шеме

Eastern Mari

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃeme/
• Rhymes: -eme
• Hyphenation: ше‧ме

Adjective

шеме • (šeme) (predicative)

1. long form of шем (šem)
2. black

   чия шеме

   čija šeme

   the paint is black

3. dark, gloomy, black
4. swarthy (having a dark complexion)
5. dirty
6. heavy, rough, dirty (work)
7. (figuratively) black, negative, wrong
8. (figuratively) black, grave, dismal, dark, terrible, awful, dreadful, bad
9. (figuratively) malicious, malevolent, spiteful, vile, mean, treacherous
10. (figuratively) magical, dark, arcane (connected to dark forces)
11. (figuratively) ignorant, backward, uncultured, uncouth

Noun

шеме • (šeme)

1. blackness, black, black color/colour

Declension

Declension of шеме
	singular	plural
nominative	шеме (šeme)	шеме-влак (šeme-vlak)
accusative	шемым (šemym)	шеме-влакым (šeme-vlakym)
genitive	шемын (šemyn)	шеме-влакын (šeme-vlakyn)
dative	шемылан (šemylan)	шеме-влаклан (šeme-vlaklan)
comitative	шемыге (šemyge)	шеме-влакге (šeme-vlakge)
comparative	шемыла (šemyla)	шеме-влакла (šeme-vlakla)
inessive	шемыште (šemyšte)	шеме-влакыште (šeme-vlakyšte)
illative (short)	шемыш (šemyš)	шеме-влакыш (šeme-vlakyš)
illative (long)	шемышке (šemyške)	шеме-влакышке (šeme-vlakyške)
lative	шемеш (šemeš)	шеме-влакеш (šeme-vlakeš)

Possessed forms of шеме
	singular	plural
1st person	шемем (šemem)	шемына (šemyna)
2nd person	шемет (šemet)	шемыда (šemyda)
3rd person	шемыже (šemyže)	шемышт (šemyšt)

References

• J. Bradley et al. (2023) “шеме”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna