ܫܘܚܬܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܫ ܚ ܬ (š ḥ t)
3 terms

Pronunciation

Noun

ܫܘܼܚܬܵܐ • (šuḥtā) f (uncountable)

  1. rust, aerugo, tarnish, verdigris, patina
  2. tartar (on teeth), sordes
  3. dirt, grime, filth
  4. (figuratively) foulness
  5. trash, rubbish
  6. trash can

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Root
ܫ ܚ ܬ
1 term

Compare Akkadian 𒅖𒍏 (/⁠šuḫtu⁠/) and Arabic سُحْت (suḥt).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܫܘܚܬܐ • (šuḥtā) c (plural ܫܘܚܬܐ (šuḥtē))

  1. rust, aerugo, tarnish, verdigris, patina
  2. tartar (on teeth), sordes
  3. dirt, grime, filth
  4. venom
  5. (figuratively) foulness
  6. (figuratively, pathology) leprosy
    Synonym: ܓܪܒܐ (garəḇā)

References

  • “šwḥtˀ”, 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 366a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 564b
  • 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 1524a
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