ܫܥܘܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܫ ܥ ܬ (š ˁ t)
4 terms

Etymology 1

From Aramaic שַׁעוּתָא (šaʿūṯā); cognate to Classical Syriac ܫܲܥܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ, Turoyo ܫܰܥܘܬ݂ܐ (šacuṯo), and Hebrew שַׁעֲוָה (sha'avá).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʃaʕʕuːθaː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ʃaʔuːθaː]

Adjective

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

  1. yellow

Noun

ܫܲܥܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (šaˁūṯā) f sg (plural ܫܲܥܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ (šaˁwātē))

  1. wax, sealing wax
  2. yellow
Inflection

Etymology 2

ܫܥܘܬܐ

Color derived from the above.

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʃəoːθaː]

Adjective

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

  1. yellow

Noun

ܫܥܘܿܬ݂ܵܐ • (šˁōṯā) m

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

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Hebrew שַׁעֲוָה (šaʿăwâ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃ(ə)ʕoθɑ(ʔ)], [ʃɑʕoθɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܫܥܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (uncountable)

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

Inflection

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