ܫܡܥ

ܫܡܥ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܫ ܡ ܥ‎ (š m ʿ)
4 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic שֲׁמַע‎ (šămaʿ), from Proto-Semitic *šamaʕ-; compare Akkadian 𒄑𒌇 (šemû), Arabic سَمِعَ‎ (samiʿa), Hebrew שָׁמַע‎ (shamá'), and Ugaritic 𐎌𐎎𐎓 (šmʿ).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʃɑːmeʕː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [ʃɑm.meʔ]

Verb

ܫܵܡܹܥ • (šāmēʿ) (present participle ܫܡܵܥܵܐ‎ (šmāʿā), past participle ܫܡܝܼܥܵܐ‎ (šmīʿā))

1. to hear, listen

   Synonym: ܡܲܨܸܬ݂‎ (maṣṣiṯ)

2. to obey, to follow directions, to heed

   Synonym: ܡܲܨܸܬ݂‎ (maṣṣiṯ)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܫܵܡܹܥ (šāmēʿ)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܫܡܝܼܥ ܠܝܼ‎ (šmiʿ lī)	ܫܡܝܼܥ ܠܘܼܟ݂‎ (šmiʿ luḵ)	ܫܡܝܼܥ ܠܹܗ‎ (šmiʿ lēh)	ܫܡܝܼܥ ܠܲܢ‎ (šmiʿ lan)	ܫܡܝܼܥ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (šmiʿ lāwḵon)	ܫܡܝܼܥ ܠܗܘܿܢ‎ (šmiʿ lhon)
	f		ܫܡܝܼܥ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (šmiʿ lāḵ)	ܫܡܝܼܥ ܠܵܗ̇‎ (šmiʿ lāh)
non-past	m	ܫܵܡܥܹܢ‎ (šāmʿēn)	ܫܵܡܥܹܬ‎ (šāmʿēt)	ܫܵܡܹܥ (šāmēʿ)	ܫܵܡܥܲܚ‎ (šāmʿaḥ)	ܫܵܡܥܝܼܬܘܿܢ‎ (šāmʿiton)	ܫܵܡܥܝܼ‎ (šāmʿī)
	f	ܫܵܡܥܵܢ‎ (šāmʿān)	ܫܵܡܥܵܬܝ‎ (šāmʿāt)	ܫܵܡܥܵܐ‎ (šāmʿā)
imperative	m		ܫܡܹܥ (šmēʿ)			ܫܡܹܥܡܘܼܢ‎ (šmēʿmun)
	f		ܫܡܹܥܝ‎ (šmēʿ)

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Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܫ-ܡ-ܥ‎ (š-m-ʿ) related to hearing, from Proto-Semitic *šamaʕ-. Cognate with Akkadian 𒄑𒌇 (šemû), Arabic سَمِعَ‎ (samiʿa), Hebrew שָׁמַע‎ (šāmaʿ), and Ugaritic 𐎌𐎎𐎓 (šmʿ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃ(ə)maʕ]

Verb

ܫܡܥ • (transliteration needed)

1. to hear