ܣܡܝܟܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܣ ܡ ܟ (s m k)
4 terms

Etymology

Cognate to Arabic سَمِيك (samīk, “high; deep; thick”) and Hebrew סָמִיךְ (samíkh, “thick; dense; viscous”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [smiːxɑː]

Adjective

ܣܡܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ • (smīḵā) (feminine ܣܡܝܼܟ݂ܬܵܐ (smīḵtā), plural ܣܡܝܼܟ݂ܹ̈ܐ (smīḵē))

1. certain, sure, definite

   Synonym: ܚܵܛܸܪܓ̰ܲܡܥ (ḥāṭirjamˁ)

   ܣܡܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܕܬܲܪܥܵܐ ܦܬܝܼܚܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ.

   smīḵā ìwen d-tarˁā ptīḥā ìlēh.

   I am sure that the door is open.

   ܣܡܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ ܝܘܸܬ 100% ܕܐܵܗܵܐ ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܬ؟

   smīḵā ìwet 100% d-āhā hādḵā kē bāˁēt?

   Are you 100% sure that this is what you want?

2. stable, secure, firm

   Synonyms: ܬܲܩܝܼܢܵܐ (taqīnā), ܡܘܼܩܘܝܼܵܐ (mūqwīyā)

3. standing, upright

   Synonyms: ܩܝܼܡܵܐ (qīmā), ܬܪܝܼܨܵܐ (trīṣā)

Derived terms

• ܣܡܝܼܟ݂ ܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܐ (smīḵ riˁyānā, “determined, strong-willed”)
• ܣܡܝܼܟ݂ܘܼܬܵܐ (smīḵūtā, “sureness, certainness”)
• ܣܡܝܼܟ݂ܵܐܝܼܬ (smīḵāˀīt, “surely, certainly”)