ܫܥܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܫ ܥ ܬ (š ˁ t)
4 terms

Derived from nouns and adjectives of the root ܫܵܥܹܥ (šāˁēˁ, “to smooth”), related in derived meanings to wax and to the color yellow.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃaːʕeːθ]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʃaʔɪθ]

Verb

ܫܵܥܹܬ݂ • (šāˁēṯ) (present participle ܫܥܵܬ݂ܵܐ (šˁāṯā), past participle ܫܥܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (šˁīṯā))

1. (intransitive) to yellow

   ܫܥܝܼܬ݂ ܠܵܗ̇ ܐܘܼܪܩܲܥܬ݂ܵܐ ― šˁīṯ lāh urqaˁṯā ― The piece of paper yellowed

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܫܵܥܹܬ݂ (šāˁēṯ)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܫܥܝܼܬ݂ ܠܝܼ (šˁīṯ lī)	ܫܥܝܼܬ݂ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (šˁīṯ lūḵ)	ܫܥܝܼܬ݂ ܠܹܗ (šˁīṯ lēh)	ܫܥܝܼܬ݂ ܠܲܢ (šˁīṯ lan)	ܫܥܝܼܬ݂ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šˁīṯ lāwḵōn)	ܫܥܝܼܬ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ (šˁīṯ lhōn)
	f		ܫܥܝܼܬ݂ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (šˁīṯ lāḵ)	ܫܥܝܼܬ݂ ܠܵܗ̇ (šˁīṯ lāh)
non-past	m	ܫܵܥܬ݂ܹܢ (šāˁṯēn)	ܫܵܥܬ݂ܹܬ (šāˁṯēt)	ܫܵܥܹܬ݂ (šāˁēṯ)	ܫܵܥܬ݂ܲܚ (šāˁṯaḥ)	ܫܵܥܬ݂ܝܼܬܘܿܢ (šāˁṯītōn)	ܫܵܥܬ݂ܝܼ (šāˁṯī)
	f	ܫܵܥܬ݂ܵܢ (šāˁṯān)	ܫܵܥܬ݂ܵܬܝ (šāˁṯāt)	ܫܵܥܬ݂ܵܐ (šāˁṯā)
imperative	m		ܫܥܘܿܬ݂ (šˁōṯ)			ܫܥܘܿܬ݂ܘܼܢ (šˁōṯūn)
	f		ܫܥܘܿܬ݂ܝ (šˁōṯ)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈʃɑːʕaθ.]

Noun

ܫܵܥܲܬ݂ • (šāˁaṯ) f sg (plural ܫܵܥܲܝ̈ (šāʿay))

1. singular construct state of ܫܵܥܬ݂ܵܐ (šāˁṯā, “hour; clock”)
2. (by extension) The time

   ܫܵܥܲܬ݂ ܟܡܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇؟ ― šāˁaṯ kmā ìlāh? ― What time is it? (literally, “the hour of how much is it?”)

   ܫܵܥܲܬ݂ ܬܡܵܢܹܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇. ― šāˁaṯ tmānē ìlāh. ― It’s eight o’clock. (literally, “It is the hour of eight.”)

   ܫܵܥܲܬ݂ ܫܒ݂ܲܥ ܘܥܸܣܪܝܼ ܘܬܸܫܥܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇. ― šāˁaṯ šḇaˁ w-ˁisrī w-tišˁā ìlāh. ― It’s seven twenty-nine. (literally, “It is the hour of seven and twenty-nine.”)

   ܫܵܥܲܬ݂ ܬܠܵܬ݂ ܘܪܘܼܒ݂ܥܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇. ― šāˁaṯ tlāṯ w-ruḇˁā ìlāh. ― It’s three fifteen. (literally, “It is the hour of three and a quarter.”)

   ܫܵܥܲܬ݂ ܚܕܲܥܸܣܪܹܐ ܘܦܲܠܓܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇. ― šāˁaṯ ḥdaˁisrē w-palgā ìlāh. ― It’s eleven thirty. (literally, “It is the hour of eleven and a half.”)