Arabic

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Root
س م ك (s m k)
4 terms

Etymology 1

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From the root س م ك (s-m-k), meaning “to be elevated or lofty”, “to be supported or held up”, “to sustain”; hence the meaning of “a source of sustenance”, “a mainstay or staple-food”. Cognate with Hebrew סָמַך (samak, to lean, lay, rest, support) attested in the Bible with the similar semantic sense “to sustain” or “to nourish”.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sa.mak/
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Noun

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سَمَك (samakm (collective, singulative سَمَكَة f (samaka), plural أَسْماك (ʔasmāk) or سِمَاك (simāk) or سُمُوك (sumūk))

  1. fish
    السَّرْدِينَ عِبَارَةً عَنْ سَمَكِ زَيْتَي صَغِيرٍ يُمْكِنُ أَكْلُهُ بِالْكَامِلِ.
    as-sardīna ʕibāratan ʕan samaki zaytay ṣaḡīrin yumkinu ʔakluhu bi-l-kāmili.
    Sardines are small, oily fish that can be eaten whole.
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Descendants
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  • Gulf Arabic: سمچ (simič, simač)
  • Iraqi Arabic: سمچ (simač)
  • Ge'ez: ሰመክ (sämäk)
  • Ottoman Turkish: سمك (semek)
  • Swahili: samaki

Etymology 2

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From the root س م ك (s-m-k) in the sense of "to nourish", "to make well-fed", "to fatten up livestock".

Verb

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سَمَّكَ (sammaka) II (non-past يُسَمِّكُ (yusammiku), verbal noun تَسْمِيك (tasmīk))

  1. to thicken
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Noun

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سُمْك (sumkm

  1. thickness
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Etymology 3

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From the root س م ك (s-m-k), in the sense of "to be elevated or lofty", "to be supported or held up".

Noun

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سَمْك (samkm

  1. roof, ceiling
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References

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Hijazi Arabic

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Root
س م ك
1 term

Etymology

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From Arabic سَمَك (samak).

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Noun

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سمك (samakm (collective, singulative سمكة f (samak), plural سمكات (samakāt))

  1. fish

Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic سَمَك (samak, fish).

Noun

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سمك (semek) (plural سماك (simak))

  1. fish, a cold-blooded animal that lives in water
    Synonyms: بالق (balık), حوت (hut), ماهی (mahi)

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Further reading

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South Levantine Arabic

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Root
س م ك
2 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic سَمَك (samak).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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سمك (samakm (collective, singulative سمكة f (samake), paucal سمكات (samakāt))

  1. fish