Amharic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Semitic *šamāy- (sky, heaven).

Noun edit

ሰማይ (sämaym

  1. heaven
  2. sky

Ge'ez edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Semitic *šamāy- (sky, heaven).

Noun edit

ሰማይ (sämay) (accusative singular ሰማየ, plural ሰማያት)

  1. heaven
    • Genesis 1:1:
      በቀዳሚ ፡ ገብረ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ሰማየ ፡ ወምድረ ።
      bäḳädami gäbrä ʾəgziʾäbḥer sämayä wämdərä .
      In the beginning God created Heaven and Earth.
  2. sky

Tigrinya edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Semitic *šamāy- (sky, heaven).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ሰማይ (sämaym

  1. heaven
  2. sky
  3. firmament