ܚܡܘܨܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܚ ܡ ܨ (ḥ m ṣ)
4 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic חַמוּצָא (ḥamuṣā); cognate to Hebrew חָמוּץ (khamútz) and Arabic حَامِض (ḥāmiḍ). Doublet of ܚܲܡܝܼܥܵܐ (ḥamīˁā, “leavened”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [xammuːsˤɑː]

Adjective

ܚܲܡܘܼܨܵܐ • (ḥamūṣā) (feminine ܚܲܡܘܼܨܬܵܐ (ḥamuṣtā), plural ܚܲܡܘܼܨܹ̈ܐ (ḥamūṣē))

1. sour, unripe, acidic

   ܠܲܝܡܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܒܗܘܿܢ ܛܲܥܡܵܐ ܚܲܡܘܼܨܵܐ ― laymōnē īṯ bhōn ṭaˁmā ḥamūṣā ― Lemons have a sour taste

Derived terms

• ܚܲܡܘܼܨܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (ḥamūṣāˀīṯ, “sourly”)
• ܚܲܡܘܼܨܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥamūṣūṯā, “sourness, acidity”)

See also

Basic tastes in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܛܲܥܡܹ̈ܐ (ṭaˁmē) (layout · text)
ܚܸܠܝܵܐ (ḥilyā)	ܚܲܡܘܼܨܵܐ (ḥamūṣā)	ܡܲܠܘܼܚܵܐ (malūḥā)	ܡܲܪܝܼܪܵܐ (marīrā)	ܨܲܪܘܼܦܵܐ (ṣarūpā)	[Term?]