ܫܡܥ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܫ ܡ ܥ (š m ˁ)
5 terms

From Aramaic שֲׁמַע (šămaʿ), from Proto-Semitic *šamaʕ-; compare Akkadian 𒄑𒌇 (šemû), Arabic سَمِعَ (samiʕa), Hebrew שָׁמַע (shamá'), and Ugaritic 𐎌𐎎𐎓 (šmʿ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃɑːmeʕː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʃɑm.meʔ]

Verb

ܫܵܡܹܥ • (šāmēˁ) (present participle ܫܡܵܥܵܐ (šmāˁā), past participle ܫܡܝܼܥܵܐ (šmīˁā))

1. to hear

   ܚܲܪܫܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ، ܘܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ ܒܸܫܡܵܥܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ. ― ḥaršā ìwen wā, w-ādīyā bišmāˁā ìwen. ― I was deaf, and now I can hear.

   ܫܡܝܼܥ ܠܝܼ ܩܵܠܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ. ― šmīˁ lī qālā min barrāyē. ― I heard a sound from outside.

2. to obey, follow directions, heed

   Synonym: ܡܲܨܝܸܬ݂ (maṣyiṯ)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܫܵܡܹܥ (šāmēˁ)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܫܡܝܼܥ ܠܝܼ (šmīˁ lī)	ܫܡܝܼܥ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (šmīˁ lūḵ)	ܫܡܝܼܥ ܠܹܗ (šmīˁ lēh)	ܫܡܝܼܥ ܠܲܢ (šmīˁ lan)	ܫܡܝܼܥ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šmīˁ lāwḵōn)	ܫܡܝܼܥ ܠܗܘܿܢ (šmīˁ lhōn)
	f		ܫܡܝܼܥ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (šmīˁ lāḵ)	ܫܡܝܼܥ ܠܵܗ̇ (šmīˁ lāh)
non-past	m	ܫܵܡܥܹܢ (šāmˁēn)	ܫܵܡܥܹܬ (šāmˁēt)	ܫܵܡܹܥ (šāmēˁ)	ܫܵܡܲܚ (šāmaḥ)	ܫܵܡܝܼܬܘܿܢ (šāmītōn)	ܫܵܡܝܼ (šāmī)
	f	ܫܵܡܥܵܢ (šāmˁān)	ܫܵܡܥܵܬܝ (šāmˁāt)	ܫܵܡܥܵܐ (šāmˁā)
imperative	m		ܫܡܹܥ (šmēˁ)			ܫܡܹܥܡܘܼܢ (šmēˁmūn)
	f		ܫܡܹܥܝ (šmēˁ)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܫܡܸܥ (mašmiˁ)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܫ-ܡ-ܥ (š-m-ʿ) related to hearing, from Proto-Semitic *šamaʕ-. Cognate with Akkadian 𒄑𒌇 (šemû), Arabic سَمِعَ (samiʕa), Hebrew שָׁמַע (šāmaʿ), and Ugaritic 𐎌𐎎𐎓 (šmʿ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃ(ə)maʕ]

Verb

ܫܡܥ • (transliteration needed)

1. to hear