شماس
Arabic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃi.maːs/
Noun
شِمَاس • (šimās) m
- verbal noun of شَمَسَ (šamasa) (form I)
Declension
Declension of noun شِمَاس (šimās)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | شِمَاس šimās | الشِّمَاس aš-šimās | شِمَاس šimās |
| Nominative | شِمَاسٌ šimāsun | الشِّمَاسُ aš-šimāsu | شِمَاسُ šimāsu |
| Accusative | شِمَاسًا šimāsan | الشِّمَاسَ aš-šimāsa | شِمَاسَ šimāsa |
| Genitive | شِمَاسٍ šimāsin | الشِّمَاسِ aš-šimāsi | شِمَاسِ šimāsi |
Etymology 2
شماس (kneeling)
From Classical Syriac ܫܡܫܐ (šammāšā, “deacon”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃam.maːs/
Noun
شَمَّاس • (šammās) m (plural شَمَامِسَة (šamāmisa))
- (Christianity) deacon, acolyte, sexton
Declension
Declension of noun شَمَّاس (šammās)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | شَمَّاس šammās | الشَّمَّاس aš-šammās | شَمَّاس šammās |
| Nominative | شَمَّاسٌ šammāsun | الشَّمَّاسُ aš-šammāsu | شَمَّاسُ šammāsu |
| Accusative | شَمَّاسًا šammāsan | الشَّمَّاسَ aš-šammāsa | شَمَّاسَ šammāsa |
| Genitive | شَمَّاسٍ šammāsin | الشَّمَّاسِ aš-šammāsi | شَمَّاسِ šammāsi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | شَمَّاسَيْن šammāsayn | الشَّمَّاسَيْن aš-šammāsayn | شَمَّاسَيْ šammāsay |
| Nominative | شَمَّاسَانِ šammāsāni | الشَّمَّاسَانِ aš-šammāsāni | شَمَّاسَا šammāsā |
| Accusative | شَمَّاسَيْنِ šammāsayni | الشَّمَّاسَيْنِ aš-šammāsayni | شَمَّاسَيْ šammāsay |
| Genitive | شَمَّاسَيْنِ šammāsayni | الشَّمَّاسَيْنِ aš-šammāsayni | شَمَّاسَيْ šammāsay |
| Plural | broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | شَمَامِسَة šamāmisa | الشَّمَامِسَة aš-šamāmisa | شَمَامِسَة šamāmisat |
| Nominative | شَمَامِسَةٌ šamāmisatun | الشَّمَامِسَةُ aš-šamāmisatu | شَمَامِسَةُ šamāmisatu |
| Accusative | شَمَامِسَةً šamāmisatan | الشَّمَامِسَةَ aš-šamāmisata | شَمَامِسَةَ šamāmisata |
| Genitive | شَمَامِسَةٍ šamāmisatin | الشَّمَامِسَةِ aš-šamāmisati | شَمَامِسَةِ šamāmisati |
References
- Wehr, Hans (1960), “شماس”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “شماس”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate