ܫܥܘܥܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܫܲܘܥܵܐ (šawˁā), ܟ̰ܲܘܥܵܐ (čawˁā)

Etymology

Root
ܫ ܥ ܥ (š ˁ ˁ)
1 term

Derived from the verb ܫܵܐܹܥ (šāˀēˁ, “to smoothen”) of the adjectival pattern 1a22ū3ā; compare Classical Syriac ܫܥܝܥܐ (šaʿʿīʿā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃaʕʕuːʕaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃˤoːʕa]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃˤuvva], [t͡ʃˤoːja]

Adjective

ܫܲܥܘܼܥܵܐ or ܫܥܘܿܥܵܐ • (šaˁūˁā or šˁōˁā) (feminine ܫܲܥܘܼܥܬܵܐ (šaˁuˁtā), plural ܫܲܥܘܼܥܹ̈ܐ (šaˁūˁē))

1. smooth, sleek

   Antonym: ܚܲܨܘܼܦܵܐ (ḥaṣūpā)

2. slippery

   Synonym: ܫܲܪܘܼܥܵܐ (šarūˁā)

Derived terms

• ܫܲܥܘܼܥܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (šaˁūˁāˀīṯ)
• ܫܲܥܘܼܥܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (šaˁūˁūṯā)