ܨ ܘ ܡ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic; compare Hebrew צ־ו־ם (ṣ-w-m) and Arabic ص و م (ṣ w m).

Root

ܨ ܘ ܡ • (ṣ w m)

1. forming words pertaining to fasting

Derived terms

Verbs

• ܨܵܝܹܡ (ṣāyēm, “to fast”)
  • Instance Noun: ܨܝܵܡܬܵܐ (ṣyāmtā, “fasting”)
  • Verbal Noun: ܨܝܵܡܵܐ (ṣyāmā, “fasting”)
• ܡܲܨܝܸܡ (maṣyim, “to cause to fast”)
  • Instance Noun: ܡܲܨܝܲܡܬܵܐ (maṣyamtā)

Nouns

• ܨܵܘܡܵܐ (ṣāwmā, “fast”)
• ܨܵܝܘܿܡܵܐ (ṣāyōmā, “faster”)

Proper nouns

• ܒܲܪܨܵܘܡܵܐ (barṣāwmā, “Barsauma”)
• ܨܵܘܡܸܟܵܐ (ṣāwmikkā, “Halloween”)

Adjectives

• ܨܵܘܡܵܝܵܐ (ṣāwmāyā, “of or pertaining to a fast”)