ܣܬܘܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܣܬܘܐ

Etymology

Root
ܣ ܬ ܐ (s t ˀ)
2 terms

From Aramaic סַתְוָא (saṯwā); related to Classical Syriac ܣܲܬ݂ܘܵܐ (“saṯwā”), Turoyo ܣܱܬ݂ܘܐ (säṯwo), Arabic شِتَاء (šitāʔ), and Hebrew סְתָו (s'táv, “autumn”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܣܸܬܘܵܐ • (sitwā) m (plural ܣܸܬܘܹ̈ܐ (sitwē))

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

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܸܬܘܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܣܸܬܘܝܼ (sitwī)		ܣܸܬܘܲܢ (sitwan)
	construct	ܣܬܲܘ (staw)		2nd person	ܣܸܬܘܘܼܟ݂ (sitwūḵ)	ܣܸܬܘܵܟ݂ܝ (sitwāḵ)	ܣܸܬܘܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sitwāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܸܬܘܵܐ (sitwā)		3rd person	ܣܸܬܘܹܗ (sitwēh)	ܣܸܬܘܵܗ̇ (sitwāh)	ܣܸܬܘܗܘܿܢ (sitwhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܣܸܬܘܝܼ̈ (sitwī)		ܣܸܬܘܲܢ̈ (sitwan)
	construct	ܣܸܬܘܲܝ̈ (sitway)		2nd person	ܣܸܬܘܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (sitwūḵ)	ܣܸܬܘܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (sitwāḵ)	ܣܸܬܘܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sitwāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܸܬܘܹ̈ܐ (sitwē)		3rd person	ܣܸܬܘܘܼ̈ܗܝ (sitwūh)	ܣܸܬܘ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (sitwōh)	ܣܸܬܘܗ̈ܘܿܢ (sitwhōn)

Coordinate terms

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

Derived terms

• ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܡܲܣܬܝܵܐ (bēṯ mastyā, “hibernacle”)
• ܛܪܘܿܦܝܼܩܘܿܣ ܣܸܬܘܵܝܵܐ (ṭrōpīqōs sitwāyā, “winter solstice”)
• ܡܲܣܬܝܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mastyānūṯā, “hibernation”)
• ܡܲܣܬܹܐ (mastē, “to hibernate”)
• ܣܸܬܘܵܝܵܐ (sitwāyā, “wintry, hibernal”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [saθwɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [saθwe] (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, page 239a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 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, →ISBN, pages 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”)