сим

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sim"

Ket

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Yeniseian *sim ~ *sum (“if, when”, preverbal irrealis particle).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /¹sim/, [sʲiˑm˧]

Particle

сим (sīm)

1. if, if only, would; preverbal subjunctive or irrealis particle

Usage notes

• As can be deduced by the definition, this particle сим appears before the verb in Ket sentence. For example:
  • Ат богон. (Ād bókon. “I went.” [Realis mode])
  • Ат сим богон. (Ād sīm bókon. “If only I went..., I would have went..., Had I went...” [Irrealis mode])

Further reading

• Werner, Heinrich (2002), Vergleichendes Wörterbuch der Jenissej-Sprachen, volume 2, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 196
• Kotorova, Elizaveta; Nefedov, Andrey (2015), Большой словарь кетского языка, Münich: LINCOM, →ISBN, page 347

Russian

Pronoun

сим • (sim)

1. inflection of сей (sej):
   1. dative plural
   2. instrumental masculine/neuter singular

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɪm]

Determiner

сим • (sym)

1. inflection of сей (sej):
   1. dative plural
   2. instrumental masculine/neuter singular

Pronoun

сим • (sym)

1. inflection of сей (sej):
   1. dative plural
   2. instrumental masculine/neuter singular

Yakut

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *yum-, *yüm- (“to close (eyes, mouth)”). Compare to Turkish yummak, Azerbaijani yummaq.

Verb

сим • (sim)

1. (intransitive) to blink

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

сим • (sim)

1. (transitive) to stuff (something into something else)