ܫ ܡ ܫ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic; compare Hebrew שׁ־מ־שׁ (š-m-š) and Arabic ش م س (š m s)

Root

ܫ ܡ ܫ • (š m š)

1. forming words pertaining to serving

Derived terms

Verbs

• ܫܲܡܸܫ (šammiš, “to serve”)
• ܫܲܡܫܸܢ (šamšin, “to be sunny”)

Nouns

• ܫܸܡܫܵܐ (šimšā, “sun”)
• ܫܲܡܵܫܝܼܬܵܐ (šammāšītā, “sunbeam, ghost”)
• ܫܲܡܵܫܵܐ (šammāšā, “deacon”)
• ܫܲܡܵܫܘܼܬܵܐ (šammāšūtā, “deaconate”)
• ܡܫܲܡܫܵܢܵܐ (mšamšānā, “server, waiter”)
• ܡܫܲܡܫܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ (mšamšānūtā, “servitude”)
• ܬܸܫܡܸܫܬܵܐ (tišmištā, “service”)

Proper nouns

• ܫܸܡܸܫ (šimmiš, “Shamash”)
• ܫܸܡܫܘܿܢ (šimšōn, “Samson”)

Adjectives

• ܡܸܫܬܲܡܫܵܢܵܐ (mištamšānā, “servable”)
• ܫܸܡܫܵܢܵܐ (šimšānā, “sunny”)
• ܫܸܡܫܵܢܵܝܵܐ (šimšānāyā, “solar”)

Adverbs

• ܫܸܡܫܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ (šimšānāˀīt, “sunnily, cheerfully”)