שמיר
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Hebrew[edit]
Root |
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שׁ־מ־ר (š-m-r) |
Etymology 1[edit]
Alteration of שֻׁמָּר (šummā́r, “fennel”)
Noun[edit]
שָׁמִיר • (shamír) m
- dill (herb)
Etymology 2[edit]
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.
Noun[edit]
שָׁמִיר • (shamír) m
- emery
- (mythology) mythical stone, or possibly worm, that could cut through or disintegrate any substance it came in contact with, adamant
Descendants[edit]
- → 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)
References[edit]
- “שמיר” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading[edit]
- שבת ריחני on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
Yiddish[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Deverbal from שמירן (shmirn). Cognate to German Schmiere. Cognate with German schmieren, English smear.
Noun[edit]
שמיר • (shmir) m, plural שמירן (shmirn)
- batch of things that go together
- aggregate, smear, spread
- bribe
- schmear, the whole package, the entire deal
Related terms[edit]
- שמירן (shmirn, “to smear, grease; to bribe”)
Descendants[edit]
- → English: shmear
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb[edit]
שמיר • (shmir)
- inflection of שמירן (shmirn):
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