ܣܘܗܕܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܣ ܗ ܕ (s h d)
3 terms

Etymology

From Persian سودا (sowdâ, “melancholy; passion”), from Arabic سَوْدَاء (sawdāʔ, “black bile”). Reinterpreted as being from the root ܣ ܗ ܕ (s h d)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sohːdɑː]

Noun

ܣܵܘܗܕܵܐ • (sāwhdā) m (plural ܣܵܘܗܕܹ̈ܐ (sāwhdē))

1. enthusiasm, passion

   ܠܲܝܬ ܠܝܼ ܣܵܘܗܕܵܐ ― layt lī sāwhdā ― I can't be bothered (literally, “I have no enthusiasm”)

2. contentment, satisfaction

   ܣܵܘܗܕܹܗ ܒܹܐ݇ܬܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ― sāwhdēh bētāyā ìlēh ― He is satisfied (literally, “His satisfaction is coming”)

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܵܘܗܕܵܐ (sāwhdā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܵܘܗܕܝܼ (sāwhdī)		ܣܵܘܗܕܲܢ (sāwhdan)
	construct	ܣܵܘܗܕ (sāwhd)	2nd person	ܣܵܘܗܕܘܼܟ݂ (sāwhdūḵ)	ܣܵܘܗܕܵܟ݂ܝ (sāwhdāḵ)	ܣܵܘܗܕܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sāwhdāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܵܘܗܕܵܐ (sāwhdā)	3rd person	ܣܵܘܗܕܹܗ (sāwhdēh)	ܣܵܘܗܕܵܗ̇ (sāwhdāh)	ܣܵܘܗܕܗܘܿܢ (sāwhdhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܵܘܗܕܝܼ̈ (sāwhdī)		ܣܵܘܗܕܲܢ̈ (sāwhdan)
	construct	ܣܵܘܗܕܲܝ̈ (sāwhday)	2nd person	ܣܵܘܗܕܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (sāwhdūḵ)	ܣܵܘܗܕܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (sāwhdāḵ)	ܣܵܘܗܕܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sāwhdāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܵܘܗܕܹ̈ܐ (sāwhdē)	3rd person	ܣܵܘܗܕܘܼ̈ܗܝ (sāwhdūh)	ܣܵܘܗܕ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (sāwhdōh)	ܣܵܘܗܕܗ̈ܘܿܢ (sāwhdhōn)

See also

• (enthusiasm): ܛܢܵܢܵܐ (ṭnānā), ܬܲܙܝܼܙܘܼܬܵܐ (tazīzūtā), ܝܲܐܝܼܒ݂ܘܼܬܵܐ (yaˀīḇūtā)
• (passion): ܚܲܫܵܐ (ḥaššā)

References

• “ܣܵܘܗܕܵܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, 2022 December 29 (last accessed)