שמיר

Alteration of שֻׁמָּר‎ (šummā́r, “fennel”)

שָׁמִיר • (shamír) m

1. dill (herb)

Unknown, possibly in an unknown fashion extended from Akkadian 𒉌𒌓𒌑 (^NA₄U₂ /šammu/, “emery, corundum, adamant”), also present in Egyptian jsmr, smr if that really means “emery”, and in Ancient Greek σμύρῐς (smúris, “emery-powder”), loaned likely from a Semitic cognate of the Hebrew.

שָׁמִיר • (shamír) m

1. emery
2. (mythology) mythical stone, or possibly worm, that could cut through or disintegrate any substance it came in contact with, adamant

• → Aramaic:

  Jewish Palestinian Aramaic, Jewish Literary Aramaic: שָׁמִירָא‎ (šāmīrā)

  Classical Syriac: ܫܡܝܪܐ‎ (šāmīrā)

  • → Arabic: سَامُور‎ (sāmūr)
• → Old Church Slavonic: шамиръ (šamirŭ) (mythical bird mentioned in Barsov Palea)

• “שמיר” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

• שבת ריחני‎ on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

From or cognate to German Schmiere. Cognate with German schmieren, English smear.

שמיר • (shmir) m, plural שמירן‎ (shmirn)

1. batch of things that go together
2. aggregate, smear, spread
3. bribe
4. schmear, the whole package, the entire deal

• שמירן‎ (shmirn, “to smear, grease; to bribe”)

• → English: shmear

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

שמיר • (shmir)

1. inflection of שמירן‎ (shmirn):
   1. first-person singular present
   2. imperative singular