ܫܘܐ

From Aramaic שְׁוָא (šəwā); cognate to Arabic سَاوَى (sāwā).

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ˈʃɑːweː]

ܫܵܘܹܐ • (šāwē) (present participle ܫܘܵܝܵܐ (šwāyā), past participle ܫܸܘܝܵܐ (šiwyā))

1. to be equal
2. to be worthy
3. to level, spread
4. (mathematics) equals, is equal to, has the same value as

   ܬܪܹܝܢ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܬܪܹܝܢ ܫܵܘܹܐ ܐܲܪܒܥܵܐ ― trēn yatīr trēn šāwē arbˁā ― two plus two equals four

• The mathematical sense of “equals” is a learned borrowing from Classical Syriac as a defective verb therefore it dosen't inflect and is just used as an active participle.

• (to be equal): ܕܵܡܹܐ (dāmē), ܦܵܚܹܡ (pāḥēm), ܣܵܒ݂ܹܗ (sāḇēh)

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ˈʃəweː]

ܫܘܹܐ • (šwē) m sg (feminine ܫܘܝܼܬ (šwīt), plural ܫܲܘܝܲܝ̈ (šawyay))

1. singular construct state of ܫܲܘܝܵܐ (šawyā, “equal”)

   ܡܬܲܠܬܵܐ ܫܘܹܐ ܐܸܠܥܹ̈ܐ ― mtaltā šwē ilˁē ― equilateral triangle (literally, “triangle equal of sides”)

Ultimately borrowed from Hebrew שְׁוָא (shva), (itself from Classical Syriac ܫܘܵܝܵܐ) and likely through English schwa and German Schwa; therefore doublet of ܫܘܵܝܵܐ (šwāyā, sign consisting of two vertical dots used to separate parts of a sentence).

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ˈʃwɑː]

ܫܘܵܐ • (šwā) m

1. schwa (unstressed vowel sound)