ܫܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܫ ܡ ܗ (š m h)
4 terms

Alternative forms

• ܫܸܡ (šim) (adverb)

Etymology

From Aramaic שְׁמָא (šəmā), from Proto-Semitic *šim-; compare Arabic اِسْم (ʔism), Hebrew שֵׁם (shém) and Akkadian 𒈬 (šumum).

The usage as an adverb is also found in Hebrew שׁוּם (shúm, “some, any”), borrowed from Aramaic שֻׁם (šum), indefinite and construct form of שְׁמָא (š'mā, “name”). Also in Turoyo ܐܷܫܡܐ (ëšmo).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʃɪm.maː]

Noun

ܫܸܡܵܐ • (šimmā) m sg (plural ܫܸܡܵܗܹ̈ܐ (šimmāhē) or ܫܸܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ (šimmānē) or ܫܸܡܹ̈ܐ (šimmē) or ܫܸܡܵܡܹ̈ܐ (šimmāmē))

1. name, first name (word or set of words by which a person or thing is known, addressed, or referred to)

   ܡܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܫܸܡܘܼܟ݂؟ ― mā ìlēh šimmoḵ? ― What is your name?

   ܫܸܡܘܼܟ݂ ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ؟ ― šimūḵ bšaynā? ― What is your name? (literally, “Your name in peace?”) (formal)

   ܒܫܸܡܵܐ ܕܒܵܒܵܐ ܘܒܪܘܿܢܵܐ ܘܪܘܼܚܵܐ ܕܩܘܼܕܫܵܐ ― b-šimmā d-bābā w-brōnā w-rūḥā d-qudšā ― In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost

   ܫܸܡܵܐ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ― šimmā d-allāhā (literally, “The name of God”)

2. appellation
3. reputation, prestige
4. (grammar) noun

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܸܡܵܐ (šimmā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܸܡܝܼ (šimī)		ܫܸܡܲܢ (šimman)
	construct	ܫܸܡ (šim)	2nd person	ܫܸܡܘܼܟ݂ (šimūḵ)	ܫܸܡܵܟ݂ܝ (šimmāḵ)	ܫܸܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šimmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܸܡܵܐ (šimmā)	3rd person	ܫܸܡܹܗ (šimmēh)	ܫܸܡܵܗ̇ (šimmāh)	ܫܸܡܗܘܿܢ (šimhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܸܡܵܗܝܼ̈ (šimmāhī)		ܫܸܡܵܗܲܢ̈ (šimmāhan)
	construct	ܫܸܡܵܗܲܝ̈ (šimmāhay)	2nd person	ܫܸܡܵܗܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (šimmāhūḵ)	ܫܸܡܵܗܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (šimmāhāḵ)	ܫܸܡܵܗܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šimmāhāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܸܡܵܗܹ̈ܐ (šimmāhē)	3rd person	ܫܸܡܵܗܘܼ̈ܗܝ (šimmāhūh)	ܫܸܡܵܗ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (šimmāhōh)	ܫܸܡܵܗܗ̈ܘܿܢ (šimmāhhōn)

Hyponyms

• ܚܠܵܦܫܡܵܐ (ḥlāpšmā, “pronoun”)
• ܫܸܡ ܣܘܼܥܪܵܢܵܐ (šim suˁrānā, “verbal noun”)
• ܫܸܡܵܐ ܐܲܛܝܼܡܵܐ (šimmā aṭīmā, “rigid noun”)
• ܫܸܡܵܐ ܒܲܝܬܵܝܵܐ (šimmā baytāyā, “attributive noun”)
• ܫܸܡܵܐ ܓܕ݂ܝܼܡܵܐ (šimmā gḏīmā, “jussive noun”)
• ܫܸܡܵܐ ܚܵܒ݂ܘܿܫܵܐ (šimmā ḥāḇōšā, “collective noun”)
• ܫܸܡܵܐ ܡܙܲܥܪܵܐ (šimmā mzaˁrā, “diminuitive noun”)
• ܫܸܡܵܐ ܡܪܲܟܒ݂ܵܐ (šimmā mrakḇā, “compound noun”)
• ܫܸܡܵܐ ܡܵܪܵܢܵܝܵܐ (šimmā mārānāyā, “proper noun”)
• ܫܸܡܵܐ ܣܘܼܟܵܠܵܝܵܐ (šimmā sūkālāyā, “abstract noun”)
• ܫܸܡܵܐ ܩܢܘܿܡܵܝܵܐ (šimmā qnōmāyā, “proper noun”)
• ܫܸܡܵܐ ܫܘܼܐܵܠܵܝܵܐ (šimmā šūˀālāyā, “interrogative pronoun”)

 

Derived terms

• ܒܲܪܫܡܵܐ (baršmā, “namesake”)
• ܡܫܲܡܗܵܢܵܐ (mšamhānā, “illustrious”)
• ܡܸܫܬܲܡܗܵܢܵܐ (mištamhānā, “nominee”)
• ܫܘܼܡܵܗܵܐ (šummāhā, “adjective”)
• ܫܡܵܗܘܼܬܵܐ (šmāhūtā, “naming”)
• ܫܡܵܗܵܝܵܐ (šmāhāyā, “nominal”)
• ܫܲܡܸܗ (šammih, “to name”)
• ܫܸܡ (šim, “some”)
• ܫܸܡܵܐ ܕܛܘܼܗܡܵܐ (šimmā dṭuhmā, “family name”)
• ܫܸܡܵܐ ܕܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ (šimmā dnafšā, “personal name”)

 

See also

• ܟܘܼܢܵܝܵܐ (kunnāyā, “surname”)
• ܣܩܘܿܡܵܐ (sqōmā, “nickname”)

Adverb

ܫܸܡܵܐ • (šimmā)

1. a little, some
2. slowly, carefully, lightly

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *šim-. Cognates include Arabic اِسْم (ʔism), Hebrew שֵׁם (šēm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃ(ə)mɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܫܡܐ • (šmā) m (plural ܫܡܗܬܐ or ܫܡܗܐ)

1. name
2. appellation, title
3. fame, reputation, renown, glory
4. (grammar) word; part of speech; noun
5. person
6. rumor/rumour, suspicion
7. pretense, pretext

Inflection

    declension of ܫܡܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܡ	ܫܡܗܢ ,ܫܡܗܝܢ
construct	ܫܡ	ܫܡܗܬ ,ܫܡܗܝ
emphatic	ܫܡܐ	ܫܡܗܬܐ ,ܫܡܗܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܫܡܝ	ܫܡܗܬܝ ,ܫܡܗܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܫܡܟ	ܫܡܗܬܟ ,ܫܡܗܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܫܡܟܝ	ܫܡܗܬܟܝ ,ܫܡܗܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܫܡܗ	ܫܡܗܬܗ ,ܫܡܗܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܫܡܗ	ܫܡܗܬܗ ,ܫܡܗܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܫܡܢ	ܫܡܗܬܢ ,ܫܡܗܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܫܡܟܘܢ	ܫܡܗܬܟܘܢ ,ܫܡܗܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܫܡܟܝܢ	ܫܡܗܬܟܝܢ ,ܫܡܗܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܫܡܗܘܢ	ܫܡܗܬܗܘܢ ,ܫܡܗܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܫܡܗܝܢ	ܫܡܗܬܗܝܢ ,ܫܡܗܝܗܝܢ

References

• “šm”, 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, pp. 371b-372a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 583a
• 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, pp. 1569b-1570a

Turoyo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃmo/

Noun

ܫܡܳܐ • (šmo) m (plural ܫܡܳܢܶܐ (šmone))

1. name

   Synonym: ܐܷܫܡܐ (ëšmo)