ܣܡܘܩܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܣ ܡ ܩ (s m q)
5 terms

ܣܡܘܩܐ

Etymology

Color derived from ܣܘܼܡܵܩܵܐ (summāqā, “sumac”); compare Classical Syriac ܣܘܡܩܐ (summāqā) and Hebrew סוֹמֶק (sómek, “blush”). Of the adjective pattern 12ō3ā.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [səmoːqaː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [smʊːqaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [smoːqaː]

Adjective

ܣܡܘܿܩܵܐ • (smōqā) (feminine ܣܡܘܿܩܬܵܐ (smōqtā), plural ܣܡܘܿܩܹ̈ܐ (smōqē))

1. red
2. ruddy

Noun

ܣܡܘܿܩܵܐ • (smōqā) m (plural ܣ̈ܡܘܿܩܹܐ (smōqē))

1. (uncountable) red (color)

   ܣܡܘܩܐ:  

2. sumac

See also

Colors in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܓܵܘܢܹ̈ܐ (gāwnē) (layout · text)

ܚܘܵܪܵܐ (ḥwārā)	ܩܛܘܿܡܵܐ (qṭōmā)	ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܐ (kōmā)
ܣܡܘܿܩܵܐ (smōqā); ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܵܐ (qirmīzā)	ܐ݇ܛܪܘܿܓ݂ܵܐ (ṭrōḡā); ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܵܐ (purtqālā); ܫܚܘܿܡܵܐ (šḥōmā)	ܫܥܘܿܬ݂ܵܐ (šˁōṯā); ܙܵܪܓܵܐ (zārgā)
ܠܲܝܡܵܐ (laymā)	ܝܲܪܘܿܩܵܐ (yarōqā)	ܩܝܼܢܵܐ (qīnā)
ܟܝܵܢܵܐ (kyānā)	ܙܪܘܿܩܵܐ (zrōqā)	ܡܝܼܠܵܐ (mīlā)
ܒܵܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ (bānafšā); ܡܲܝܩܵܐ (mayqā)	ܦ̮ܘܼܫܝܼܵܐ (fūšīyā); ܐܲܪܓܘܵܢܵܐ (argwānā)	ܘܲܪܘܿܕ݂ܵܐ (warōḏā)

References

• “ܣܡܘܼܩܬܵܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, (Can we date this quote?)