ܫܬܐ

See also: ܫܬ̤ܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܫ ܬ ܐ (š t ˀ)
6 terms

From Aramaic שְׁתָּא (šətā); compare Hebrew שָׁתָה (shatá), Akkadian 𒅘 (šatû) and Arabic شَتَّى (šattā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃɑːθeː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʃɑːteː]
• (Bohtan) IPA^(key): [ʃoːteː]

Verb

ܫܵܬ݂ܹܐ • (šāṯē) (present participle ܫܬܵܝܵܐ (štāyā), past participle ܫܸܬ݂ܝܵܐ (šiṯyā))

1. to drink

   ܐܸܢ ܨܵܗܹܝܬ، ܫܬܝܼ ܚܲܕ݇ܟ̰ܵܐ ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ. ― in ṣāhēt, štī ḥačā mayyā. ― If you get thirsty, drink some water.

   ܟܹܐ ܫܵܬ݂ܹܝܢ ܟܵܣܵܐ ܕܥܨܵܪ ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܵܐ ܘܦܸܢܓܵܢܵܐ ܕܩܲܗܘܵܐ ܒܨܲܦܪܵܐ.

   kē šāṯēn kāsā d-ˁṣār purtqālā w-pingānā d-qahwā b-ṣaprā.

   I drink a glass of orange juice and a cup of coffee in the morning.

2. to drink alcohol

   ܠܵܐ ܫܵܬ݂ܹܝܬ ܘܛܵܪܹܝܬ! ― lā šāṯēt w-ṭārēt! ― Don’t drink and drive!

3. to smoke (a cigarette, hookah, etc.)

   Synonyms: ܓܵܪܹܫ (gārēš), ܡܕܲܚܸܢ (mdaḥḥin)

4. to take a drug (recreational or medical)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܫܵܬܹܐ (šātē)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܫܬܹܐ ܠܝܼ (štē lī)	ܫܬܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (štē lūḵ)	ܫܬܹܐ ܠܹܗ (štē lēh)	ܫܬܹܐ ܠܲܢ (štē lan)	ܫܬܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (štē lāwḵōn)	ܫܬܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (štē lhōn)
	f		ܫܬܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (štē lāḵ)	ܫܬܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (štē lāh)
non-past	m	ܫܵܬܹܝܢ (šātēn)	ܫܵܬܹܝܬ (šātēt)	ܫܵܬܹܐ (šātē)	ܫܵܬܲܚ (šātaḥ)	ܫܵܬܹܝܬܘܿܢ (šātētōn)	ܫܵܬܝܼ (šātī)
	f	ܫܵܬܝܵܢ (šātyān)	ܫܵܬܝܵܬܝ (šātyāt)	ܫܵܬܝܵܐ (šātyā)
imperative	m		ܫܬܝܼ (štī)			ܫܬܹܝܡܘܼܢ (štēmūn)
	f		ܫܬܹܐ (štē)

See also

• ܪܵܘܹܐ (rāwē, “to get drunk, intoxicated”)
• ܐܵܟ݂ܹܠ (āḵēl, “to eat”)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): /ˈʃə.tɑ/, [ˈʃ(ə.)tɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈʃtɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈʃto]

As per normal Syriac phonological rules, the voiceless alveolar stop (/t/) spirantizes into a fricative, the voiceless dental (/θ/). However, it dissimilates back into a stop due to being adjacent to the voiceless postalveolar fricative (/ʃ/).

Etymology 1

Compare Hebrew שָָׁתָה (shatá) and Arabic شَتَّى (šattā).

Verb

ܫܬܐ • (šətā) (peal construction)

1. to drink

See also

• ܪܘܐ (rəwā)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Semitic *šidṯ-.

Alternative forms

• ܐܫܬܐ (ʾeštā)

Numeral

ܫܬܐ • (šətā) m

1. six (6)

See also

• ܫܬ (šeṯ)

Sogdian

Alternative forms

• Syriac ܐܫܬ (ʾšt)
• Syriac ܐܫܬܗ (ʾšth)
• Manichaean 𐫙𐫢𐫤 (ʿšt)

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *Haštā́.

Noun

ܫܬܐ (štʾ)

1. eight

Turoyo

Etymology

From Aramaic ܫܢܬܐ (šantā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃato/

Noun

ܫܰܬܳܐ • (šato) f (plural ܐܷܫܢܶܐ (ëšne))

1. year

See also

• ܝܰܪܚܳܐ (yarḥo, “month”)
• ܫܰܒܬ݂ܳܐ (šabṯo, “week”)
• ܝܰܘܡܳܐ (yawmo, “day”)
• ܣܰܥܰܐ (saca, “hour”), ܫܳܥܬ݂ܳܐ (šocṯo, “hour”)
• ܕܰܩܩܰܐ (daqqa, “minute”), ܩܰܛܷܢܬܳܐ (qaṭënto, “minute”)
• ܨܰܢܝـܝܶܐ (ṣaniye, “second”), ܪܦܳܦܳܐ (rfofo, “second”)