Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Root
ܣ ܗ ܕ (s h d)
3 terms

Etymology edit

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 edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [sohːdɑː]

Noun edit

ܣܵܘܗܕܵܐ (sāwhdām (plural ܣܵܘܗܕܹ̈ܐ (sāwhdē))

  1. enthusiasm, passion
    ܠܲܝܬ ܠܝܼ ܣܵܘܗܕܵܐlayt lī sāwhdāI can't be bothered (literally, “I have no enthusiasm”)
  2. contentment, satisfaction
    ܣܵܘܗܕܹܗ ܒܹܐ݇ܬܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗsāwhdēh bētāyā ìlēhHe is satisfied (literally, “His satisfaction is coming”)

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