ܫܘܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܫ ܘ ܐ (š w ˀ)
5 terms

From Aramaic שְׁוָא (šəwā); cognate to Arabic سَاوَى (sāwā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈʃɑːweː]

Verb

ܫܵܘܹܐ • (šāwē) (present participle ܫܘܵܝܵܐ (šwāyā), past participle ܫܸܘܝܵܐ (šiwyā))

1. to be equal
2. to be worthy
3. to level, spread
4. (mathematics) equals, is equal to, has the same value as

   ܬܪܹܝܢ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܬܪܹܝܢ ܫܵܘܹܐ ܐܲܪܒܥܵܐ ― trēn yatīr trēn šāwē arbˁā ― two plus two equals four

Usage notes

• The mathematical sense of “equals” is a learned borrowing from Classical Syriac as a defective verb therefore it dosen't inflect and is just used as an active participle.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܫܵܘܹܐ (šāwē)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܫܘܹܐ ܠܝܼ (šwē lī)	ܫܘܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (šwē lūḵ)	ܫܘܹܐ ܠܹܗ (šwē lēh)	ܫܘܹܐ ܠܲܢ (šwē lan)	ܫܘܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šwē lāwḵōn)	ܫܘܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (šwē lhōn)
	f		ܫܘܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (šwē lāḵ)	ܫܘܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (šwē lāh)
non-past	m	ܫܵܘܹܝܢ (šāwēn)	ܫܵܘܹܝܬ (šāwēt)	ܫܵܘܹܐ (šāwē)	ܫܵܘܲܚ (šāwaḥ)	ܫܵܘܹܝܬܘܿܢ (šāwētōn)	ܫܵܘܝܼ (šāwī)
	f	ܫܵܘܝܵܢ (šāwyān)	ܫܵܘܝܵܬܝ (šāwyāt)	ܫܵܘܝܵܐ (šāwyā)
imperative	m		ܫܘܝܼ (šwī)			ܫܘܹܝܡܘܼܢ (šwēmūn)
	f		ܫܘܹܐ (šwē)

Synonyms

• (to be equal): ܕܵܡܹܐ (dāmē), ܦܵܚܹܡ (pāḥēm), ܣܵܒ݂ܹܗ (sāḇēh)

Etymology 2

Root
ܫ ܘ ܐ (š w ˀ)
5 terms

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈʃəweː]

Adjective

ܫܘܹܐ • (šwē) m sg (feminine ܫܘܝܼܬ (šwīt), plural ܫܲܘܝܲܝ̈ (šawyay))

1. singular construct state of ܫܲܘܝܵܐ (šawyā, “equal”)

   ܡܬܲܠܬܵܐ ܫܘܹܐ ܐܸܠܥܹ̈ܐ ― mtaltā šwē ilˁē ― equilateral triangle (literally, “triangle equal of sides”)

Etymology 3

Ultimately borrowed from Hebrew שְׁוָא (shva), (itself from Classical Syriac ܫܘܵܝܵܐ) and likely through English schwa and German Schwa; therefore doublet of ܫܘܵܝܵܐ (šwāyā, sign consisting of two vertical dots used to separate parts of a sentence).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈʃwɑː]

Noun

ܫܘܵܐ • (šwā) m

1. schwa (unstressed vowel sound)