ܨܚܘܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܨܚܘܐ

Etymology

Root
ܨ ܚ ܚ (ṣ ḥ ḥ)
2 terms

Cognate to Classical Syriac ܨܲܚܘܵܐ (ṣaḥwā), Arabic صَحْو (ṣaḥw), and Hebrew צַח (ṣaḥ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܨܸܚܘܵܐ • (ṣiḥwā) m (uncountable)

  1. fair weather, good weather, clear sky
    ܨܸܚܘܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܕܘܼܢܝܹܐ ― ṣiḥwā ìlāh dunyē ― The weather is fair
    • Matthew 16:2
      ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܝܼܠܹܗ ܪܲܡܫܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܐܵܡܪܝܼܬܘܿܢ، «ܨܸܚܘܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܕܘܼܢܝܹܐ ܣܵܒܵܒ ܣܡܝܼܩ ܠܹܗ ܫܡܲܝܵܐ».
      īman d-īlēh ramšā kē āmrītōn, “ṣiḥwā ìlāh dunyē sābāb smīq lēh šmayyā”.
      When it is evening you say, “It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.”
  2. (figuratively) serenity, peace

Inflection

    Inflection of ܨܸܚܘܵܐ (ṣiḥwā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܨܸܚܘܝܼ
(ṣiḥwī) 		ܨܸܚܘܲܢ
(ṣiḥwan)
construct ܨܚܲܘ
(ṣḥaw) 		2nd person ܨܸܚܘܘܼܟ݂
(ṣiḥwūḵ) 		ܨܸܚܘܵܟ݂ܝ
(ṣiḥwāḵ) 		ܨܸܚܘܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(ṣiḥwāwḵōn)
emphatic ܨܸܚܘܵܐ
(ṣiḥwā) 		3rd person ܨܸܚܘܹܗ
(ṣiḥwēh) 		ܨܸܚܘܵܗ̇
(ṣiḥwāh) 		ܨܸܚܘܗܘܿܢ
(ṣiḥwhōn)

Derived terms

See also

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܨ-ܚ-ܚ (ṣ-ḥ-ḥ) related to glowing. Compare Arabic صَحْو (ṣaḥw) and Hebrew צַח (ṣaḥ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܨܚܘܐ • (ṣaḥwā) m(uncountable)

  1. good weather, clear sky
  2. (figuratively) serenity, peace

Inflection

    declension of ܨܚܘܐ
state singular (uncountable)
absolute ܨܚܘ
construct ܨܚܘ
emphatic ܨܚܘܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܨܚܘܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܨܚܘܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܨܚܘܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܨܚܘܗ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܨܚܘܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܨܚܘܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܨܚܘܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܨܚܘܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܨܚܘܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܨܚܘܗܝܢ

References

  • “ṣḥwˀ”, 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, page 301a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 477a
  • 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, page 1282b
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