ܨܪܘܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܨܪܘܐ (ṣarwā, “fragrant cedar resin or bark”) with a semantic development to “coffee beans”.
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [sˤar.wɑː]
Noun
ܨܲܪܘܵܐ • (ṣarwā) m sg (plural ܨܲܪ̈ܘܹܐ (ṣarwē))
- balsam, balm
- coffee beans, coffee
- Synonym: ܩܲܗܘܵܐ (qahwā)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܨܪܲܘ (ṣraw) | 1st person | ܨܲܪܘܝܼ (ṣarwī) | ܨܲܪܘܲܢ (ṣarwan) | |||
| construct | ܨܪܲܘ (ṣraw) | 2nd person | ܨܲܪܘܘܼܟ݂ (ṣarwōḵ) | ܨܲܪܘܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣarwāḵ) | ܨܲܪܘܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣarwawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܨܲܪܘܵܐ (ṣarwā) | 3rd person | ܨܲܪܘܹܗ (ṣarwēh) | ܨܲܪܘܵܗ̇ (ṣarwāh) | ܨܲܪܘܗܘܿܢ (ṣarwhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܨܲܪ̈ܘܝܼܢ (ṣarwīn) | 1st person | ܨܲܪ̈ܘܝܼ (ṣarwī) | ܨܲܪ̈ܘܲܢ (ṣarwan) | |||
| construct | ܨܲܪ̈ܘܲܝ (ṣarway) | 2nd person | ܨܲܪ̈ܘܘܼܟ݂ (ṣarwōḵ) | ܨܲܪ̈ܘܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣarwāḵ) | ܨܲܪ̈ܘܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣarwawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܨܲܪ̈ܘܹܐ (ṣarwē) | 3rd person | ܨܲܪ̈ܘܘܼܗܝ (ṣarwūh) | ܨܲܪ̈ܘܘܼܗ̇ (ṣarwōh) | ܨܲܪ̈ܘܲܝܗܘܿܢ (ṣarwayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܨܲܪܘܵܐ (bēṯ ṣarwā, “coffee shop”)