ܨܪܘܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܨܪܘܐ

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܨܪܘܐ (ṣarwā, “fragrant cedar resin or bark”) with a semantic development to “coffee beans”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sˤar.wɑː]

Noun

ܨܲܪܘܵܐ • (ṣarwā) m sg (plural ܨܲܪ̈ܘܹܐ (ṣarwē))

1. balsam, balm
2. coffee beans, coffee

   Synonym: ܩܲܗܘܵܐ (qahwā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܲܪܘܵܐ (ṣarwā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܨܲܪܘܝܼ (ṣarwī)		ܨܲܪܘܲܢ (ṣarwan)
	construct	ܨܪܲܘ (ṣraw)	2nd person	ܨܲܪܘܘܼܟ݂ (ṣarwūḵ)	ܨܲܪܘܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣarwāḵ)	ܨܲܪܘܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣarwāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܨܲܪܘܵܐ (ṣarwā)	3rd person	ܨܲܪܘܹܗ (ṣarwēh)	ܨܲܪܘܘܿܗ̇ (ṣarwōh)	ܨܲܪܘܗܘܿܢ (ṣarwhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܨܲܪ̈ܘܝܼ (ṣarwī)		ܨܲܪ̈ܘܲܢ (ṣarwan)
	construct	ܨܲܪ̈ܘܲܝ (ṣarway)	2nd person	ܨܲܪ̈ܘܘܼܟ݂ (ṣarwūḵ)	ܨܲܪ̈ܘܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣarwāḵ)	ܨܲܪ̈ܘܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣarwāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܨܲܪ̈ܘܹܐ (ṣarwē)	3rd person	ܨܲܪ̈ܘܘܼܗܝ (ṣarwūh)	ܨܲܪ̈ܘܘܿܗ̇ (ṣarwōh)	ܨܲܪ̈ܘܗܘܿܢ (ṣarwhōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܹܝܬ ܨܲܪܘܵܐ (bēt ṣarwā, “coffee shop”)