܐ
(sqēwā)		 3rd person ܣܩܹܘܹܗ
(sqēwēh)		 ܣܩܹܘܵܗ̇
(sqēwāh)		 ܣܩܹܘܗܘܿܢ
(sqēwhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܣܩܹܘܝܼ̈
(sqēwī)		 ܣܩܹܘܲܢ̈
(sqēwan)
construct ܣܩܹܘܲܝ̈
(sqēway)		 2nd person ܣܩܹܘܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(sqēwūḵ)		 ܣܩܹܘܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(sqēwāḵ)		 ܣܩܹܘܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(sqēwāwḵōn)
emphatic ܣܩܹܘܹ̈ܐ
(sqēwē)		 3rd person ܣܩܹܘܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(sqēwūh)		 ܣܩܹܘ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(sqēwōh)		 ܣܩܹܘܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(sqēwhōn)
Derived terms
  • ܣܩܹܘܵܐ ܙܸܡܪܵܝܵܐ (sqēwā zimrāyā, “musical instrument”)
  • ܣܩܹܘܵܐ ܕܟܵܬܘܿܒ݂ܘܼܬܵܐ (sqēwā d-kātoḇutā, “typewriter”)
  • ܣܩܹܘܵܐ ܕܨܲܝܵܪܘܼܬܵܐ (sqēwā d-ṣayyārutā, “camera”)

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܣܩܘܐ, from Ancient Greek Σκευᾶς (Skeuâs).

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

Proper noun

ܣܩܹܘܵܐ • (sqēwā) m

  1. (biblical) Sceva
    • Acts 19:14
      ܐܘܼܦ ܫܲܒ݂ܥܵܐ ܒܢܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܚܲܕ݇ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ ܝܗܘܼܕܵܝܵܐ ܫܸܡܹܗ ܣܩܹܘܵܐ، ܓܘܼܪܵܐ ܕܟܵܗܢܹ̈ܐ، ܟܹܐ ܥܵܒ݂ܕܝܼ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܐܵܗܵܐ.
      ūp šaḇˁā bnōnē d-ḥa nāšā huddāyā šimmēh sqēwā, gūrā d-kāhnē, kē ˁāḇdī wā āhā.
      Also there were seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did so.
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