ܡܫܡܗ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܫ ܡ ܗ (š m h)
4 terms

Derived from the plural form of the noun ܫܸܡܵܐ (šimmā, “name, noun”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [məʃammɪh.]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʃammeː]

  Homophone: ܫܵܡܹܥ (šāmēˁ, “to hear”)

Verb

ܡܫܲܡܸܗ • (mšammih) (present participle ܡܫܲܡܘܼܗܹܐ (mšamūhē), past participle ܡܫܘܼܡܗܵܐ (mšumhā))

1. (transitive) to name, call, designate, denominate, title, entitle

   Synonyms: ܩܵܪܹܐ (qārē), ܡܲܬܸܒ݂ (mattiḇ)

   ܡܫܘܼܡܸܗ ܠܹܗ ܒܪܘܿܢܹܗ ܐܵܫܘܿܪ ― mšūmih lēh brōnēh āšōr ― He named his son Ashur.

2. (transitive) to describe

   Synonym: ܡܲܢܗܸܪ (manhir)

   ܪܵܒܵܐ ܣܵܗܕ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܫܲܡܗܝܼ ܠܹܗ ܓܘܼܢܚܵܐ. ― rābā sāhḏē kē mšamhī lēh gunḥā. ― Many witnesses describe the tragedy.

3. (transitive) to nominate, appoint, assign, designate
4. (transitive) to pronounce, formally declare; to renown, celebrate, praise

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܫܲܡܸܗ (mšammih)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܫܘܼܡܸܗ ܠܝܼ (mšūmih lī)	ܡܫܘܼܡܸܗ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (mšūmih lūḵ)	ܡܫܘܼܡܸܗ ܠܹܗ (mšūmih lēh)	ܡܫܘܼܡܸܗ ܠܲܢ (mšūmih lan)	ܡܫܘܼܡܸܗ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mšūmih lāwḵōn)	ܡܫܘܼܡܸܗ ܠܗܘܿܢ (mšūmih lhōn)
	f		ܡܫܘܼܡܸܗ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mšūmih lāḵ)	ܡܫܘܼܡܸܗ ܠܵܗ̇ (mšūmih lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܫܲܡܗܸܢ (mšamhin)	ܡܫܲܡܗܸܬ (mšamhit)	ܡܫܲܡܸܗ (mšammih)	ܡܫܲܡܗܲܚ (mšamhaḥ)	ܡܫܲܡܗܝܼܬܘܿܢ (mšamhītōn)	ܡܫܲܡܗܝܼ (mšamhī)
	f	ܡܫܲܡܗܲܢ (mšamhan)	ܡܫܲܡܗܵܬܝ (mšamhāt)	ܡܫܲܡܗܵܐ (mšamhā)
imperative	m		ܫܲܡܸܗ (šammih)			ܫܲܡܗܘܼܢ (šamhūn)
	f		ܫܲܡܸܗܝ (šammih)