ܣܬܘܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܣܬܘܐ

Etymology

Root
ܣ ܬ ܐ (s t ˀ)
2 terms

From Aramaic סַתְוָא (saṯwā); related to Arabic شِتَاء (šitāʔ) and Hebrew סְתָו (s'táv, “autumn”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sɪθ.wɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [sɪt.wɑː]

Noun

ܣܸܬ݂ܘܵܐ • (siṯwā) m (plural ܣܸܬ݂ܘܹ̈ܐ (siṯwē))

1. winter (season of short days and cold temperatures)

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܸܬ݂ܘܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܣܸܬ݂ܘܝܼ (siṯwī)		ܣܸܬ݂ܘܲܢ (siṯwan)
	construct	ܣܬܲܘ (staw)		2nd person	ܣܸܬ݂ܘܘܼܟ݂ (siṯwūḵ)	ܣܸܬ݂ܘܵܟ݂ܝ (siṯwāḵ)	ܣܸܬ݂ܘܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (siṯwāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܸܬ݂ܘܵܐ (siṯwā)		3rd person	ܣܸܬ݂ܘܹܗ (siṯwēh)	ܣܸܬ݂ܘܵܗ̇ (siṯwāh)	ܣܸܬ݂ܘܗܘܿܢ (siṯwhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܣܸܬ݂ܘܝܼ̈ (siṯwī)		ܣܸܬ݂ܘܲܢ̈ (siṯwan)
	construct	ܣܸܬ݂ܘܲܝ̈ (siṯway)		2nd person	ܣܸܬ݂ܘܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (siṯwūḵ)	ܣܸܬ݂ܘܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (siṯwāḵ)	ܣܸܬ݂ܘܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (siṯwāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܸܬ݂ܘܹ̈ܐ (siṯwē)		3rd person	ܣܸܬ݂ܘܘܼ̈ܗܝ (siṯwūh)	ܣܸܬ݂ܘ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (siṯwōh)	ܣܸܬ݂ܘܗ̈ܘܿܢ (siṯwhōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܹܝܬ ܡܲܣܬܝܵܐ (bēt mastyā, “hibernacle”)
• ܛܪܘܿܦܝܼܩܘܿܣ ܣܸܬ݂ܘܵܝܵܐ (ṭrōpīqōs siṯwāyā, “winter solstice”)
• ܡܲܣܬܝܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mastyānūṯā, “hibernation”)
• ܡܲܣܬܹܐ (mastē, “to hibernate”)
• ܣܸܬ݂ܘܵܝܵܐ (siṯwāyā, “wintry, hibernal”)

Coordinate terms

• seasons: ܐܸܩܡܹ̈ܐ (iqmē): ܪܒ݂ܝܼܥܵܐ (rḇīˁā)/ܒܹܝܬ݇ ܢܝܼ̈ܣܵܢܹ̈ܐ (bēy nīsānē) · ܩܲܝܛܵܐ (qayṭā) · ܬܸܫܪ̈ܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (tišryawwāṯā) · ܣܸܬ݂ܘܵܐ (siṯwā) ^[edit]

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Arabic شِتَاء (šitāʔ, “winter”) and Hebrew סְתָו (səṯāw, “autumn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [saθwɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [saθwe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܣܬܘܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܣܬܘܐ)

1. winter
2. storm

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܬܘܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܬܘ		1st person	ܣܬܘܝ		ܣܬܘܢ
	construct	ܣܬܘ		2nd person	ܣܬܘܟ	ܣܬܘܟܝ	ܣܬܘܟܘܢ	ܣܬܘܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܬܘܐ		3rd person	ܣܬܘܗ	ܣܬܘܗ	ܣܬܘܗܘܢ	ܣܬܘܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܣܬܘܝܢ		1st person	ܣܬܘܝ		ܣܬܘܝܢ
	construct	ܣܬܘܝ		2nd person	ܣܬܘܝܟ	ܣܬܘܝܟܝ	ܣܬܘܝܟܘܢ	ܣܬܘܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܬܘܐ		3rd person	ܣܬܘܘܗܝ	ܣܬܘܝܗ	ܣܬܘܝܗܘܢ	ܣܬܘܝܗܝܢ

References

• “stw”, 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. 239a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 393b
• 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. 1051a-b

Turoyo

Etymology

From Aramaic ܣܬܘܐ (saṯwā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saθwo/

Noun

ܣܰܬ݂ܘܳܐ • (saṯwo) m

1. winter (season)

See also

Seasons in Turoyo · ܫܘܚܠܳܦܶܐ (šuḥlofe) (layout · text) · category
ܪܰܒܷܥ (rabëc, “spring”)	ܩܰܝܛܳܐ (qayṭo, “summer”)	ܬܷܫܪܳܝܳܬ݂ܶܐ (tëšroyoṯe, “autumn”)	ܣܰܬ݂ܘܳܐ (saṯwo, “winter”)