ܣܬܘܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܣܬܘܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic סַתְוָא (saṯwā); related to Arabic شِتَاء (šitāʔ) and Hebrew סְתָו (s'táv, “autumn”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sɪt.wɑː]

Noun

ܣܸܬܘܵܐ • (sitwā) m (plural ܣܸܬܘܹ̈ܐ (sitwē))

1. winter (season of short days and cold temperatures)

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܸܬܘܵܐ (sitwā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܸܬܘܝܼ (sitwī)		ܣܸܬܘܲܢ (sitwan)
	construct	ܣܬܲܘ (staw)	2nd person	ܣܸܬܘܘܼܟ݂ (sitwūḵ)	ܣܸܬܘܵܟ݂ܝ (sitwāḵ)	ܣܸܬܘܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sitwāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܸܬܘܵܐ (sitwā)	3rd person	ܣܸܬܘܹܗ (sitwēh)	ܣܸܬܘܵܗ̇ (sitwāh)	ܣܸܬܘܗܘܿܢ (sitwhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܸܬܘܝܼ̈ (sitwī)		ܣܸܬܘܲܢ̈ (sitwan)
	construct	ܣܸܬܘܲܝ̈ (sitway)	2nd person	ܣܸܬܘܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (sitwūḵ)	ܣܸܬܘܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (sitwāḵ)	ܣܸܬܘܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sitwāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܸܬܘܹ̈ܐ (sitwē)	3rd person	ܣܸܬܘܘܼ̈ܗܝ (sitwūh)	ܣܸܬܘ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (sitwōh)	ܣܸܬܘܗ̈ܘܿܢ (sitwhōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܹܝܬ ܡܲܣܬܝܵܐ (bēt mastyā, “hibernacle”)
• ܛܪܘܿܦܝܼܩܘܿܣ ܣܸܬܘܵܝܵܐ (ṭrōpīqōs sitwāyā, “winter solstice”)
• ܡܲܣܬܝܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ (mastyānūtā, “hibernation”)
• ܡܲܣܬܹܐ (mastē, “to hibernate”)
• ܣܸܬܘܵܝܵܐ (sitwāyā, “wintry, hibernal”)

 

See also

(seasons) ܐܸܩܡܹ̈ܐ (iqmē); ܪܒ݂ܝܼܥܵܐ (rḇīˁā) or ܒܹܝܬ݇ ܢܝܼ̈ܣܵܢܹ̈ܐ (bēy nīsānē, “spring”), ܩܲܝܛܵܐ (qayṭā, “summer”), ܬܸܫܪ̈ܝܵܘܵܬܹܐ (tišryāwātē, “autumn”), ܣܸܬܘܵܐ (sitwā, “winter”), ^{(Category: aii:Seasons)}

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Arabic شِتَاء (šitāʔ, “winter”) and Hebrew סְתָו (səṯāw, “autumn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [saθwɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [saθwe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܣܬܘܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܣܬܘܐ)

1. winter
2. storm

Inflection

    inflection of ܣܬܘܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܣܬܘ	ܣܬܘܝܢ
construct	ܣܬܘ	ܣܬܘܝ
emphatic	ܣܬܘܐ	ܣܬܘܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܣܬܘܝ	ܣܬܘܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܣܬܘܟ	ܣܬܘܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܣܬܘܟܝ	ܣܬܘܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܣܬܘܗ	ܣܬܘܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܣܬܘܗ	ܣܬܘܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܣܬܘܢ	ܣܬܘܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܣܬܘܟܘܢ	ܣܬܘܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܣܬܘܟܝܢ	ܣܬܘܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܣܬܘܗܘܢ	ܣܬܘܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܣܬܘܗܝܢ	ܣܬܘܝܗܝܢ

References

• “stw”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 239a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 393b
• 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, p. 1051a-b

Turoyo

Etymology

From Aramaic ܣܬܘܐ (saṯwā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saθwo/

Noun

ܣܰܬ݂ܘܳܐ • (saṯwo) m

1. winter (season)

See also

Seasons in Turoyo · ܫܘܚܠܳܦܶܐ (šuḥlofe) (layout · text) · category
ܪܰܒܷܥ (rabëc, “spring”)	ܩܰܝܛܳܐ (qayṭo, “summer”)	ܬܷܫܪܳܝܳܬ݂ܶܐ (tëšroyoṯe, “autumn”)	ܣܰܬ݂ܘܳܐ (saṯwo, “winter”)