ܣܚܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܣ ܚ ܐ (s ḥ ˀ)
3 terms

Compare Hebrew שָׂחָה (sakhá). The second usage, “to shower,” has developed a gendered-based usage with the verb ܚܵܐܸܦ (ḥāˀip), used mostly for females. This is because the other verb originally mainly meant “to wash hair,” which is done by women more often than men, and ultimately the two verbs developed into gender-based usages.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sɑːxeː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [sˤɑːxeː]

Verb

ܣܵܚܹܐ • (sāḥē) (present participle ܣܚܵܝܵܐ (sḥāyā), past participle ܣܸܚܝܵܐ (siḥyā))

1. to swim
2. (only used for males) to shower

   Synonym: ܚܵܝܹܦ (ḥāyēp)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܣܵܚܹܐ (sāḥē)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܣܚܹܐ ܠܝܼ (sḥē lī)	ܣܚܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (sḥē lūḵ)	ܣܚܹܐ ܠܹܗ (sḥē lēh)	ܣܚܹܐ ܠܲܢ (sḥē lan)	ܣܚܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sḥē lāwḵōn)	ܣܚܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (sḥē lhōn)
	f		ܣܚܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (sḥē lāḵ)	ܣܚܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (sḥē lāh)
non-past	m	ܣܵܚܹܝܢ (sāḥēn)	ܣܵܚܹܝܬ (sāḥēt)	ܣܵܚܹܐ (sāḥē)	ܣܵܚܲܚ (sāḥaḥ)	ܣܵܚܹܝܬܘܿܢ (sāḥētōn)	ܣܵܚܝܼ (sāḥī)
	f	ܣܵܚܝܵܢ (sāḥyān)	ܣܵܚܝܵܬܝ (sāḥyāt)	ܣܵܚܝܵܐ (sāḥyā)
imperative	m		ܣܚܝܼ (sḥī)			ܣܚܹܝܡܘܼܢ (sḥēmūn)
	f		ܣܚܹܐ (sḥē)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sħaː]

Verb

ܣܚܐ • (seḥa)

1. to wash
2. to swim