ܫܡܫܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
Root |
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ܫ ܡ ܫ (š m š) |
6 terms |
Etymology 1 edit
From Aramaic שִׁמְשָׁא (šimšā), from Proto-Semitic *śamš-; compare Arabic شَمْس (šams), Hebrew שֶׁמֶשׁ (shémesh) and Akkadian 𒌓 (šamšum).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܫܸܡܫܵܐ • (šimšā) m or f
- (astronomy) sun
- ܫܸܡܫܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ― šimšā ìlēh ― It is sunny (literally, “He/It is the sun”)
- ܫܸܡܫܵܐ ܒܸܙܪܵܩܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ― šimšā bizrāqā ìlēh (literally, “The sun is shining”)
- (alchemy) gold
- Synonym: ܕܲܗܒ݂ܵܐ (dahḇā)
- sunlight/sunshine
Inflection edit
Inflection of ܫܸܡܫܵܐ (šimšā)
number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
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state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
m | f | ||||||
singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܫܸܡܫܝܼ (šimšī) | ܫܸܡܫܲܢ (šimšan) | ||
construct | ܫܡܸܫ (šmiš) |
2nd person | ܫܸܡܫܘܼܟ݂ (šimšūḵ) |
ܫܸܡܫܵܟ݂ܝ (šimšāḵ) |
ܫܸܡܫܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šimšāwḵōn) | ||
emphatic | ܫܸܡܫܵܐ (šimšā) |
3rd person | ܫܸܡܫܹܗ (šimšēh) |
ܫܸܡܫܵܗ̇ (šimšāh) |
ܫܸܡܫܗܘܿܢ (šimšhōn) |
Derived terms edit
- ܫܸܡܫܵܐ ܕܣܲܗܪܵܐ (šimšā dsahrā, “moonlight”)
Proper noun edit
ܫܸܡܫܵܐ • (šimšā) m
Etymology 2 edit
Derived from ܫܲܡܸܫ (šammiš, “to serve”); compare Arabic شَمَّاس (šammās), Hebrew שַׁמָּשׁ (šammāš).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܫܲܡܵܫܵܐ • (šammāšā) m (plural ܫܲܡܵܫܹ̈ܐ (šammāšē), feminine ܫܲܡܵܫܬܵܐ (šammāštā))
- servant, attendant
- (Christianity) minister, deacon (ordained minister of an order ranking below that of priest)
Proper noun edit
ܫܲܡܵܫܵܐ • (šammāšā) ?
- a surname originating as an occupation
Classical Syriac edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Semitic *śamš-. The sense of "lizard" is a calque of Ancient Greek σαύρᾱ ἡλιακή (saúrā hēliakḗ).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈʃɛm.ʃɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈʃɪm.ʃɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈʃɛm.ʃo]
Noun edit
ܫܡܫܐ • (šemšā) c (plural ܫܡܫܐ)
Usage notes edit
This word is usually masculine.
Inflection edit
inflection of ܫܡܫܐ
state | singular | plural |
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absolute | ܫܡܫ | ܫܡܫܝܢ |
construct | ܫܡܫ | ܫܡܫܝ |
emphatic | ܫܡܫܐ | ܫܡܫܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܫܡܫܝ | ܫܡܫܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܫܡܫܟ | ܫܡܫܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܫܡܫܟܝ | ܫܡܫܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܫܡܫܗ | ܫܡܫܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܫܡܫܗ | ܫܡܫܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܫܡܫܢ | ܫܡܫܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܫܡܫܟܘܢ | ܫܡܫܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܫܡܫܟܝܢ | ܫܡܫܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܫܡܫܗܘܢ | ܫܡܫܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܫܡܫܗܝܢ | ܫܡܫܝܗܝܢ |
Proper noun edit
ܫܡܫܐ • (šemšā) c
Etymology 2 edit
From the root ܫ-ܡ-ܫ (š-m-š), related to serving; compare Arabic شَمَّاس (šammās), Hebrew שַׁמָּשׁ (šammāš).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ʃamˈmɑ.ʃɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ʃamˈmɑ.ʃɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ʃɑˈmo.ʃo]
Noun edit
ܫܡܫܐ • (šammāšā) m (plural ܫܡܫܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܫܡܫܬܐ)
Inflection edit
inflection of ܫܡܫܐ
state | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
absolute | ܫܡܫ | ܫܡܫܝܢ |
construct | ܫܡܫ | ܫܡܫܝ |
emphatic | ܫܡܫܐ | ܫܡܫܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܫܡܫܝ | ܫܡܫܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܫܡܫܟ | ܫܡܫܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܫܡܫܟܝ | ܫܡܫܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܫܡܫܗ | ܫܡܫܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܫܡܫܗ | ܫܡܫܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܫܡܫܢ | ܫܡܫܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܫܡܫܟܘܢ | ܫܡܫܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܫܡܫܟܝܢ | ܫܡܫܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܫܡܫܗܘܢ | ܫܡܫܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܫܡܫܗܝܢ | ܫܡܫܝܗܝܢ |
See also edit
- ܡܫܡܫܢܐ (məšamšānā)
References edit
- “šmš”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-07-24
- “šmš2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-07-24
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 373b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 586a
- 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, pages 1576b-1577a