ܣܡܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܣ ܡ ܐ (s m ˀ)
3 terms

Etymology

From ܣܵܡܹܐ (sāmē, “to be blind”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [sim.jɑː]

Adjective

ܣܸܡܝܵܐ • (simyā) (feminine ܣܡܝܼܬܵܐ (smītā), plural ܣܸܡܝܹ̈ܐ (simyē))

1. blind

   ܣܸܡܝܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ، ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ ܒܸܚܙܵܝܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ.

   simyā ìwen wā, īnā ādīyā biḥzāyā ìwen.

   Was blind but know I see.

2. (figuratively) blind

   ܝܼܠܹܗ ܣܸܡܝܵܐ ܒܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܬ݂ܹܗ ― īlēh simyā b-urḥāṯēh ― He is blind in his ways.

Noun

ܣܸܡܝܵܐ • (simyā) m sg (plural ܣܸܡܝܹ̈ܐ (simyē), feminine ܣܡܝܼܬܵܐ (smītā))

1. blind person
   • Matthew 21:14:

     ܘܡܘܼܩܪܸܟ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܠܟܸܣܠܹܗ ܓܵܘ ܗܲܝܟܠܵܐ ܣܸܡܝܹ̈ܐ ܘܫܦܝܼܠܹ̈ܐ، ܘܒܘܼܣܸܡܵܝ ܠܹܗ.

     w-muqriḵ lhōn lkislēh gāw hayklā simyē w-špīlē, w-būsimmāy lēh.

     Then the blind and the lame came to Him in the temple, and he healed them.

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܸܡܝܵܐ (simyā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܸܡܝܝܼ (simyī)		ܣܸܡܝܲܢ (simyan)
	construct	ܣܡܹܐ (smē)	2nd person	ܣܸܡܝܘܼܟ݂ (simyūḵ)	ܣܸܡܝܵܟ݂ܝ (simyāḵ)	ܣܸܡܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (simyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܸܡܝܵܐ (simyā)	3rd person	ܣܸܡܝܹܗ (simyēh)	ܣܸܡܝܵܗ̇ (simyāh)	ܣܸܡܝܗܘܿܢ (simihōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܸܡܝܝܼ̈ (simyī)		ܣܸܡܝܲܢ̈ (simyan)
	construct	ܣܸܡܝܲܝ̈ (simyay)	2nd person	ܣܸܡܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (simyūḵ)	ܣܸܡܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (simyāḵ)	ܣܸܡܝܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (simyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܸܡܝܹ̈ܐ (simyē)	3rd person	ܣܸܡܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (simyūh)	ܣܸܡܝ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (simyōh)	ܣܸܡܝܗ̈ܘܿܢ (simihōn)

Derived terms

• ܣܸܡܝܘܼܬܵܐ (simyūtā, “blindness”)
• ܣܸܡܝܵܐܝܼܬ (simyāˀīt, “blindly”)
• ܣܡܹܐ ܓܵܘܢܹ̈ܐ (smē gāwnē, “color blind”)