שמיר
Hebrew
Root |
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שׁ־מ־ר (sh-m-r) |
Etymology 1
Alteration of שֻׁמָּר (šummā́r, “fennel”)
Noun
שָׁמִיר • (shamír) m
- dill (herb)
Etymology 2
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
שָׁמִיר • (shamír) m
- emery
- mythical stone, or possibly worm, that could cut through or disintegrate any substance it came in contact with, adamant
Descendants
- → Aramaic:
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- Classical Syriac: ܫܡܝܪܐ (šāmīrā)
- → Arabic: سَامُور (sāmūr)
References
- “שמיר” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
שבת ריחני on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
Yiddish
Etymology
From or cognate to German Schmiere. Cognate with German schmieren, English smear.
Noun
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
- שמירן (shmirn, “to smear, grease; to bribe”)
Descendants
- → English: shmear
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
שמיר • (shmir)
- inflection of שמירן (shmirn):
Categories:
- Hebrew terms belonging to the root שׁ־מ־ר
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- Hebrew nouns
- Hebrew masculine nouns
- Hebrew terms with unknown etymologies
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- Yiddish terms derived from German
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- Yiddish nouns
- Yiddish masculine nouns
- Yiddish non-lemma forms
- Yiddish verb forms