ܨܪܘܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܨܪܘܐ (ṣarwā, “fragrant cedar resin or bark”) with a semantic development to “coffee beans”.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܨܲܪܘܵܐ • (ṣarwā) m sg (plural ܨܲܪ̈ܘܹܐ (ṣarwē))
- balsam, balm
- coffee beans, coffee
- Synonym: ܩܲܗܘܵܐ (qahwā)
Inflection edit
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 edit
- ܒܹܝܬ ܨܲܪܘܵܐ (bēt ṣarwā, “coffee shop”)