ܫܘܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
Etymology 1 edit
| Root |
|---|
| ܫ ܘ ܐ (š w ˀ) |
| 5 terms |
From Aramaic שְׁוָא (šəwā); cognate to Arabic سَاوَى (sāwā).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
ܫܵܘܹܐ • (šāwē) (present participle ܫܘܵܝܵܐ (šwāyā), past participle ܫܸܘܝܵܐ (šiwyā))
- to be equal
- to be worthy
- to level, spread
- (mathematics) equals, is equal to, has the same value as
- ܬܪܹܝܢ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܬܪܹܝܢ ܫܵܘܹܐ ܐܲܪܒܥܵܐ ― trēn yatīr trēn šāwē arbˁā ― two plus two equals four
Usage notes edit
- The mathematical sense of “equals” is a learned borrowing from Classical Syriac as a defective verb therefore it dosen't inflect and is just used as an active participle.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of ܫܵܘܹܐ (šāwē)
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| past | m | ܫܘܹܐ ܠܝܼ (šwē lī) |
ܫܘܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (šwē lūḵ) |
ܫܘܹܐ ܠܹܗ (šwē lēh) |
ܫܘܹܐ ܠܲܢ (šwē lan) |
ܫܘܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šwē lāwḵōn) |
ܫܘܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (šwē lhōn) |
| f | ܫܘܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (šwē lāḵ) |
ܫܘܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (šwē lāh) | |||||
| non-past | m | ܫܵܘܹܝܢ (šāwēn) |
ܫܵܘܹܝܬ (šāwēt) |
ܫܵܘܹܐ (šāwē) |
ܫܵܘܲܚ (šāwaḥ) |
ܫܵܘܹܝܬܘܿܢ (šāwētōn) |
ܫܵܘܝܼ (šāwī) |
| f | ܫܵܘܝܵܢ (šāwyān) |
ܫܵܘܝܵܬܝ (šāwyāt) |
ܫܵܘܝܵܐ (šāwyā) | ||||
| imperative | m | ܫܘܝܼ (šwī) |
ܫܘܹܝܡܘܼܢ (šwēmūn) |
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| f | ܫܘܹܐ (šwē) | ||||||
Synonyms edit
Etymology 2 edit
| Root |
|---|
| ܫ ܘ ܐ (š w ˀ) |
| 5 terms |
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
ܫܘܹܐ • (šwē) m sg (feminine ܫܘܝܼܬ (šwīt), plural ܫܲܘܝܲܝ̈ (šawyay))
- singular construct state of ܫܲܘܝܵܐ (šawyā, “equal”)
- ܡܬܲܠܬܵܐ ܫܘܹܐ ܐܸܠܥܹ̈ܐ ― mtaltā šwē ilˁē ― equilateral triangle (literally, “triangle equal of sides”)
Etymology 3 edit
Ultimately borrowed from Hebrew שְׁוָא (shva), (itself from Classical Syriac ܫܘܵܝܵܐ) and likely through English schwa and German Schwa; therefore doublet of ܫܘܵܝܵܐ (šwāyā, sign consisting of two vertical dots used to separate parts of a sentence).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܫܘܵܐ • (šwā) m
- schwa (unstressed vowel sound)