ܚܡܘܨܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܚ ܡ ܨ‎ (ḥ m ṣ)
1 term

Etymology

From Aramaic חַמוּצָא‎ (ḥamuṣā); cognate to Hebrew חָמוּץ‎ (khamútz) and Arabic حَامِض‎ (ḥāmiḍ). Doublet of ܚܲܡܝܼܥܵܐ‎ (ḥamīˁā, “leavened”).

Pronunciation

(standard) IPA^(key): [xa.muːsˤɑː]

Adjective

ܚܲܡܘܼܨܵܐ • (ḥamūṣā) (feminine ܚܲܡܘܼܨܬܵܐ‎ (ḥamūṣtā), plural ܚܲܡܘܼܨܹ̈ܐ (ḥamūṣē))

sour, unripe, acidic
‏ܠܝܼܡܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ ܐܝܼܬ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܛܲܥܡܵܐ ܚܲܡܘܼܨܵܐ‎‎
līmōnē īt lhōn ṭaˁmā ḥamūṣā
Lemons have a sour taste

Antonyms

ܚܸܠܝܵܐ‎ (ḥilyā, “sweet”), ܡܲܪܝܼܪܵܐ‎ (marīrā, “bitter”)

Derived terms

ܚܲܡܘܼܨܵܐܝܼܬ݂‎ (ḥamūṣāˀīṯ, “sourly”)
ܚܲܡܘܼܨܘܼܬܵܐ‎ (ḥamūṣūtā, “sourness, acidity”)

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