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Etymology

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Particularly: “Is the noun a calque of Ancient Greek μελαγχολία (melankholía)?”

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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سَوْدَاء (sawdāʔf

  1. feminine singular of أَسْوَد (ʔaswad, black)

Noun

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سَوْدَاء (sawdāʔf

  1. black bile, as one of the four liquids of ancient humor medical theory
  2. by extension, melancholy, sadness, gloom

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