ܣܒܬܐ
sawta
The Aramaic word for grandma is ܣܒܬܐ (sawta).
The term is used to refer to a grandmother.
Meaning: grandmother (informal) (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is sawta.
Did you know?
- The word ܣܒܬܐ is derived from the root for 'old age', meaning a grandmother is literally described as 'the old woman'.
- Modern Hebrew סבתא (savta), 'grandma', was borrowed from this Aramaic word.
- Aramaic treats the concept of 'grandmother' and 'grandfather' using the same root ܣܒ, simply changing the gender of the ending.
