ܫܘܚܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܫ ܚ ܬ (š ḥ t)
3 terms

Pronunciation

Noun

ܫܘܼܚܬܵܐ • (šuḥtāf (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

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Root
ܫ ܚ ܬ
1 term

Compare Akkadian 𒅖𒍏 (/⁠šuḫtu⁠/) and Arabic سُحْت (suḥt).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܫܘܚܬܐ • (šuḥtāc (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, →ISBN, page 1524a