ܣܬܘܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܣ ܬ ܐ (s t ˀ)
3 terms

From ܣܸܬ݂ܘܵܐ (siṯwā, winter) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [sɪθwɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܣܸܬ݂ܘܵܝܵܐ • (siṯwāyā) (feminine ܣܸܬ݂ܘܵܝܬܵܐ (siṯwāytā), plural ܣܸܬ݂ܘܵܝܹ̈ܐ (siṯwāyē))

  1. wintry, hibernal

Derived terms

  • ܛܪܘܿܦܝܼܩܘܿܣ ܣܸܬ݂ܘܵܝܵܐ (ṭrōpīqōs siṯwāyā, winter solstice)