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

	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

Inflection of ܫܥܘܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܫܥܘܐ		1st person	ܫܥܘܬܝ		ܫܥܘܬܢ
	construct	ܫܥܘܬ		2nd person	ܫܥܘܬܟ	ܫܥܘܬܟܝ	ܫܥܘܬܟܘܢ	ܫܥܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܥܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܫܥܘܬܗ	ܫܥܘܬܗ	ܫܥܘܬܗܘܢ	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