ܣܐܡ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܣ ܘ ܡ (s w m)
4 terms

Cognate to Hebrew שָׂם (sám) and Ge'ez ሤመ (śemä, “to appoint, to put”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sɑːʔemː]

Verb

ܣܵܐܹܡ • (sāˀēm) (present participle ܣܝܵܡܵܐ (syāmā), past participle ܣܝܼܡܵܐ (sīmā))

1. to put, place

   Synonyms: ܡܲܬܸܒ݂ (mattiḇ), ܕܵܪܹܐ (dārē)

   Antonym: ܡܲܪܸܡ (marrim)

2. to set, configure, position, install

   Synonyms: ܬܲܩܸܢ (taqqin), ܬܲܚܸܡ (taḥḥim), ܘܲܥܸܕ (waˁid)

3. to put on, turn on (music, television, radio, etc.)

   Synonyms: ܡܲܦܠܸܚ (mapliḥ), ܡܲܬܸܒ݂ (mattiḇ), ܡܲܠܗܹܐ (malhē)

4. to presume, suppose

   Synonyms: ܣܵܒ݂ܹܪ (sāḇēr), ܚܵܫܹܒ݂ (ḥāšēḇ)

5. to submit, hand in

   Synonyms: ܡܲܩܪܸܒ݂ (maqriḇ), ܡܵܘܫܸܛ (māwšiṭ)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܣܵܐܹܡ (sāˀēm)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܣܝܼܡ ܠܝܼ (sīm lī)	ܣܝܼܡ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (sīm lūḵ)	ܣܝܼܡ ܠܹܗ (sīm lēh)	ܣܝܼܡ ܠܲܢ (sīm lan)	ܣܝܼܡ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sīm lāwḵōn)	ܣܝܼܡ ܠܗܘܿܢ (sīm lhōn)
	f		ܣܝܼܡ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (sīm lāḵ)	ܣܝܼܡ ܠܵܗ̇ (sīm lāh)
non-past	m	ܣܵܝܡܹܢ (sāymēn)	ܣܵܝܡܹܬ (sāymēt)	ܣܵܐܹܡ (sāˀēm)	ܣܵܝܡܲܚ (sāymaḥ)	ܣܵܝܡܝܼܬܘܿܢ (sāymītōn)	ܣܵܝܡܝܼ (sāymī)
	f	ܣܵܝܡܵܢ (sāymān)	ܣܵܝܡܵܬܝ (sāymāt)	ܣܵܝܡܵܐ (sāymā)
imperative	m		ܣܘܼܡ (sūm)			ܣܘܼܡܘܿܢ (sūmōn)
	f		ܣܘܼܡܝ (sūm)

Derived terms

• ܣܵܐܹܡ ܐܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ (sāˀēm īḏā)
• ܣܵܐܹܡ ܒܵܠܵܐ (sāˀēm bālā)
• ܣܵܐܹܡ ܕ̈ܡܲܝܵܐ (sāˀēm dmayyā)
• ܣܵܐܹܡ ܚܝܵܪܹܗ (sāˀēm ḥyārēh)
• ܣܵܐܹܡ ܥܲܝܢܵܐ (sāˀēm ˁaynā)

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [simː]

Noun

ܣܹܐܡ • (sēm) m

1. construct state of ܣܹܐܡܵܐ (sēmā, “silver”)