ܣܘܗܕܐ

ܣܘܗܕܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܣ ܗ ܕ‎ (s h d)
1 term

Etymology

From Persian سودا‎ (sowdâ, “melancholy; passion”), from Arabic سَوْدَاء‎ (sawdāʾ, “black bile”). Reinterpreted as being from the root ܣ ܗ ܕ‎ (s h d)

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [sohːdɑː]

Noun

ܣܵܘܗܕܵܐ • (sāwhdā) m (plural ܣܵܘܗܕܹ̈ܐ (sāwhdē))

1. enthusiasm, passion

   ‏ܠܲܝܬ ܠܝܼ ܣܵܘܗܕܵܐ‎‎ ― layt lī sāwhdā ― I can't be bothered (literally, “I have no enthusiasm”)

2. contentment, satisfaction

   ‏ܣܵܘܗܕܹܗ ܒܹܐ݇ܬܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ‎ ― sāwhdēh bētāyā ìlēh ― He is satisfied (literally, “His satisfaction is coming”)

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܵܘܗܕܵܐ (sāwhdā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܵܘܗܕܝܼ‎ (sāwhdī)		ܣܵܘܗܕܲܢ‎ (sāwhdan)
	construct	ܣܵܘܗܕ‎ (sāwhd)	2nd person	ܣܵܘܗܕܘܼܟ݂‎ (sāwhduḵ)	ܣܵܘܗܕܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (sāwhdāḵ)	ܣܵܘܗܕܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (sāwhdāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܣܵܘܗܕܵܐ (sāwhdā)	3rd person	ܣܵܘܗܕܹܗ‎ (sāwhdēh)	ܣܵܘܗܕܘܿܗ̇‎ (sāwhdoh)	ܣܵܘܗܕܗܘܿܢ‎ (sāwhdhon)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܵܘܗܕܝܼ̈‎ (sāwhdī)		ܣܵܘܗܕܲܢ̈‎ (sāwhdan)
	construct	ܣܵܘܗܕܲܝ̈‎ (sāwhday)	2nd person	ܣܵܘܗܕܘܼ̈ܟ݂‎ (sāwhduḵ)	ܣܵܘܗܕܵܟ݂ܝ̈‎ (sāwhdāḵ)	ܣܵܘܗܕܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (sāwhdāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܣܵܘܗܕܹ̈ܐ (sāwhdē)	3rd person	ܣܵܘܗܕܘܼ̈ܗܝ‎ (sāwhduh)	ܣܵܘܗܕ̈ܘܿܗ̇‎ (sāwhdoh)	ܣܵܘܗܕܗ̈ܘܿܢ‎ (sāwhdhon)

See also

• (enthusiasm): ܛܢܵܢܵܐ‎ (ṭnānā), ܬܲܙܝܼܙܘܼܬܵܐ‎ (tazīzutā), ܝܲܐܝܼܒ݂ܘܼܬܵܐ‎ (yaʾīḇutā)
• (passion): ܚܲܫܵܐ‎ (ḥaššā)

References

• “ܣܵܘܗܕܵܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, accessed 2022-12-29