ܫܘܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܫ ܘ ܐ (š w ˀ)
5 terms

From Aramaic שְׁוָא (šəwā); cognate to Arabic سَاوَى (sāwā).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈʃɑːweː]

Verb

ܫܵܘܹܐ • (šāwē)

to be equal
to be worthy
to level, spread
(mathematics) equals, is equal to, has the same value as
ܬܪܹܝܢ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܬܪܹܝܢ ܫܵܘܹܐ ܐܲܪܒܥܵܐ ― trēn yatīr trēn šāwē arbˁā ― two plus two equals four

Usage notes

The mathematical sense of “equals” is a learned borrowing from Classical Syriac as a defective verb therefore it dosen't inflect and is just used as an active participle.

Conjugation

Conjugation of *ܫܵܘܹܐ*
		singular			plural
gerund	ܫܘܵܝܵܐ (šwāyā)
verbal noun	ܫܘܵܝܵܐ (šwāyā)

passive participle	m	ܫܸܘܝܵܐ (šiwyā)			ܫܸܘܝܹ̈ܐ (šiwyē)
passive participle	f	ܫܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (šwīṯā)			ܫܸܘܝܹ̈ܐ (šiwyē)
agent noun	m	ܫܵܘܘܿܝܵܐ (šāwōyā)			ܫܵܘܘܿܝܹ̈ܐ (šāwōyē)
agent noun	f	ܫܵܘܘܿܝܬܵܐ (šāwōytā)			ܫܵܘܘܿܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (šāwōyāṯā)
instance noun		ܫܘܵܝܬܵܐ (šwāytā)			ܫ̈ܘܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (šwāyāṯā)

		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	ܫܘܹܐ ܠܝܼ (šwē lī)	ܫܘܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (šwē lūḵ)	ܫܘܹܐ ܠܹܗ (šwē lēh)	ܫܘܹܐ ܠܲܢ (šwē lan)	ܫܘܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šwē lāwḵōn)	ܫܘܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (šwē lhōn)
past	f	ܫܘܹܐ ܠܝܼ (šwē lī)	ܫܘܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (šwē lāḵ)	ܫܘܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (šwē lāh)	ܫܘܹܐ ܠܲܢ (šwē lan)	ܫܘܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šwē lāwḵōn)	ܫܘܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (šwē lhōn)
non-past	m	ܫܵܘܹܝܢ (šāwēn)	ܫܵܘܹܝܬ (šāwēt)	ܫܵܘܹܐ (šāwē)	ܫܵܘܹܝܚ (šāwēḥ)	ܫܵܘܹܝܬܘܿܢ (šāwētōn)	ܫܵܘܝܼ (šāwī)
non-past	f	ܫܵܘܝܵܢ (šāwyān)	ܫܵܘܝܵܬܝ (šāwyāt)	ܫܵܘܝܵܐ (šāwyā)	ܫܵܘܹܝܚ (šāwēḥ)	ܫܵܘܹܝܬܘܿܢ (šāwētōn)	ܫܵܘܝܼ (šāwī)
imperative	m		ܫܘܝܼ (šwī)			ܫܘܲܘ (šwaw)
imperative	f		ܫܘܲܝ (šway)			ܫܘܲܘ (šwaw)
passive past	m	ܫܘܹܝܢ (šwēn)	ܫܘܹܝܬ (šwēt)	ܫܘܹܐ (šwē)	ܫܘܹܝܚ (šwēḥ)	ܫܘܹܝܬܘܿܢ (šwētōn)	ܫܘܲܝ (šway)
passive past	f	ܫܸܘܝܲܢ (šiwyan)	ܫܸܘܝܲܬܝ (šiwyat)	ܫܸܘܝܵܐ (šiwyā)	ܫܘܹܝܚ (šwēḥ)	ܫܘܹܝܬܘܿܢ (šwētōn)	ܫܘܲܝ (šway)

Generated by {{Template:aii-conj/G-weak-3i|ܫ|ܘ}}

Synonyms

(to be equal): ܕܵܡܹܐ (dāmē), ܦܵܚܹܡ (pāḥēm), ܣܵܒ݂ܹܗ (sāḇēh)

Etymology 2

Root
ܫ ܘ ܐ (š w ˀ)
5 terms

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈʃəweː]

Adjective

ܫܘܹܐ • (šwē) m sg (feminine ܫܘܝܼܬ (šwīt), plural ܫܲܘܝܲܝ̈ (šawyay))

singular construct state of ܫܲܘܝܵܐ (šawyā, “equal”)
ܡܬܲܠܬܵܐ ܫܘܹܐ ܐܸܠܥܹ̈ܐ ― mtaltā šwē ilˁē ― equilateral triangle (literally, “triangle equal of sides”)

Etymology 3

Ultimately borrowed from Hebrew שְׁוָא (shva), (itself from Classical Syriac ܫܘܵܝܵܐ) and likely through English schwa and German Schwa; therefore doublet of ܫܘܵܝܵܐ (šwāyā, sign consisting of two vertical dots used to separate parts of a sentence).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈʃwɑː]

Noun

ܫܘܵܐ • (šwā) m

schwa (unstressed vowel sound)