Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Aramaic שׁוּשָׁא (šūšā), from Akkadian 𒄑𒊺𒆕𒀀 (šūšum, licorice); compare Arabic سُوس (sūs), and Hebrew שׁוּשׁ (shush); possibly related to Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus (sweet).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʃuːʃɑː]

Noun edit

ܫܘܼܫܵܐ (šušam (plural ܫܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ (šuše))

  1. (botany) licorice/liquorice
Declension edit

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Northern Kurdish شیشه (şûşe).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʃuːʃɑː]

Noun edit

ܫܘܼܫܵܐ (šušam (plural ܫܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ (šuše))

  1. glass
    Synonym: ܙܓ݂ܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܬܵܐ (zḡoḡīta)
  2. glass container
    Synonym: ܙܓܘܓܝܬܐ (zgwgitā)
Inflection edit

Etymology 3 edit

Root
ܫ ܘ ܫ (š w š)
2 terms

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʃwɑːʃɑː]

Noun edit

ܫܘܵܫܵܐ (šwašam (plural ܫܘܵܫܹ̈ܐ (šwaše))

  1. disruption, disorder
  2. self-restraint, gentleness, patience
Inflection edit

Classical Syriac edit

Etymology 1 edit

From the root ܫ-ܘ-ܫ (š-w-š) related to disrupting.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ʃawʃɑ(ʔ)], [ʃ(ə)wɑʃɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʃawʃe(ʔ)], [ʃ(ə)wɑʃe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun edit

ܫܘܫܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܫܘܫܐ)

  1. disruption, disorder
  2. self-restraint, gentleness, patience
Inflection edit

Etymology 2 edit

Compare Akkadian 𒄑𒊺𒆕𒀀 (šūšum, licorice), Arabic سُوس (sūs), and Hebrew שׁוּשׁ (šûš).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ʃuʃɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʃuʃe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun edit

ܫܘܫܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܫܘܫܐ)

  1. (botany) licorice/liquorice
Inflection edit

Etymology 3 edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ʃuʃɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʃuʃe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun edit

ܫܘܫܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܫܘܫܐ)

  1. Alternative form of ܣܣܐ
Inflection edit

References edit

  • šwš”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 569a
  • 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. 1537b