ܨܚܘܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܨ ܚ ܚ (ṣ ḥ ḥ)
1 term

ܨܚܘܐ

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Syriac ܨܲܚܘܵܐ (ṣaḥwā), Arabic صَحْو (ṣaḥw), and Hebrew צַח (ṣaḥ).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [sˤɪx.wɑː]

Noun

ܨܸܚܘܵܐ • (ṣiḥwā) m (uncountable)

1. fair weather, good weather, clear sky

   ܨܸܚܘܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܕܘܼܢܝܹܐ ― ṣiḥwā ìlāh dunyē ― The weather is fair

   • Matthew 16:2

     ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܝܼܠܹܗ ܪܲܡܫܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܐܵܡܪܝܼܬܘܿܢ، «ܨܸܚܘܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܕܘܼܢܝܹܐ ܣܵܒܵܒ ܣܡܝܼܩ ܠܹܗ ܫܡܲܝܵܐ».

     īman d-īlēh ramšā kē āmrītōn, “ṣiḥwā ìlāh dunyē sābāb smīq lēh šmayyā”.

     When it is evening you say, “It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.”

2. (figuratively) serenity, peace

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܸܚܘܵܐ (ṣiḥwā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܨܸܚܘܝܼ (ṣiḥwī)		ܨܸܚܘܲܢ (ṣiḥwan)
	construct	ܨܚܲܘ (ṣḥaw)	2nd person	ܨܸܚܘܘܼܟ݂ (ṣiḥwūḵ)	ܨܸܚܘܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣiḥwāḵ)	ܨܸܚܘܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣiḥwāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܨܸܚܘܵܐ (ṣiḥwā)	3rd person	ܨܸܚܘܹܗ (ṣiḥwēh)	ܨܸܚܘܵܗ̇ (ṣiḥwāh)	ܨܸܚܘܗܘܿܢ (ṣiḥwhōn)

Derived terms

• ܨܸܚܘܵܢܵܐ (ṣiḥwānā)
• ܨܲܚܘܸܢ (ṣaḥwin)
• ܡܨܲܚܹܐ (mṣaḥḥē)

See also

• ܒܲܣܝܼܡܵܐ (basīmā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܨ-ܚ-ܚ (ṣ-ḥ-ḥ) related to glowing. Compare Arabic صَحْو (ṣaḥw) and Hebrew צַח (ṣaḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤaħwɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܨܚܘܐ • (ṣaḥwā) m (uncountable)

1. good weather, clear sky
2. (figuratively) serenity, peace

Inflection

    declension of ܨܚܘܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܨܚܘ
construct	ܨܚܘ
emphatic	ܨܚܘܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܨܚܘܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܨܚܘܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܨܚܘܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܨܚܘܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܨܚܘܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܨܚܘܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܨܚܘܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܨܚܘܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܨܚܘܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܨܚܘܗܝܢ

References

• “ṣḥwˀ”, 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 301a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 477a
• 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 1282b