ܫܡܫܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
| Root |
|---|
| ܫ ܡ ܫ (š m š) |
| 2 terms |
Etymology 1
From Aramaic שִׁמְשָׁא (šimšā), from Proto-Semitic *śamš-.
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [ˈʃəm.ʃɑ]
Noun
ܫܸܡܫܵܐ • (šimšā) m or f
Etymology 2
From the root ܫ-ܡ-ܫ (š-m-š), related to serving; compare Arabic شَمَّاس (šammās), Hebrew שַׁמָּשׁ (šammāš).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [ʃɑmˈmɑ.ʃɑ]
Noun
ܫܲܡܵܫܵܐ • (šammāšā) m, plural ܫܲܡܵܫܹ̈ܐ (šammāšē), feminine ܫܲܡܵܫܬܵܐ (šammāštā)
- servant, attendant
- (Christianity) minister, deacon: an ordained minister of an order ranking below that of priest.
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From Proto-Semitic *śamš-. The sense of "lizard" is a calque of Ancient Greek σαύρᾱ ἡλιακή (saúrā hēliakḗ).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈʃɛm.ʃɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈʃɪm.ʃɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈʃɛm.ʃo]
Usage notes
This word is usually masculine.
Inflection
inflection of ܫܡܫܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܫܡܫ | ܫܡܫܝܢ |
| construct | ܫܡܫ | ܫܡܫܝ |
| emphatic | ܫܡܫܐ | ܫܡܫܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܫܡܫܝ | ܫܡܫܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܫܡܫܟ | ܫܡܫܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܫܡܫܟܝ | ܫܡܫܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܫܡܫܗ | ܫܡܫܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܫܡܫܗ | ܫܡܫܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܫܡܫܢ | ܫܡܫܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܫܡܫܟܘܢ | ܫܡܫܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܫܡܫܟܝܢ | ܫܡܫܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܫܡܫܗܘܢ | ܫܡܫܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܫܡܫܗܝܢ | ܫܡܫܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
From the root ܫ-ܡ-ܫ (š-m-š), related to serving; compare Arabic شَمَّاس (šammās), Hebrew שַׁמָּשׁ (šammāš).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ʃamˈmɑ.ʃɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ʃamˈmɑ.ʃɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ʃɑˈmo.ʃo]
Noun
ܫܡܫܐ • (šammāšā) m (plural ܫܡܫܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܫܡܫܬܐ)
Inflection
inflection of ܫܡܫܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܫܡܫ | ܫܡܫܝܢ |
| construct | ܫܡܫ | ܫܡܫܝ |
| emphatic | ܫܡܫܐ | ܫܡܫܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܫܡܫܝ | ܫܡܫܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܫܡܫܟ | ܫܡܫܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܫܡܫܟܝ | ܫܡܫܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܫܡܫܗ | ܫܡܫܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܫܡܫܗ | ܫܡܫܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܫܡܫܢ | ܫܡܫܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܫܡܫܟܘܢ | ܫܡܫܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܫܡܫܟܝܢ | ܫܡܫܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܫܡܫܗܘܢ | ܫܡܫܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܫܡܫܗܝܢ | ܫܡܫܝܗܝܢ |
See also
- ܡܫܡܫܢܐ (məšamšānā)
References
- “šmš”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-07-24
- “šmš2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-07-24
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 373b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 586a
- 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, pages 1576b-1577a
Anagrams
- ܫܫܡܐ
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