ܣܘܡܩܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܣ-ܡ-ܩ (s-m-q) related to reddening. Compare Hebrew סֹמֶק (sṓmeq).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [summɑqɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [summɑqe] (plural)
Adjective
ܣܘܡܩܐ • (summāqā) m (plural ܣܘܡܩܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܣܘܡܩܬܐ)
- red, reddish, ruddy
Inflection
declension of ܣܘܡܩܐ
masculine | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
absolute | ܣܘܡܩ | ܣܘܡܩܝܢ |
construct | ܣܘܡܩ | ܣܘܡܩܝ |
emphatic | ܣܘܡܩܐ | ܣܘܡܩܐ |
feminine | singular | plural |
absolute | ܣܘܡܩܐ | ܣܘܡܩܢ |
construct | ܣܘܡܩܬ | ܣܘܡܩܬ |
emphatic | ܣܘܡܩܬܐ | ܣܘܡܩܬܐ |
Synonyms
- ܐܣܦܝܢܝܩܐ (ʾespaynīqā)
Noun
ܣܘܡܩܐ • (summāqā) m (plural ܣܘܡܩܐ (summāqē))
- red (color)
- (botany) sumac
- red ink or dye
- (in the plural) tanbark
- (in the plural) red garments
- (mineralogy) ruby, sard, cinnabar, minium, red lead
- (numismatics) gold coin
- (figuratively) disguise
Inflection
inflection of ܣܘܡܩܐ
state | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
absolute | ܣܘܡܩ | ܣܘܡܩܝܢ |
construct | ܣܘܡܩ | ܣܘܡܩܝ |
emphatic | ܣܘܡܩܐ | ܣܘܡܩܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܣܘܡܩܝ | ܣܘܡܩܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܣܘܡܩܟ | ܣܘܡܩܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܣܘܡܩܟܝ | ܣܘܡܩܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܣܘܡܩܗ | ܣܘܡܩܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܣܘܡܩܗ | ܣܘܡܩܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܣܘܡܩܢ | ܣܘܡܩܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܣܘܡܩܟܘܢ | ܣܘܡܩܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܣܘܡܩܟܝܢ | ܣܘܡܩܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܣܘܡܩܗܘܢ | ܣܘܡܩܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܣܘܡܩܗܝܢ | ܣܘܡܩܝܗܝܢ |
Synonyms
- (minium, red lead) ܡܟܪܐ (məḵārā)
- (sumac) ܐܘܓܐ
Descendants
- → Arabic: سُمَّاق (summāq)
- Andalusian Arabic: سماق
- → Catalan: sumac
- → Galician: sumagre
- → Portuguese: sumagre
- → Spanish: zumaque
- → Basque: zumake
- → Italian: sommacco
- → Medieval Latin: sumach
- → Irish: sumach
- Old French: sumac
- Anglo-Norman: sumak
- → Middle English: sumac
- English: sumac
- → Middle English: sumac
- French: sumac
- → Dutch: sumak
- Anglo-Norman: sumak
- → Ottoman Turkish: صوماق (sumak, somak)
- Turkish: sumak, somak
- → Persian: سماق (somaq)
- → Azerbaijani: sumaq
- → Hindustani:
- Hindi: सुम्माक़ (summāq)
- Urdu: سماق (summāq)
- Andalusian Arabic: سماق
References
- “swmq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-05-15
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 231b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 367a
- 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 981b-982a