שמש

See also: שמשׂ

Aramaic

Verb

שמש • (transliteration needed)

1. to serve

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Hebrew

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *śamš-.

Noun

שֶׁמֶשׁ • (shémesh) f (plural indefinite שְׁמָשׁוֹת) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. sun

   Synonym: חַמָּה (khamá)

Etymology 2

Root
שׁ־מ־שׁ (š-m-š)

Noun

שַׁמָּשׁ • (shamásh) m

1. servant
2. (Judaism) sexton
3. (Judaism) candle used to light a menorah
4. (obsolete) waiter

Verb

שִׁמֵּשׁ • (shimésh) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

1. defective spelling of שימש.

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Yiddish

Noun

שמש • (shames)

1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of שמשׂ (shames).