شمع
Arabic
editEtymology 1.1
editFrom the root ش م ع (š-m-ʕ) meaning "to spread or disperse", hence melting wax.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editشَمْع or شَمَع • (šamʕ or šamaʕ) m (collective, singulative شَمْعَة f (šamʕa) or شَمَعَة (šamaʕa), plural شُمُوع (šumūʕ))
Declension
editCollective | basic collective triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | شَمْع; شَمَع šamʕ; šamaʕ |
الشَّمْع; الشَّمَع aš-šamʕ; aš-šamaʕ |
شَمْع; شَمَع šamʕ; šamaʕ |
Nominative | شَمْعٌ; شَمَعٌ šamʕun; šamaʕun |
الشَّمْعُ; الشَّمَعُ aš-šamʕu; aš-šamaʕu |
شَمْعُ; شَمَعُ šamʕu; šamaʕu |
Accusative | شَمْعًا; شَمَعًا šamʕan; šamaʕan |
الشَّمْعَ; الشَّمَعَ aš-šamʕa; aš-šamaʕa |
شَمْعَ; شَمَعَ šamʕa; šamaʕa |
Genitive | شَمْعٍ; شَمَعٍ šamʕin; šamaʕin |
الشَّمْعِ; الشَّمَعِ aš-šamʕi; aš-šamaʕi |
شَمْعِ; شَمَعِ šamʕi; šamaʕi |
Singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | شَمْعَة; شَمَعَة šamʕa; šamaʕa |
الشَّمْعَة; الشَّمَعَة aš-šamʕa; aš-šamaʕa |
شَمْعَة; شَمَعَة šamʕat; šamaʕat |
Nominative | شَمْعَةٌ; شَمَعَةٌ šamʕatun; šamaʕatun |
الشَّمْعَةُ; الشَّمَعَةُ aš-šamʕatu; aš-šamaʕatu |
شَمْعَةُ; شَمَعَةُ šamʕatu; šamaʕatu |
Accusative | شَمْعَةً; شَمَعَةً šamʕatan; šamaʕatan |
الشَّمْعَةَ; الشَّمَعَةَ aš-šamʕata; aš-šamaʕata |
شَمْعَةَ; شَمَعَةَ šamʕata; šamaʕata |
Genitive | شَمْعَةٍ; شَمَعَةٍ šamʕatin; šamaʕatin |
الشَّمْعَةِ; الشَّمَعَةِ aš-šamʕati; aš-šamaʕati |
شَمْعَةِ; شَمَعَةِ šamʕati; šamaʕati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | شَمْعَتَيْن; شَمَعَتَيْن šamʕatayn; šamaʕatayn |
الشَّمْعَتَيْن; الشَّمَعَتَيْن aš-šamʕatayn; aš-šamaʕatayn |
شَمْعَتَيْ; شَمَعَتَيْ šamʕatay; šamaʕatay |
Nominative | شَمْعَتَانِ; شَمَعَتَانِ šamʕatāni; šamaʕatāni |
الشَّمْعَتَانِ; الشَّمَعَتَانِ aš-šamʕatāni; aš-šamaʕatāni |
شَمْعَتَا; شَمَعَتَا šamʕatā; šamaʕatā |
Accusative | شَمْعَتَيْنِ; شَمَعَتَيْنِ šamʕatayni; šamaʕatayni |
الشَّمْعَتَيْنِ; الشَّمَعَتَيْنِ aš-šamʕatayni; aš-šamaʕatayni |
شَمْعَتَيْ; شَمَعَتَيْ šamʕatay; šamaʕatay |
Genitive | شَمْعَتَيْنِ; شَمَعَتَيْنِ šamʕatayni; šamaʕatayni |
الشَّمْعَتَيْنِ; الشَّمَعَتَيْنِ aš-šamʕatayni; aš-šamaʕatayni |
شَمْعَتَيْ; شَمَعَتَيْ šamʕatay; šamaʕatay |
Paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | شَمْعَات; شَمَعَات šamʕāt; šamaʕāt |
الشَّمْعَات; الشَّمَعَات aš-šamʕāt; aš-šamaʕāt |
شَمْعَات; شَمَعَات šamʕāt; šamaʕāt |
Nominative | شَمْعَاتٌ; شَمَعَاتٌ šamʕātun; šamaʕātun |
الشَّمْعَاتُ; الشَّمَعَاتُ aš-šamʕātu; aš-šamaʕātu |
شَمْعَاتُ; شَمَعَاتُ šamʕātu; šamaʕātu |
Accusative | شَمْعَاتٍ; شَمَعَاتٍ šamʕātin; šamaʕātin |
الشَّمْعَاتِ; الشَّمَعَاتِ aš-šamʕāti; aš-šamaʕāti |
شَمْعَاتِ; شَمَعَاتِ šamʕāti; šamaʕāti |
Genitive | شَمْعَاتٍ; شَمَعَاتٍ šamʕātin; šamaʕātin |
الشَّمْعَاتِ; الشَّمَعَاتِ aš-šamʕāti; aš-šamaʕāti |
شَمْعَاتِ; شَمَعَاتِ šamʕāti; šamaʕāti |
Plural of variety | basic broken plural triptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | شُمُوع šumūʕ |
الشُّمُوع aš-šumūʕ |
شُمُوع šumūʕ |
Nominative | شُمُوعٌ šumūʕun |
الشُّمُوعُ aš-šumūʕu |
شُمُوعُ šumūʕu |
Accusative | شُمُوعًا šumūʕan |
الشُّمُوعَ aš-šumūʕa |
شُمُوعَ šumūʕa |
Genitive | شُمُوعٍ šumūʕin |
الشُّمُوعِ aš-šumūʕi |
شُمُوعِ šumūʕi |
Descendants
edit- Maltese: xema’
- → Amharic: ሻማ (šama)
- → Aramaic:
- Classical Syriac: ܫܡܥܐ (šamʿā)
- → Azerbaijani: şam, şəm
- → Bengali: শামা (śama)
- → Ge'ez: ሠምዕ (śämʿ)
- → Persian: شمع (šam')
- → Somali: shumac
- ⇒ Swahili: mshumaa
Etymology 1.2
editProbably denominal.
Verb
editشَمَّعَ • (šammaʕa) II (non-past يُشَمِّعُ (yušammiʕu), verbal noun تَشْمِيع (tašmīʕ))
Conjugation
editverbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
تَشْمِيع tašmīʕ | |||||||||||
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
مُشَمِّع mušammiʕ | |||||||||||
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
مُشَمَّع mušammaʕ | |||||||||||
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | شَمَّعْتُ šammaʕtu |
شَمَّعْتَ šammaʕta |
شَمَّعَ šammaʕa |
شَمَّعْتُمَا šammaʕtumā |
شَمَّعَا šammaʕā |
شَمَّعْنَا šammaʕnā |
شَمَّعْتُمْ šammaʕtum |
شَمَّعُوا šammaʕū | |||
f | شَمَّعْتِ šammaʕti |
شَمَّعَتْ šammaʕat |
شَمَّعَتَا šammaʕatā |
شَمَّعْتُنَّ šammaʕtunna |
شَمَّعْنَ šammaʕna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | أُشَمِّعُ ʔušammiʕu |
تُشَمِّعُ tušammiʕu |
يُشَمِّعُ yušammiʕu |
تُشَمِّعَانِ tušammiʕāni |
يُشَمِّعَانِ yušammiʕāni |
نُشَمِّعُ nušammiʕu |
تُشَمِّعُونَ tušammiʕūna |
يُشَمِّعُونَ yušammiʕūna | |||
f | تُشَمِّعِينَ tušammiʕīna |
تُشَمِّعُ tušammiʕu |
تُشَمِّعَانِ tušammiʕāni |
تُشَمِّعْنَ tušammiʕna |
يُشَمِّعْنَ yušammiʕna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | أُشَمِّعَ ʔušammiʕa |
تُشَمِّعَ tušammiʕa |
يُشَمِّعَ yušammiʕa |
تُشَمِّعَا tušammiʕā |
يُشَمِّعَا yušammiʕā |
نُشَمِّعَ nušammiʕa |
تُشَمِّعُوا tušammiʕū |
يُشَمِّعُوا yušammiʕū | |||
f | تُشَمِّعِي tušammiʕī |
تُشَمِّعَ tušammiʕa |
تُشَمِّعَا tušammiʕā |
تُشَمِّعْنَ tušammiʕna |
يُشَمِّعْنَ yušammiʕna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | أُشَمِّعْ ʔušammiʕ |
تُشَمِّعْ tušammiʕ |
يُشَمِّعْ yušammiʕ |
تُشَمِّعَا tušammiʕā |
يُشَمِّعَا yušammiʕā |
نُشَمِّعْ nušammiʕ |
تُشَمِّعُوا tušammiʕū |
يُشَمِّعُوا yušammiʕū | |||
f | تُشَمِّعِي tušammiʕī |
تُشَمِّعْ tušammiʕ |
تُشَمِّعَا tušammiʕā |
تُشَمِّعْنَ tušammiʕna |
يُشَمِّعْنَ yušammiʕna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر |
m | شَمِّعْ šammiʕ |
شَمِّعَا šammiʕā |
شَمِّعُوا šammiʕū |
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f | شَمِّعِي šammiʕī |
شَمِّعْنَ šammiʕna | ||||||||||
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | شُمِّعْتُ šummiʕtu |
شُمِّعْتَ šummiʕta |
شُمِّعَ šummiʕa |
شُمِّعْتُمَا šummiʕtumā |
شُمِّعَا šummiʕā |
شُمِّعْنَا šummiʕnā |
شُمِّعْتُمْ šummiʕtum |
شُمِّعُوا šummiʕū | |||
f | شُمِّعْتِ šummiʕti |
شُمِّعَتْ šummiʕat |
شُمِّعَتَا šummiʕatā |
شُمِّعْتُنَّ šummiʕtunna |
شُمِّعْنَ šummiʕna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | أُشَمَّعُ ʔušammaʕu |
تُشَمَّعُ tušammaʕu |
يُشَمَّعُ yušammaʕu |
تُشَمَّعَانِ tušammaʕāni |
يُشَمَّعَانِ yušammaʕāni |
نُشَمَّعُ nušammaʕu |
تُشَمَّعُونَ tušammaʕūna |
يُشَمَّعُونَ yušammaʕūna | |||
f | تُشَمَّعِينَ tušammaʕīna |
تُشَمَّعُ tušammaʕu |
تُشَمَّعَانِ tušammaʕāni |
تُشَمَّعْنَ tušammaʕna |
يُشَمَّعْنَ yušammaʕna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | أُشَمَّعَ ʔušammaʕa |
تُشَمَّعَ tušammaʕa |
يُشَمَّعَ yušammaʕa |
تُشَمَّعَا tušammaʕā |
يُشَمَّعَا yušammaʕā |
نُشَمَّعَ nušammaʕa |
تُشَمَّعُوا tušammaʕū |
يُشَمَّعُوا yušammaʕū | |||
f | تُشَمَّعِي tušammaʕī |
تُشَمَّعَ tušammaʕa |
تُشَمَّعَا tušammaʕā |
تُشَمَّعْنَ tušammaʕna |
يُشَمَّعْنَ yušammaʕna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | أُشَمَّعْ ʔušammaʕ |
تُشَمَّعْ tušammaʕ |
يُشَمَّعْ yušammaʕ |
تُشَمَّعَا tušammaʕā |
يُشَمَّعَا yušammaʕā |
نُشَمَّعْ nušammaʕ |
تُشَمَّعُوا tušammaʕū |
يُشَمَّعُوا yušammaʕū | |||
f | تُشَمَّعِي tušammaʕī |
تُشَمَّعْ tušammaʕ |
تُشَمَّعَا tušammaʕā |
تُشَمَّعْنَ tušammaʕna |
يُشَمَّعْنَ yušammaʕna |
Etymology 2.1
editFrom the root ش م ع (š-m-ʕ) in the sense of "to disperse or go away", "to be away from work", hence "to be at leisure".
Verb
editشَمَعَ • (šamaʕa) I (non-past يَشْمَعُ (yašmaʕu), verbal noun شَمْع (šamʕ) or شُمُوع (šumūʕ) or مَشْمَعَة (mašmaʕa))
Conjugation
editverbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
شَمْع, شُمُوع, مَشْمَعَة šamʕ, šumūʕ, mašmaʕa | |||||||||||
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
شَامِع šāmiʕ | |||||||||||
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | شَمَعْتُ šamaʕtu |
شَمَعْتَ šamaʕta |
شَمَعَ šamaʕa |
شَمَعْتُمَا šamaʕtumā |
شَمَعَا šamaʕā |
شَمَعْنَا šamaʕnā |
شَمَعْتُمْ šamaʕtum |
شَمَعُوا šamaʕū | |||
f | شَمَعْتِ šamaʕti |
شَمَعَتْ šamaʕat |
شَمَعَتَا šamaʕatā |
شَمَعْتُنَّ šamaʕtunna |
شَمَعْنَ šamaʕna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | أَشْمَعُ ʔašmaʕu |
تَشْمَعُ tašmaʕu |
يَشْمَعُ yašmaʕu |
تَشْمَعَانِ tašmaʕāni |
يَشْمَعَانِ yašmaʕāni |
نَشْمَعُ našmaʕu |
تَشْمَعُونَ tašmaʕūna |
يَشْمَعُونَ yašmaʕūna | |||
f | تَشْمَعِينَ tašmaʕīna |
تَشْمَعُ tašmaʕu |
تَشْمَعَانِ tašmaʕāni |
تَشْمَعْنَ tašmaʕna |
يَشْمَعْنَ yašmaʕna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | أَشْمَعَ ʔašmaʕa |
تَشْمَعَ tašmaʕa |
يَشْمَعَ yašmaʕa |
تَشْمَعَا tašmaʕā |
يَشْمَعَا yašmaʕā |
نَشْمَعَ našmaʕa |
تَشْمَعُوا tašmaʕū |
يَشْمَعُوا yašmaʕū | |||
f | تَشْمَعِي tašmaʕī |
تَشْمَعَ tašmaʕa |
تَشْمَعَا tašmaʕā |
تَشْمَعْنَ tašmaʕna |
يَشْمَعْنَ yašmaʕna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | أَشْمَعْ ʔašmaʕ |
تَشْمَعْ tašmaʕ |
يَشْمَعْ yašmaʕ |
تَشْمَعَا tašmaʕā |
يَشْمَعَا yašmaʕā |
نَشْمَعْ našmaʕ |
تَشْمَعُوا tašmaʕū |
يَشْمَعُوا yašmaʕū | |||
f | تَشْمَعِي tašmaʕī |
تَشْمَعْ tašmaʕ |
تَشْمَعَا tašmaʕā |
تَشْمَعْنَ tašmaʕna |
يَشْمَعْنَ yašmaʕna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر |
m | اِشْمَعْ išmaʕ |
اِشْمَعَا išmaʕā |
اِشْمَعُوا išmaʕū |
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f | اِشْمَعِي išmaʕī |
اِشْمَعْنَ išmaʕna |
Etymology 2.2
editVerb
editشَمَعَ • (šamaʕa) I (non-past يَشْمَعُ (yašmaʕu), verbal noun شُمُوع (šumūʕ))
Conjugation
editverbal noun الْمَصْدَر |
شُمُوع šumūʕ | |||||||||||
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
شَامِع šāmiʕ | |||||||||||
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | شَمَعْتُ šamaʕtu |
شَمَعْتَ šamaʕta |
شَمَعَ šamaʕa |
شَمَعْتُمَا šamaʕtumā |
شَمَعَا šamaʕā |
شَمَعْنَا šamaʕnā |
شَمَعْتُمْ šamaʕtum |
شَمَعُوا šamaʕū | |||
f | شَمَعْتِ šamaʕti |
شَمَعَتْ šamaʕat |
شَمَعَتَا šamaʕatā |
شَمَعْتُنَّ šamaʕtunna |
شَمَعْنَ šamaʕna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | أَشْمَعُ ʔašmaʕu |
تَشْمَعُ tašmaʕu |
يَشْمَعُ yašmaʕu |
تَشْمَعَانِ tašmaʕāni |
يَشْمَعَانِ yašmaʕāni |
نَشْمَعُ našmaʕu |
تَشْمَعُونَ tašmaʕūna |
يَشْمَعُونَ yašmaʕūna | |||
f | تَشْمَعِينَ tašmaʕīna |
تَشْمَعُ tašmaʕu |
تَشْمَعَانِ tašmaʕāni |
تَشْمَعْنَ tašmaʕna |
يَشْمَعْنَ yašmaʕna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | أَشْمَعَ ʔašmaʕa |
تَشْمَعَ tašmaʕa |
يَشْمَعَ yašmaʕa |
تَشْمَعَا tašmaʕā |
يَشْمَعَا yašmaʕā |
نَشْمَعَ našmaʕa |
تَشْمَعُوا tašmaʕū |
يَشْمَعُوا yašmaʕū | |||
f | تَشْمَعِي tašmaʕī |
تَشْمَعَ tašmaʕa |
تَشْمَعَا tašmaʕā |
تَشْمَعْنَ tašmaʕna |
يَشْمَعْنَ yašmaʕna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | أَشْمَعْ ʔašmaʕ |
تَشْمَعْ tašmaʕ |
يَشْمَعْ yašmaʕ |
تَشْمَعَا tašmaʕā |
يَشْمَعَا yašmaʕā |
نَشْمَعْ našmaʕ |
تَشْمَعُوا tašmaʕū |
يَشْمَعُوا yašmaʕū | |||
f | تَشْمَعِي tašmaʕī |
تَشْمَعْ tašmaʕ |
تَشْمَعَا tašmaʕā |
تَشْمَعْنَ tašmaʕna |
يَشْمَعْنَ yašmaʕna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر |
m | اِشْمَعْ išmaʕ |
اِشْمَعَا išmaʕā |
اِشْمَعُوا išmaʕū |
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f | اِشْمَعِي išmaʕī |
اِشْمَعْنَ išmaʕna |
References
edit- Lane, Edward William (1863) “شمع”, in Arabic-English Lexicon[1], London: Williams & Norgate, page 1598
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “شمع”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[2], London: W.H. Allen, page 556
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “شمع”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 568
Ottoman Turkish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Arabic شَمْع (šamʕ, “wax; candle”).
Noun
editشمع • (şemʼ)
- wax, an oily, water-resistant, semisolid substance
- Synonym: موم (mum)
- wax-candle, a candle or taper made of wax
- Synonym: موم (mum)
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Turkish: şem
Further reading
edit- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “şem2”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4454
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “شمع”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[3], Constantinople: Mihran, page 734
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1687) “Cera”, in Complementum thesauri linguarum orientalium, seu onomasticum latino-turcico-arabico-persicum, simul idem index verborum lexici turcico-arabico-persici, quod latinâ, germanicâ, aliarumque linguarum adjectâ nomenclatione nuper in lucem editum[4], Vienna, column 170
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680) “شمع”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum[5], Vienna, columns 2861–2862
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “شمع”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[6], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1136
Persian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Arabic شَمْع (šamʕ).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ˈʃamʔ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʃǽmʔ]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | šam' |
Dari reading? | šam' |
Iranian reading? | šam' |
Tajik reading? | šamʾ |
Noun
editDari | شمع |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | шамъ |
South Levantine Arabic
editRoot |
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ش م ع |
2 terms |
Etymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editشمع • (šamʕ) m (collective, singulative شمعة f (šamʕa), paucal شمعات (šamʕāt))
- wax
- (uncountable) candles
See also
edit- شمعدان (šamʕdān, “candlestick, candleholder”)
Urdu
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Classical Persian شَمْع (šam'), from Arabic شَمْع (šamʕ). First attested in c. 1564 as Middle Hindi شمع (śm' /śam'/).[1]
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ʃəm.ʔə/, [ʃə.mɑː]
- (colloquial) IPA(key): [ʃə̃m.mɑː]
- Rhymes: -ɑː
Noun
editشَمْع • (śam') f (Hindi spelling शमा) (chiefly poetic)
- candle; lamp
- Synonym: بَتّی (battī)
- (dated) candlestick
- wax[2]
- Synonym: موم (mom)
- (religion, mysticism) the Light of God
Declension
editDeclension of شمع | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
direct | شَمْع (śam') | شَمْعیں (śam'ẽ) | ||||||
oblique | شَمْع (śam') | شَمْعوں (śam'õ) | ||||||
vocative | شَمْع (śam') | شَمْعو (śam'o) |
References
edit- ^ “شمع”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- ^ Platts, John T. (1884) “شمع”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Further reading
edit- Arabic terms belonging to the root ش م ع
- Arabic 1-syllable words
- Arabic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Arabic 2-syllable words
- Arabic terms with audio pronunciation
- Arabic lemmas
- Arabic nouns
- Arabic collective nouns
- Arabic masculine nouns
- Arabic nouns with basic triptote collective
- Arabic nouns with triptote singulative in -a
- Arabic nouns with sound feminine paucal
- Arabic nouns with broken plural
- Arabic nouns with basic triptote broken plural
- Arabic verbs
- Arabic form-II verbs
- Arabic sound form-II verbs
- Arabic verbs with full passive
- Arabic form-I verbs
- Arabic sound form-I verbs
- Arabic form-I verbs with past vowel a and non-past vowel a
- Arabic verbs lacking passive forms
- ar:Light sources
- Ottoman Turkish terms borrowed from Arabic
- Ottoman Turkish terms derived from Arabic
- Ottoman Turkish terms derived from the Arabic root ش م ع
- Ottoman Turkish lemmas
- Ottoman Turkish nouns
- ota:Light sources
- Persian terms borrowed from Arabic
- Persian terms derived from Arabic
- Persian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Persian terms with audio pronunciation
- Persian lemmas
- Persian nouns
- fa:Light sources
- South Levantine Arabic terms belonging to the root ش م ع
- South Levantine Arabic terms inherited from Arabic
- South Levantine Arabic terms derived from Arabic
- South Levantine Arabic terms with IPA pronunciation
- South Levantine Arabic terms with audio pronunciation
- South Levantine Arabic lemmas
- South Levantine Arabic nouns
- South Levantine Arabic collective nouns
- South Levantine Arabic masculine nouns
- South Levantine Arabic uncountable nouns
- Urdu terms derived from Arabic
- Urdu terms derived from the Arabic root ش م ع
- Urdu terms borrowed from Classical Persian
- Urdu terms derived from Classical Persian
- Urdu terms inherited from Middle Hindi
- Urdu terms derived from Middle Hindi
- Urdu terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Urdu/ɑː
- Rhymes:Urdu/ɑː/2 syllables
- Urdu lemmas
- Urdu nouns
- Urdu feminine nouns
- Urdu poetic terms
- Urdu dated terms
- ur:Religion
- Urdu nouns with declension
- Urdu feminine consonant-stem nouns
- ur:Light sources