ܫܘܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܫ ܘ ܐ (š w ˀ)
5 terms

From Aramaic שְׁוָא (šəwā); cognate to Arabic سَاوَى (sāwā).

Pronunciation

Verb

ܫܵܘܹܐ (šāwē)

  1. to be equal
  2. to be worthy
  3. to level, spread
  4. (mathematics) equals, is equal to, has the same value as
    ܬܪܹܝܢ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܬܪܹܝܢ ܫܵܘܹܐ ܐܲܪܒܥܵܐtrēn yatīr trēn šāwē arbˁātwo plus two equals four
Usage notes
  • The mathematical sense of “equals” is a learned borrowing from Classical Syriac as a defective verb therefore it dosen't inflect and is just used as an active participle.
Conjugation
Conjugation of ܫܵܘܹܐ
present participle ܫܘܵܝܵܐ (šwāyā)
verbal noun ܫܘܵܝܵܐ (šwāyā)
singular plural
past participle m ܫܸܘܝܵܐ (šiwyā) ܫܸܘܝܹ̈ܐ (šiwyē)
f ܫܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (šwīṯā)
agent noun m ܫܵܘܘܿܝܵܐ (šāwōyā) ܫܵܘܘܿܝܹ̈ܐ (šāwōyē)
f ܫܵܘܘܿܝܬܵܐ (šāwōytā) ܫܵܘܘܿܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (šāwōyāṯā)
instance noun ܫܘܵܝܬܵܐ (šwāytā) ܫ̈ܘܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (šwāyāṯā)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m ܫܘܹܐ ܠܝܼ (šwē lī) ܫܘܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (šwē lūḵ) ܫܘܹܐ ܠܹܗ (šwē lēh) ܫܘܹܐ ܠܲܢ (šwē lan) ܫܘܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šwē lāwḵōn) ܫܘܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (šwē lhōn)
f ܫܘܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (šwē lāḵ) ܫܘܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (šwē lāh)
non-past m ܫܵܘܹܝܢ (šāwēn) ܫܵܘܹܝܬ (šāwēt) ܫܵܘܹܐ (šāwē) ܫܵܘܹܝܚ (šāwēḥ) ܫܵܘܹܝܬܘܿܢ (šāwētōn) ܫܵܘܝܼ (šāwī)
f ܫܵܘܝܵܢ (šāwyān) ܫܵܘܝܵܬܝ (šāwyāt) ܫܵܘܝܵܐ (šāwyā)
imperative m ܫܘܝܼ (šwī) ܫܘܲܘ (šwaw)
f ܫܘܲܝ (šway)
passive past m ܫܘܹܝܢ (šwēn) ܫܘܹܝܬ (šwēt) ܫܘܹܐ (šwē) ܫܘܹܝܚ (šwēḥ) ܫܘܹܝܬܘܿܢ (šwētōn) ܫܘܲܝ (šway)
f ܫܸܘܝܲܢ (šiwyan) ܫܸܘܝܲܬܝ (šiwyat) ܫܸܘܝܵܐ (šiwyā)

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Synonyms

Etymology 2

Root
ܫ ܘ ܐ (š w ˀ)
5 terms

Pronunciation

Adjective

ܫܘܹܐ (šwēm sg (feminine ܫܘܝܼܬ (šwīt), plural ܫܲܘܝܲܝ̈ (šawyay))

  1. singular construct state of ܫܲܘܝܵܐ (šawyā, equal)
    ܡܬܲܠܬܵܐ ܫܘܹܐ ܐܸܠܥܹ̈ܐmtaltā šwē ilˁēequilateral triangle (literally, “triangle equal of sides”)

Etymology 3

Ultimately borrowed from Hebrew שְׁוָא (shva), (itself from Classical Syriac ܫܘܵܝܵܐ) and likely through English schwa and German Schwa; therefore doublet of ܫܘܵܝܵܐ (šwāyā, sign consisting of two vertical dots used to separate parts of a sentence).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܫܘܵܐ (šwām

  1. schwa (unstressed vowel sound)