شيم

Arabic

Alternative forms

• صِيم (ṣīm), صِيمَة (ṣīma)

Etymology 1

Coined from the root ش ي م (š-y-m) meaning a mole or marking, the sense being borrowed from Aramaic סיּם‎ (sayyēm, “to mark, to indicate”); so called for the notable large black spot near the gills of many members of this group.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃiːm/

Noun

شِيم • (šīm) m

1. Caranx

Declension

Declension of noun شِيم (šīm)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	شِيم šīm	الشِّيم aš-šīm	شِيم šīm
Nominative	شِيمٌ šīmun	الشِّيمُ aš-šīmu	شِيمُ šīmu
Accusative	شِيمًا šīman	الشِّيمَ aš-šīma	شِيمَ šīma
Genitive	شِيمٍ šīmin	الشِّيمِ aš-šīmi	شِيمِ šīmi

Etymology 2

From the root ش ي م (š-y-m).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃaj.ja.ma/

Verb

شَيَّمَ • (šayyama) II, non-past يُشَيِّمُ‎ (yušayyimu)

1. to hide, to sheathe

Conjugation

Conjugation of

شَيَّمَ

(form-II sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَشْيِيم tašyīm
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُشَيِّم mušayyim
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُشَيَّم mušayyam
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	شَيَّمْتُ šayyamtu	شَيَّمْتَ šayyamta	شَيَّمَ šayyama		شَيَّمْتُمَا šayyamtumā	شَيَّمَا šayyamā		شَيَّمْنَا šayyamnā	شَيَّمْتُمْ šayyamtum	شَيَّمُوا šayyamū
	f		شَيَّمْتِ šayyamti	شَيَّمَتْ šayyamat			شَيَّمَتَا šayyamatā			شَيَّمْتُنَّ šayyamtunna	شَيَّمْنَ šayyamna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُشَيِّمُ ʔušayyimu	تُشَيِّمُ tušayyimu	يُشَيِّمُ yušayyimu		تُشَيِّمَانِ tušayyimāni	يُشَيِّمَانِ yušayyimāni		نُشَيِّمُ nušayyimu	تُشَيِّمُونَ tušayyimūna	يُشَيِّمُونَ yušayyimūna
	f		تُشَيِّمِينَ tušayyimīna	تُشَيِّمُ tušayyimu			تُشَيِّمَانِ tušayyimāni			تُشَيِّمْنَ tušayyimna	يُشَيِّمْنَ yušayyimna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُشَيِّمَ ʔušayyima	تُشَيِّمَ tušayyima	يُشَيِّمَ yušayyima		تُشَيِّمَا tušayyimā	يُشَيِّمَا yušayyimā		نُشَيِّمَ nušayyima	تُشَيِّمُوا tušayyimū	يُشَيِّمُوا yušayyimū
	f		تُشَيِّمِي tušayyimī	تُشَيِّمَ tušayyima			تُشَيِّمَا tušayyimā			تُشَيِّمْنَ tušayyimna	يُشَيِّمْنَ yušayyimna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُشَيِّمْ ʔušayyim	تُشَيِّمْ tušayyim	يُشَيِّمْ yušayyim		تُشَيِّمَا tušayyimā	يُشَيِّمَا yušayyimā		نُشَيِّمْ nušayyim	تُشَيِّمُوا tušayyimū	يُشَيِّمُوا yušayyimū
	f		تُشَيِّمِي tušayyimī	تُشَيِّمْ tušayyim			تُشَيِّمَا tušayyimā			تُشَيِّمْنَ tušayyimna	يُشَيِّمْنَ yušayyimna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		شَيِّمْ šayyim			شَيِّمَا šayyimā				شَيِّمُوا šayyimū
	f		شَيِّمِي šayyimī							شَيِّمْنَ šayyimna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	شُيِّمْتُ šuyyimtu	شُيِّمْتَ šuyyimta	شُيِّمَ šuyyima		شُيِّمْتُمَا šuyyimtumā	شُيِّمَا šuyyimā		شُيِّمْنَا šuyyimnā	شُيِّمْتُمْ šuyyimtum	شُيِّمُوا šuyyimū
	f		شُيِّمْتِ šuyyimti	شُيِّمَتْ šuyyimat			شُيِّمَتَا šuyyimatā			شُيِّمْتُنَّ šuyyimtunna	شُيِّمْنَ šuyyimna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُشَيَّمُ ʔušayyamu	تُشَيَّمُ tušayyamu	يُشَيَّمُ yušayyamu		تُشَيَّمَانِ tušayyamāni	يُشَيَّمَانِ yušayyamāni		نُشَيَّمُ nušayyamu	تُشَيَّمُونَ tušayyamūna	يُشَيَّمُونَ yušayyamūna
	f		تُشَيَّمِينَ tušayyamīna	تُشَيَّمُ tušayyamu			تُشَيَّمَانِ tušayyamāni			تُشَيَّمْنَ tušayyamna	يُشَيَّمْنَ yušayyamna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُشَيَّمَ ʔušayyama	تُشَيَّمَ tušayyama	يُشَيَّمَ yušayyama		تُشَيَّمَا tušayyamā	يُشَيَّمَا yušayyamā		نُشَيَّمَ nušayyama	تُشَيَّمُوا tušayyamū	يُشَيَّمُوا yušayyamū
	f		تُشَيَّمِي tušayyamī	تُشَيَّمَ tušayyama			تُشَيَّمَا tušayyamā			تُشَيَّمْنَ tušayyamna	يُشَيَّمْنَ yušayyamna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُشَيَّمْ ʔušayyam	تُشَيَّمْ tušayyam	يُشَيَّمْ yušayyam		تُشَيَّمَا tušayyamā	يُشَيَّمَا yušayyamā		نُشَيَّمْ nušayyam	تُشَيَّمُوا tušayyamū	يُشَيَّمُوا yušayyamū
	f		تُشَيَّمِي tušayyamī	تُشَيَّمْ tušayyam			تُشَيَّمَا tušayyamā			تُشَيَّمْنَ tušayyamna	يُشَيَّمْنَ yušayyamna

References

• Freytag, Georg (1833) “شيم”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 473
• Lane, Edward William (1863) “شيم”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[2], London: Williams & Norgate, page 1634