ܫܘܚܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܫ ܚ ܬ (š ḥ t)
3 terms

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃuħtaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʃuxta]

Noun

ܫܘܼܚܬܵܐ • (šuḥtā) f (uncountable)

1. rust, aerugo, tarnish, verdigris, patina
2. tartar (on teeth), sordes
3. dirt, grime, filth
4. (figuratively) foulness
5. trash, rubbish
6. trash can

Derived terms

• ܫܘܼܚܬܵܢܵܐ (šuḥtānā, “rusty, dirty”)
  • ܡܫܲܚܬܸܢ (mšaḥtin, “to be foul”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܫ-ܚ-ܬ (š-ḥ-t) related to rusting. Compare Akkadian 𒅖𒍏 (/⁠šuḫtu⁠/) and Arabic سُحْت (suḥt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (singular) [ʃuħtɑ]
• IPA^(key): (plural) [ʃuħte]

Noun

ܫܘܚܬܐ • (šuḥtā) c (plural ܫܘܚܬܐ (šuḥtē))

1. rust, aerugo, tarnish, verdigris, patina
2. tartar (on teeth), sordes
3. dirt, grime, filth
4. venom
5. (figuratively) foulness
6. (figuratively, pathology) leprosy

   Synonym: ܓܪܒܐ (garəḇā)

References

• “šwḥtˀ”, 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 366a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 564b
• 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, page 1524a