ܣܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܣ ܡ ܡ (s m m)
1 term

From Aramaic סַמָּא (sammā), from Akkadian 𒌑 (šammu [Ú]); compare also in Arabic سِمّ (simm) and Hebrew סַם (sam).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sammaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [saːma]

Noun

ܣܲܡܵܐ • (sammā) m pl (plural ܣܲܡܹ̈ܐ (sammē) or ܣܲܡܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ (sammānē))

1. poison, toxin
2. drug, medicine, remedy

   Synonym: ܕܲܪܡܵܢܵܐ (darmānā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܲܡܵܐ (sammā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܲܡܝܼ (samī)		ܣܲܡܲܢ (samman)
	construct	ܣܲܡ (sam)	2nd person	ܣܲܡܘܼܟ݂ (samūḵ)	ܣܲܡܵܟ݂ܝ (sammāḵ)	ܣܲܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sammāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܲܡܵܐ (sammā)	3rd person	ܣܲܡܹܗ (sammēh)	ܣܲܡܵܗ̇ (sammāh)	ܣܲܡܗܘܿܢ (samhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܲܡܡܵܢܝܼ̈ (sammānī)		ܣܲܡܡܵܢܲܢ̈ (sammānan)
	construct	ܣܲܡܡܵܢܲܝ̈ (sammānay)	2nd person	ܣܲܡܡܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (sammānūḵ)	ܣܲܡܡܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (sammānāḵ)	ܣܲܡܡܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sammānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܲܡܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ (sammānē)	3rd person	ܣܲܡܡܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (sammānūh)	ܣܲܡܡܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (sammānōh)	ܣܲܡܡܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (sammānhōn)

Derived terms

• ܣܲܡܸܡ (sammim, “to poison”)
• ܣܲܡܵܢܵܐ (sammānā, “poisonous, toxic”)
• ܣܲܡܵܐ ܕܡܵܘܬܵܐ (sammā dmāwtā)

Etymology 2

Root
ܣ ܡ ܐ (s m ˀ)
3 terms

From Aramaic סְמָא (səmā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sɑːmeː]

Verb

ܣܵܡܹܐ • (sāmē) (present participle ܣܡܵܝܵܐ (smāyā), past participle ܣܸܡܝܵܐ (simyā))

1. (intransitive) to be or go blind

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܣܵܡܹܐ (sāmē)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܣܡܹܐ ܠܝܼ (smē lī)	ܣܡܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (smē lūḵ)	ܣܡܹܐ ܠܹܗ (smē lēh)	ܣܡܹܐ ܠܲܢ (smē lan)	ܣܡܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (smē lāwḵōn)	ܣܡܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (smē lhōn)
	f		ܣܡܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (smē lāḵ)	ܣܡܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (smē lāh)
non-past	m	ܣܵܡܹܝܢ (sāmēn)	ܣܵܡܹܝܬ (sāmēt)	ܣܵܡܹܐ (sāmē)	ܣܵܡܲܚ (sāmaḥ)	ܣܵܡܹܝܬܘܿܢ (sāmētōn)	ܣܵܡܝܼ (sāmī)
	f	ܣܵܡܝܵܢ (sāmyān)	ܣܵܡܝܵܬܝ (sāmyāt)	ܣܵܡܝܵܐ (sāmyā)
imperative	m		ܣܡܝܼ (smī)			ܣܡܹܝܡܘܼܢ (smēmūn)
	f		ܣܡܹܐ (smē)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܣܡܹܐ (masmē)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒌑 (šammu [Ú]). Compare Arabic سِمّ (simm) and Hebrew סַם (sam).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sammɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܣܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܣܡܡܢܐ or ܣܡܢܐ)

1. drug, medicine, remedy
2. poison
3. dye, color/colour, pigment

Inflection

    declension of ܣܡܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܣܡ	ܣܡܡܢܝܢ ,ܣܡܢܝܢ
construct	ܣܡ	ܣܡܡܢܝ ,ܣܡܢܝ
emphatic	ܣܡܐ	ܣܡܡܢܐ ,ܣܡܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܣܡܝ	ܣܡܡܢܝ ,ܣܡܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܣܡܟ	ܣܡܡܢܝܟ ,ܣܡܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܣܡܟܝ	ܣܡܡܢܝܟܝ ,ܣܡܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܣܡܗ	ܣܡܡܢܘܗܝ ,ܣܡܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܣܡܗ	ܣܡܡܢܝܗ ,ܣܡܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܣܡܢ	ܣܡܡܢܝܢ ,ܣܡܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܣܡܟܘܢ	ܣܡܡܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܣܡܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܣܡܟܝܢ	ܣܡܡܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܣܡܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܣܡܗܘܢ	ܣܡܡܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܣܡܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܣܡܗܝܢ	ܣܡܡܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܣܡܢܝܗܝܢ

See also

• ܕܪܡܢܐ

References

• “sm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 230a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 379b
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 1016a-b