ܫܥܘܬܐ

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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).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ܫܲܥܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (šaˁūṯā) (feminine ܫܲܥܘܼܬ݂ܬܵܐ (šaˁuṯtā), plural ܫܲܥ̈ܘܼܬ݂ܹܐ (šaˁūṯē))

  1. yellow

Noun

ܫܲܥܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (šaˁūṯāf sg (plural ܫܲܥܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ (šaˁwātē))

  1. wax, sealing wax
  2. yellow
Inflection

Etymology 2

ܫܥܘܬܐ

Color derived from the above.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ܫܥܘܿܬ݂ܵܐ (šˁōṯā) (feminine ܫܥܘܿܬ݂ܬܵܐ (šˁōṯtā), plural ܫܥܘܿܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (šˁōṯē))

  1. yellow

Noun

ܫܥܘܿܬ݂ܵܐ (šˁōṯām

  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

Noun

ܫܥܘܬܐ (transliteration needed) f (uncountable)

  1. wax, sealing wax
  2. wax-colour, yellow

Inflection

Derived terms

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