ܫܛܚܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܫ ܛ ܚ (š ṭ ḥ)
2 terms

From the verb ܫܵܛܹܚ (šāṭēḥ, “to spread out”); compare Arabic سَطْح (saṭḥ) and Hebrew שֶׁטַח (shétakh).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃɪtˤ.xaː], [ʃɪtˤ.ħaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʃɪtˤ.ħa]

Noun

ܫܸܛܚܵܐ • (šiṭḥā) m sg (plural ܫܸܛܚܹ̈ܐ (šiṭḥē))

1. surface, plane

   ܟܹܐ ܡܲܚܸܒܸܢ ܦܵܠܚܹܢ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܥܲܠ ܫܸܛܚܵܐ ܩܲܝܣܵܝܵܐ. ― kē maḥḥibin pālḥēn yatīr ˁal šiṭḥā qaysāyā. ― I like working on a wooden surface more.

   ܩܲܢܝܼܛܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܕܢܵܚܹܬ݂ ܥܲܠ ܫܸܛܚܵܐ ܩܸܘܝܵܐ. ― qanīṭā ìlēh d-nāḥēṯ ˁal šiṭḥā qiwyā. ― It’s dangerous to land on a hard surface.

2. area, expanse, territory, plot, lot

   ܟܹܐ ܗܵܘܹܐ ܚܸܫܟܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܫܸܛܚܵܐ ܒܠܲܝܠܹܐ. ― kē hāwē ḥiškā gāw d-awa šiṭḥā b-laylē. ― It get’s dark in that area at night.

3. (mathematics) area, measurement of extent

   ܫܸܛܚܹܗ ܟܹܐ ܦܵܐܹܫ ܟܝܼܠܵܐ ܒܝܲܕ݂ ܝܘܼܪܟ݂ܹܗ ܘܦܸܬ݂ܘܹܗ. ― šiṭḥēh kē pāˀēš kīlā byaḏ yurḵēh w-piṯwēh. ― It’s area is measured by length and width.

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܸܛܚܵܐ (šiṭḥā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܸܛܚܝܼ (šiṭḥī)		ܫܸܛܚܲܢ (šiṭḥan)
	construct	ܫܛܲܚ (šṭaḥ)	2nd person	ܫܸܛܚܘܼܟ݂ (šiṭḥūḵ)	ܫܸܛܚܵܟ݂ܝ (šiṭḥāḵ)	ܫܸܛܚܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šiṭḥāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܸܛܚܵܐ (šiṭḥā)	3rd person	ܫܸܛܚܹܗ (šiṭḥēh)	ܫܸܛܚܵܗ̇ (šiṭḥāh)	ܫܸܛܚܗܘܿܢ (šiṭḥhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܸܛܚܝܼ̈ (šiṭḥī)		ܫܸܛܚܲܢ̈ (šiṭḥan)
	construct	ܫܸܛܚܲܝ̈ (šiṭḥay)	2nd person	ܫܸܛܚܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (šiṭḥūḵ)	ܫܸܛܚܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (šiṭḥāḵ)	ܫܸܛܚܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šiṭḥāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܸܛܚܹ̈ܐ (šiṭḥē)	3rd person	ܫܸܛܚܘܼ̈ܗܝ (šiṭḥūh)	ܫܸܛܚ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (šiṭḥōh)	ܫܸܛܚܗ̈ܘܿܢ (šiṭḥhōn)

Derived terms

• ܫܸܛܚܵܝܵܐ (šiṭḥāyā)
• ܫܸܛܚܵܐ ܕܢܝܼܢܘܹܐ (šiṭḥā dnīnwē, “Nineveh Plains”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܫ-ܛ-ܚ (š-ṭ-ḥ) related to spreading out. Compare Arabic سَطْح (saṭḥ) and Hebrew שֶׁטַח (šéṭaḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃɛtˤħɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃɛtˤħe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܫܛܚܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܫܛܚܐ)

1. surface, area, expanse, open space
2. esplanade
3. lot, property, courtyard (around a building)
4. village
5. pool, reach

Inflection

    inflection of ܫܛܚܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܛܚ	ܫܛܚܝܢ
construct	ܫܛܚ	ܫܛܚܝ
emphatic	ܫܛܚܐ	ܫܛܚܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܫܛܚܝ	ܫܛܚܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܫܛܚܟ	ܫܛܚܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܫܛܚܟܝ	ܫܛܚܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܫܛܚܗ	ܫܛܚܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܫܛܚܗ	ܫܛܚܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܫܛܚܢ	ܫܛܚܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܫܛܚܟܘܢ	ܫܛܚܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܫܛܚܟܝܢ	ܫܛܚܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܫܛܚܗܘܢ	ܫܛܚܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܫܛܚܗܝܢ	ܫܛܚܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܫ-ܛ-ܚ (š-ṭ-ḥ) related to spreading out.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃ(ə)tˤɑħɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃ(ə)tˤɑħe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܫܛܚܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܫܛܚܐ)

1. surface

Inflection

    inflection of ܫܛܚܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܛܚ	ܫܛܚܝܢ
construct	ܫܛܚ	ܫܛܚܝ
emphatic	ܫܛܚܐ	ܫܛܚܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܫܛܚܝ	ܫܛܚܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܫܛܚܟ	ܫܛܚܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܫܛܚܟܝ	ܫܛܚܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܫܛܚܗ	ܫܛܚܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܫܛܚܗ	ܫܛܚܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܫܛܚܢ	ܫܛܚܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܫܛܚܟܘܢ	ܫܛܚܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܫܛܚܟܝܢ	ܫܛܚܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܫܛܚܗܘܢ	ܫܛܚܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܫܛܚܗܝܢ	ܫܛܚܝܗܝܢ

References

• “šṭḥ”, 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. 366b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 573b
• 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. 1548a