ܫܡܚܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܫ ܡ ܚ (š m ḥ)
2 terms

Also attested in Classical Syriac ܫܡܟܐ (šemkā, “body odor”) and ܫܘܡܟܐ (šumkā, “onion”), ultimately from Akkadian.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃɪm.xɑː]

Noun

ܫܸܡܚܵܐ • (šimḥā) m (plural ܫܸܡܚܹ̈ܐ (šimḥē))

1. bad smell, stench, reek
2. body odour

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܸܡܚܵܐ (šimḥā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܸܡܚܝܼ (šimḥī)		ܫܸܡܚܲܢ (šimḥan)
	construct	ܫܡܸܚ (šmiḥ)	2nd person	ܫܸܡܚܘܼܟ݂ (šimḥūḵ)	ܫܸܡܚܵܟ݂ܝ (šimḥāḵ)	ܫܸܡܚܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šimḥāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܸܡܚܵܐ (šimḥā)	3rd person	ܫܸܡܚܹܗ (šimḥēh)	ܫܸܡܚܵܗ̇ (šimḥāh)	ܫܸܡܚܗܘܿܢ (šimḥhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܸܡܚܝܼ̈ (šimḥī)		ܫܸܡܚܲܢ̈ (šimḥan)
	construct	ܫܸܡܚܲܝ̈ (šimḥay)	2nd person	ܫܸܡܚܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (šimḥūḵ)	ܫܸܡܚܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (šimḥāḵ)	ܫܸܡܚܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šimḥāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܸܡܚܹ̈ܐ (šimḥē)	3rd person	ܫܸܡܚܘܼ̈ܗܝ (šimḥūh)	ܫܸܡܚ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (šimḥōh)	ܫܸܡܚܗ̈ܘܿܢ (šimḥhōn)

Derived terms

• ܫܸܡܚܵܢܵܐ (šimḥānā)