ܫܘܚܐ

Inherited from Aramaic שׁוּחָא (šūḥā), from Akkadian 𒄑𒅇𒆪 (^GIŠÙ.SUḪ₅ /⁠ašūḫu⁠/), from Hurrian 𒀸𒌋𒄭 (AŠ.U.ḪI /⁠ašoḫe⁠/, “fir; mealtime (due to cooking fumes)”); compare also in Classical Mandaic ࡀࡔࡅࡇࡀ (/⁠ʾašūḥā⁠/), Hebrew אַשּׁוּחַ ('ashúakh) and Arabic شُوح (šūḥ).

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ܫܘܼܚܵܐ • (šūḥā) m (plural ܫܘܼܚܹ̈ܐ (šūḥē))

1. fir

From Akkadian 𒄑𒅇𒆪 (^GIŠÙ.SUḪ₅ /⁠ašūḫu⁠/), from Hurrian 𒀸𒌋𒄭 (AŠ.U.ḪI /⁠ašoḫe⁠/, “fir; mealtime (due to cooking fumes)”). Also Jewish Palestinian Aramaic שׁוּחָא (/⁠šūḥā⁠/, “fir”), Jewish Babylonian Aramaic אֲשׁוּחִי (/⁠ʾăšūḥī⁠/, “fir”), Classical Mandaic ࡀࡔࡅࡇࡀ (/⁠ʾašūḥā⁠/, “fir”), Hebrew אַשּׁוּחַ (ʾaššūaḥ, “fir”), Arabic شُوح (šūḥ, “fir”).

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ܫܘܚܐ • (šūḥā) m (plural ܫܘܚܐ)

1. kind of tree, probably fir

• “ašūḫu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎, volume 1, A, part 2, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1968, pages 478–479
• “šwḥ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 24 September 2018
• D'beth Yahkub, Yuyakim (2016) Key of Language: Syriac Dictionary (in Classical Syriac), Mount Izlo in Tur Abdin, Nusaybin, Turkey: St. Augin Monastery Press, page 1838b
• Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden‎ (in German), volume 3, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 39–40