ܫܡܥܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܫ ܡ ܥ (š m ˁ)
5 terms

Etymology

Compare Arabic سَمْع (samʕ) and Hebrew שְׁמִיעָה (shmi'á).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃɪm.ʕɑː]

Noun

ܫܸܡܥܵܐ • (šimˁā) m sg (plural ܫܸܡܥܹ̈ܐ (šimˁē))

1. the sense of hearing

   ܫܸܡܥܝܼ ܠܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܒܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܬܵܐ. ― šimˁī lā ìlēh ayḵ bqammāytā. ― My hearing isn’t like before.

2. audio

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܸܡܥܵܐ (šimˁā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܸܡܥܝܼ (šimˁī)		ܫܸܡܥܲܢ (šimˁan)
	construct	ܫܡܸܥ (šmiˁ)	2nd person	ܫܸܡܥܘܼܟ݂ (šimˁūḵ)	ܫܸܡܥܵܟ݂ܝ (šimˁāḵ)	ܫܸܡܥܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šimˁāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܸܡܥܵܐ (šimˁā)	3rd person	ܫܸܡܥܹܗ (šimˁēh)	ܫܸܡܥܵܗ̇ (šimˁāh)	ܫܸܡܥܗܘܿܢ (šimˁhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܸܡܥܝܼ̈ (šimˁī)		ܫܸܡܥܲܢ̈ (šimˁan)
	construct	ܫܸܡܥܲܝ̈ (šimˁay)	2nd person	ܫܸܡܥܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (šimˁūḵ)	ܫܸܡܥܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (šimˁāḵ)	ܫܸܡܥܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šimˁāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܸܡܥܹ̈ܐ (šimˁē)	3rd person	ܫܸܡܥܘܼ̈ܗܝ (šimˁūh)	ܫܸܡܥ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (šimˁōh)	ܫܸܡܥܗ̈ܘܿܢ (šimˁhōn)

Hypernyms

• ܪܸܓ݂ܫܵܐ (riḡšā)

Derived terms

• ܫܸܡܥܵܝܵܐ (šimˁāyā, “auditory”)
• ܠܥܸܠ ܡ̣ܢ ܫܸܡܥܵܐ (lˁil min šimˁā, “supersonic”)