ܫܥܘܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܫ ܥ ܬ (š ˁ t)
4 terms

Etymology 1

From Aramaic שַׁעוּתָא (šaʿūṯā); cognate to Classical Syriac ܫܲܥܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ, Turoyo ܫܰܥܘܬ݂ܐ (šacuṯo), and Hebrew שַׁעֲוָה (sha'avá). Of the adjective pattern 1a22ū3ā.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃaʕʕuːθaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʃaʔuːθaː]

Adjective

ܫܲܥܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (šaˁūṯā) (feminine ܫܲܥܘܼܬ݂ܬܵܐ (šaˁuṯtā), plural ܫܲܥ̈ܘܼܬ݂ܹܐ (šaˁūṯē))

1. yellow
2. (by extension) orange

Noun

ܫܲܥܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (šaˁūṯā) f sg (plural ܫܲܥܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ (šaˁwātē))

1. wax, sealing wax
2. yellow

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܲܥܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (šaˁūṯā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܲܥܘܼܬ݂ܝܼ (šaˁūṯī)		ܫܲܥܘܼܬ݂ܲܢ (šaˁūṯan)
	construct	ܫܲܥܘܼܬ݂ (šaˁūṯ)	2nd person	ܫܲܥܘܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (šaˁūṯūḵ)	ܫܲܥܘܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (šaˁūṯāḵ)	ܫܲܥܘܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šaˁūṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܲܥܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (šaˁūṯā)	3rd person	ܫܲܥܘܼܬ݂ܹܗ (šaˁūṯēh)	ܫܲܥܘܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (šaˁūṯāh)	ܫܲܥܘܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (šaˁuṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܲܥܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (šaˁwāṯī)		ܫܲܥܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (šaˁwāṯan)
	construct	ܫܲܥܘܵܬ݂̈ (šaˁwāṯ)	2nd person	ܫܲܥܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (šaˁwāṯūḵ)	ܫܲܥܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (šaˁwāṯāḵ)	ܫܲܥܘܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šaˁwāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܲܥܘܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (šaˁwāṯē)	3rd person	ܫܲܥܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (šaˁwāṯūh)	ܫܲܥܘܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (šaˁwāṯōh)	ܫܲܥܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (šaˁwāṯhōn)

Etymology 2

ܫܥܘܬܐ

Color derived from the above.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃəoːθaː]

Adjective

ܫܥܘܿܬ݂ܵܐ • (šˁōṯā) (feminine ܫܥܘܿܬ݂ܬܵܐ (šˁōṯtā), plural ܫܥܘܿܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (šˁōṯē))

1. yellow

Noun

ܫܥܘܿܬ݂ܵܐ • (šˁōṯā) m

1. the yellow color

   Synonyms: ܙܵܪܕܹܐ (zārdē), ܙܵܪܓܵܐ (zārgā)

See also

Colors in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܓܵܘܢܹ̈ܐ (gāwnē) (layout · text)

ܚܘܵܪܵܐ (ḥwārā)	ܩܛܘܿܡܵܐ (qṭōmā)	ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܐ (kōmā)
ܣܡܘܿܩܵܐ (smōqā); ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܵܐ (qirmīzā)	ܐ݇ܛܪܘܿܓ݂ܵܐ (ṭrōḡā); ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܵܐ (purtqālā); ܫܚܘܿܡܵܐ (šḥōmā)	ܫܥܘܿܬ݂ܵܐ (šˁōṯā); ܙܵܪܓܵܐ (zārgā)
ܠܲܝܡܵܐ (laymā)	ܝܲܪܘܿܩܵܐ (yarōqā)	ܩܝܼܢܵܐ (qīnā)
ܟܝܵܢܵܐ (kyānā)	ܙܪܘܿܩܵܐ (zrōqā)	ܡܝܼܠܵܐ (mīlā)
ܒܵܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ (bānafšā); ܡܲܝܩܵܐ (mayqā)	ܦ̮ܘܼܫܝܼܵܐ (fūšīyā); ܐܲܪܓܘܵܢܵܐ (argwānā)	ܘܲܪܘܿܕ݂ܵܐ (warōḏā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Hebrew שַׁעֲוָה (šaʿăwâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃ(ə)ʕoθɑ(ʔ)], [ʃɑʕoθɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܫܥܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f(uncountable)

1. wax, sealing wax
2. wax-colour, yellow

Inflection

    declension of ܫܥܘܬܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܫܥܘܐ
construct	ܫܥܘܬ
emphatic	ܫܥܘܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܫܥܘܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܫܥܘܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܫܥܘܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܫܥܘܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܫܥܘܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܫܥܘܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܫܥܘܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܫܥܘܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܫܥܘܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܫܥܘܬܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܫܥܘܬܘܬܐ
• ܫܥܘܬܢܐ
• ܫܥܘܬܢܝܐ
• ܫܥܘܬܬܐ

References

• “šˁwh”, 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. 375b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 588b
• 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. 1582a