See also: سمع and س م ع

Arabic

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Etymology 1.1

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From the root ش م ع (š-m-ʕ) meaning "to spread or disperse", hence melting wax.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃamʕ/, IPA(key): /ʃa.maʕ/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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شَمْع or شَمَع (šamʕ or šamaʕm (collective, singulative شَمْعَة f (šamʕa) or شَمَعَة (šamaʕa), plural شُمُوع (šumūʕ))

  1. wax
  2. candles
  3. a thing one lights, a torch, lantern
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Etymology 1.2

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Probably denominal.

Verb

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شَمَّعَ (šammaʕa) II (non-past يُشَمِّعُ (yušammiʕu), verbal noun تَشْمِيع (tašmīʕ))

  1. to wax, to rub or smear with wax
  2. to make waterproof or wax-coated
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Etymology 2.1

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From 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

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شَمَعَ (šamaʕa) I (non-past يَشْمَعُ (yašmaʕu), verbal noun شَمْع (šamʕ) or شُمُوع (šumūʕ) or مَشْمَعَة (mašmaʕa))

  1. to play, to sport, to game
  2. to joke or jest
  3. to be mirthful, to laugh
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Etymology 2.2

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Verb

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شَمَعَ (šamaʕa) I (non-past يَشْمَعُ (yašmaʕu), verbal noun شُمُوع (šumūʕ))

  1. to become scattered, to become dispersed
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Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic شَمْع (šamʕ, wax; candle).

Noun

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شمع (şemʼ)

  1. wax, an oily, water-resistant, semisolid substance
    Synonym: موم (mum)
  2. wax-candle, a candle or taper made of wax
    Synonym: موم (mum)

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Further reading

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Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic شَمْع (šamʕ).

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Readings
Classical reading? šam'
Dari reading? šam'
Iranian reading? šam'
Tajik reading? šamʾ

Noun

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Dari شمع
Iranian Persian
Tajik шамъ

شمع (šam') (plural شمع‌ها (šam'-hâ))

  1. candle

South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ش م ع
2 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic شَمْع (šamʕ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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شمع (šamʕm (collective, singulative شمعة f (šamʕa), paucal شمعات (šamʕāt))

  1. wax
  2. (uncountable) candles

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Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian شَمْع (šam'), from Arabic شَمْع (šamʕ). First attested in c. 1564 as Middle Hindi شمع (śm' /⁠śam'⁠/).[1]

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Noun

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شَمْع (śam'f (Hindi spelling शमा) (chiefly poetic)

  1. candle; lamp
    Synonym: بَتّی (battī)
  2. (dated) candlestick
  3. wax[2]
    Synonym: موم (mom)
  4. (religion, mysticism) the Light of God

Declension

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    Declension of شمع
singular plural
direct شَمْع (śam') شَمْعیں (śam'ẽ)
oblique شَمْع (śam') شَمْعوں (śam'õ)
vocative شَمْع (śam') شَمْعو (śam'o)

References

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  1. ^ شمع”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  2. ^ Platts, John T. (1884) “شمع”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Further reading

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  • شمع”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
  • Fallon, Platts, Qureshi, Shakespear (2024) “شمع”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Urdu Dictionaries]