ܫܡܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
| Root |
|---|
| ܫ ܡ ܗ (š m h) |
| 1 term |
Etymology
From Aramaic שְׁמָא (šəmā), from Proto-Semitic *šim-; compare Arabic اِسْم (ʾism), Hebrew שֵׁם (shém) and Akkadian 𒈬 (šumum)
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [ʃɪm.mɑː]
- (Nineveh Plains)
- (Tesqopa) IPA(key): [ʃɪm.mɑː]
- IPA(key): [ʃɪm.mɑːmeː], [ʃɪm.mɑːm.] (plural)
Noun
ܫܸܡܵܐ • (šimmā) m (plural ܫܸܡܵܗܹ̈ܐ (šimmāhē) or ܫܸܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ (šimmānē) or ܫܸܡܹ̈ܐ (šimmē))
- name (word or set of words by which a person or thing is known, addressed, or referred to)
- ܡܘܿܕܝܼ ܝܠܹܗ ܫܸܡܘܼܟ݂؟ ― modī ìlēh šimuḵ؟ ― What is your name?
- ܒܫܸܡܵܐ ܕܒܵܒܵܐ ܘܒܪܘܿܢܵܐ ܘܪܘܼܚܵܐ ܕܩܘܼܕܫܵܐ ― b-šimmā d-bābā w-bronā w-ruḥā d-qudšā ― In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost
- appellation
- reputation, prestige
- (grammar) noun
Inflection
Inflection of ܫܸܡܵܐ (šimmā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܫܸܡܝܼ (šimī) | ܫܸܡܲܢ (šimman) | ||
| construct | ܫܸܡ (šim) | 2nd person | ܫܸܡܘܼܟ݂ (šimuḵ) | ܫܸܡܵܟ݂ܝ (šimmāḵ) | ܫܸܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šimmāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܫܸܡܵܐ (šimmā) | 3rd person | ܫܸܡܹܗ (šimmēh) | ܫܸܡܘܿܗ̇ (šimoh) | ܫܸܡܗܘܿܢ (šimhon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܫܸܡܵܗܝܼ̈ (šimmāhī) | ܫܸܡܵܗܲܢ̈ (šimmāhan) | ||
| construct | ܫܸܡܵܗܲܝ̈ (šimmāhay) | 2nd person | ܫܸܡܵܗܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (šimmāhuḵ) | ܫܸܡܵܗܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (šimmāhāḵ) | ܫܸܡܵܗܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šimmāhāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܫܸܡܵܗܹ̈ܐ (šimmāhē) | 3rd person | ܫܸܡܵܗܹ̈ܗ (šimmāhēh) | ܫܸܡܵܗ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (šimmāhoh) | ܫܸܡܵܗܗ̈ܘܿܢ (šimmāhhon) | ||
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *šim-. Cognates include Arabic اِسْم (ʾism), Hebrew שֵׁם (šēm).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʃ(ə)mɑ(ʔ)]
Noun
ܫܡܐ • (šmā) m (plural ܫܡܗܬܐ or ܫܡܗܐ)
- name
- appellation, title
- fame, reputation, renown, glory
- (grammar) word; part of speech; noun
- person
- rumor/rumour, suspicion
- pretense, pretext
Inflection
declension of ܫܡܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܫܡ | ܫܡܗܢ ,ܫܡܗܝܢ |
| construct | ܫܡ | ܫܡܗܬ ,ܫܡܗܝ |
| emphatic | ܫܡܐ | ܫܡܗܬܐ ,ܫܡܗܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܫܡܝ | ܫܡܗܬܝ ,ܫܡܗܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܫܡܟ | ܫܡܗܬܟ ,ܫܡܗܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܫܡܟܝ | ܫܡܗܬܟܝ ,ܫܡܗܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܫܡܗ | ܫܡܗܬܗ ,ܫܡܗܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܫܡܗ | ܫܡܗܬܗ ,ܫܡܗܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܫܡܢ | ܫܡܗܬܢ ,ܫܡܗܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܫܡܟܘܢ | ܫܡܗܬܟܘܢ ,ܫܡܗܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܫܡܟܝܢ | ܫܡܗܬܟܝܢ ,ܫܡܗܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܫܡܗܘܢ | ܫܡܗܬܗܘܢ ,ܫܡܗܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܫܡܗܝܢ | ܫܡܗܬܗܝܢ ,ܫܡܗܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “šm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pp. 371b-372a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 583a
- 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, pp. 1569b-1570a
Turoyo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃmo/
Noun
ܫܡܳܐ • (šmo) m (plural ܫܡܳܢܶܐ (šmone))