ܣܘܡܩܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܣ-ܡ-ܩ (s-m-q) related to reddening. Compare Hebrew סֹמֶק (sṓmeq).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [summɑqɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [summɑqe] (in the plural)

Adjective

ܣܘܡܩܐ • (summāqā) m (plural ܣܘܡܩܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܣܘܡܩܬܐ)

1. red, reddish, ruddy

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܘܡܩܐ

person	singular		plural
	m	f	m	f
absolute	ܣܘܡܩ	ܣܘܡܩܐ	ܣܘܡܩܝܢ	ܣܘܡܩܢ
construct	ܣܘܡܩ	ܣܘܡܩܬ	ܣܘܡܩܝ	ܣܘܡܩܬ
emphatic	ܣܘܡܩܐ	ܣܘܡܩܬܐ	ܣܘܡܩܐ	ܣܘܡܩܬܐ

Synonyms

• ܐܣܦܝܢܝܩܐ (ʾespaynīqā)

Noun

ܣܘܡܩܐ • (summāqā) m (plural ܣܘܡܩܐ (summāqē))

1. red (color)
2. (botany) sumac
3. red ink or dye
4. (in the plural) tanbark
5. (in the plural) red garments
6. (mineralogy) ruby, sard, cinnabar, minium, red lead
7. (numismatics) gold coin
8. (figuratively) disguise

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܘܡܩܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܘܡܩ		1st person	ܣܘܡܩܝ		ܣܘܡܩܢ
	construct	ܣܘܡܩ		2nd person	ܣܘܡܩܟ	ܣܘܡܩܟܝ	ܣܘܡܩܟܘܢ	ܣܘܡܩܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܘܡܩܐ		3rd person	ܣܘܡܩܗ	ܣܘܡܩܗ	ܣܘܡܩܗܘܢ	ܣܘܡܩܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܣܘܡܩܝܢ		1st person	ܣܘܡܩܝ		ܣܘܡܩܝܢ
	construct	ܣܘܡܩܝ		2nd person	ܣܘܡܩܝܟ	ܣܘܡܩܝܟܝ	ܣܘܡܩܝܟܘܢ	ܣܘܡܩܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܘܡܩܐ		3rd person	ܣܘܡܩܘܗܝ	ܣܘܡܩܝܗ	ܣܘܡܩܝܗܘܢ	ܣܘܡܩܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• (minium, red lead) ܡܟܪܐ (məḵārā)
• (sumac) ܐܘܓܐ

Descendants

• → Arabic: سُمَّاق (summāq)
  • Andalusian Arabic: سماق
    • → Catalan: sumac
    • → Galician: sumagre
    • → Portuguese: sumagre
    • → Spanish: zumaque
      • → Basque: zumake
  • → Italian: sommacco
  • → Medieval Latin: sumach
    • → Irish: sumach
    • Old French: sumac
      • Anglo-Norman: sumak
        • → Middle English: sumac
          • English: sumac
      • French: sumac
        • → Dutch: sumak
  • → Ottoman Turkish: صوماق (sumak, somak)
    • Turkish: sumak, somak
  • → Persian: سماق (somâq)
    • → Azerbaijani: sumaq
    • → Hindustani:

      Hindi: सुम्माक़ (summāq)

      Urdu: سماق (summāq)

References

• “swmq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-05-15
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 231b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 367a
• 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, pages 981b-982a