ܣܘܡܩܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܣ-ܡ-ܩ (s-m-q) related to reddening. Compare Hebrew סֹמֶק (sṓmeq).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [summɑqɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [summɑqe] (in the plural)

Adjective

ܣܘܡܩܐ • (summāqā) m (plural ܣܘܡܩܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܣܘܡܩܬܐ)

1. red, reddish, ruddy

Inflection

    declension of ܣܘܡܩܐ

masculine	singular	plural
absolute	ܣܘܡܩ	ܣܘܡܩܝܢ
construct	ܣܘܡܩ	ܣܘܡܩܝ
emphatic	ܣܘܡܩܐ	ܣܘܡܩܐ
feminine	singular	plural
absolute	ܣܘܡܩܐ	ܣܘܡܩܢ
construct	ܣܘܡܩܬ	ܣܘܡܩܬ
emphatic	ܣܘܡܩܬܐ	ܣܘܡܩܬܐ

Synonyms

• ܐܣܦܝܢܝܩܐ (ʾespaynīqā)

Noun

ܣܘܡܩܐ • (summāqā) m (plural ܣܘܡܩܐ (summāqē))

1. red (color)
2. (botany) sumac
3. red ink or dye
4. (in the plural) tanbark
5. (in the plural) red garments
6. (mineralogy) ruby, sard, cinnabar, minium, red lead
7. (numismatics) gold coin
8. (figuratively) disguise

Inflection

    inflection of ܣܘܡܩܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܣܘܡܩ	ܣܘܡܩܝܢ
construct	ܣܘܡܩ	ܣܘܡܩܝ
emphatic	ܣܘܡܩܐ	ܣܘܡܩܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܣܘܡܩܝ	ܣܘܡܩܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܣܘܡܩܟ	ܣܘܡܩܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܣܘܡܩܟܝ	ܣܘܡܩܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܣܘܡܩܗ	ܣܘܡܩܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܣܘܡܩܗ	ܣܘܡܩܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܣܘܡܩܢ	ܣܘܡܩܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܣܘܡܩܟܘܢ	ܣܘܡܩܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܣܘܡܩܟܝܢ	ܣܘܡܩܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܣܘܡܩܗܘܢ	ܣܘܡܩܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܣܘܡܩܗܝܢ	ܣܘܡܩܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• (minium, red lead) ܡܟܪܐ (məḵārā)
• (sumac) ܐܘܓܐ

Descendants

• → Arabic: سُمَّاق (summāq)
  • Andalusian Arabic: سماق
    • → Catalan: sumac
    • → Galician: sumagre
    • → Portuguese: sumagre
    • → Spanish: zumaque
      • → Basque: zumake
  • → Italian: sommacco
  • → Medieval Latin: sumach
    • → Irish: sumach
    • Old French: sumac
      • Anglo-Norman: sumak
        • → Middle English: sumac
          • English: sumac
      • French: sumac
        • → Dutch: sumak
  • → Ottoman Turkish: صوماق (sumak, somak)
    • Turkish: sumak, somak
  • → Persian: سماق (somâq)
    • → Azerbaijani: sumaq
    • → Hindustani:

      Hindi: सुम्माक़ (summāq)

      Urdu: سماق (summāq)

References

• “swmq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-05-15
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 231b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 367a
• 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, pages 981b-982a