ሰማይ

Amharic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *šamāy- (“sky, heaven”).

Noun

ሰማይ • (sämay) m

1. heaven
2. sky

Ge'ez

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *šamāy- (“sky, heaven”).

Noun

ሰማይ • (sämay) (accusative singular ሰማየ, plural ሰማያት)

1. heaven
   • Genesis 1:1:

     በቀዳሚ ፡ ገብረ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ሰማየ ፡ ወምድረ ።

     bäḳädami gäbrä ʾəgziʾäbḥer sämayä wämdərä .

     In the beginning God created Heaven and Earth.

2. sky

Tigrinya

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *šamāy- (“sky, heaven”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /semaɪ̯/

Noun

ሰማይ • (sämay) m

1. heaven
2. sky
3. firmament