ܫܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܫ ܡ ܗ‎ (š m h)
2 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic שְׁמָא‎ (šəmā), from Proto-Semitic *šim-; compare Arabic اِسْم‎ (ʔism), Hebrew שֵׁם‎ (shém) and Akkadian 𒈬 (šumum).

The usage as an adverb is also found in Hebrew שׁוּם‎ (shúm, “some, any”), borrowed from Aramaic שֻׁם‎ (šum), indefinite and construct form of שְׁמָא‎ (š'mā, “name”). Also in Turoyo ܐ݄ܫܡܐ‎.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʃɪm.mɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains)

  • (Tesqopa) IPA^(key): [ʃɪm.mɑː] (singular)

    IPA^(key): [ʃɪm.mɑːmeː], [ʃɪm.mɑːm.] (plural)

Noun

ܫܸܡܵܐ • (šimmā) m sg (plural ܫܸܡܵܗܹ̈ܐ‎ (šimmāhē) or ܫܸܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ‎ (šimmānē) or ܫܸܡܹ̈ܐ (šimmē))

1. name, first name (word or set of words by which a person or thing is known, addressed, or referred to)

   ‏ܡܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܫܸܡܘܼܟ݂؟‎‎ ― mā ìlēh šimuḵ? ― What is your name?

   ‏ܫܸܡܘܼܟ݂ ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ؟‎‎ ― šimuḵ bšaynā? ― What is your name? (literally, “Your name in peace?”) (formal)

   ‏ܒܫܸܡܵܐ ܕܒܵܒܵܐ ܘܒܪܘܿܢܵܐ ܘܪܘܼܚܵܐ ܕܩܘܼܕܫܵܐ‎‎ ― b-šimmā d-bābā w-bronā w-ruḥā d-qudšā ― In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost

   ‏ܫܸܡܵܐ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ‎‎ ― šimmā d-allāhā (literally, “The name of God”)

2. appellation
3. reputation, prestige
4. (grammar) noun

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܸܡܵܐ (šimmā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܸܡܝܼ‎ (šimī)		ܫܸܡܲܢ‎ (šimman)
	construct	ܫܸܡ‎ (šim)	2nd person	ܫܸܡܘܼܟ݂‎ (šimuḵ)	ܫܸܡܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (šimmāḵ)	ܫܸܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (šimmāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܫܸܡܵܐ (šimmā)	3rd person	ܫܸܡܹܗ‎ (šimmēh)	ܫܸܡܵܗ̇‎ (šimmāh)	ܫܸܡܗܘܿܢ‎ (šimhon)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܫܸܡܵܗܝܼ̈‎ (šimmāhī)		ܫܸܡܵܗܲܢ̈‎ (šimmāhan)
	construct	ܫܸܡܵܗܲܝ̈‎ (šimmāhay)	2nd person	ܫܸܡܵܗܘܼ̈ܟ݂‎ (šimmāhuḵ)	ܫܸܡܵܗܵܟ݂ܝ̈‎ (šimmāhāḵ)	ܫܸܡܵܗܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (šimmāhāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܫܸܡܵܗܹ̈ܐ‎ (šimmāhē)	3rd person	ܫܸܡܵܗܘܼ̈ܗܝ‎ (šimmāhuh)	ܫܸܡܵܗ̈ܘܿܗ̇‎ (šimmāhoh)	ܫܸܡܵܗܗ̈ܘܿܢ‎ (šimmāhhon)

Derived terms

• ܒܲܪܫܡܵܐ‎ (baršmā, “namesake”)
• ܚܠܵܦܫܡܵܐ‎ (ḥlāpšmā, “pronoun”)
• ܡܫܲܡܗܵܢܵܐ‎ (mšamhānā, “illustrious”)
• ܡܸܫܬܲܡܗܵܢܵܐ‎ (mištamhānā, “nominee”)
• ܫܘܼܡܵܗܵܐ‎ (šumāhā, “adjective”)
• ܫܡܵܗܘܼܬܵܐ‎ (šmāhutā, “naming”)
• ܫܡܵܗܵܝܵܐ‎ (šmāhāyā, “nominal”)
• ܫܲܡܸܗ‎ (šammih, “to name”)
• ܫܸܡ‎ (šim, “some”)
• ܫܸܡܵܐ ܚܵܒ݂ܘܿܫܵܐ‎ (šimmā ḥāḇošā, “collective noun”)
• ܫܸܡܵܐ ܡܙܲܥܪܵܐ‎ (šimmā mzaˁrā, “diminuitive noun”)
• ܫܸܡܵܐ ܣܘܼܟܵܠܵܝܵܐ‎ (šimmā sukālāyā, “abstract noun”)
• ܫܸܡܵܐ ܩܢܘܿܡܵܝܵܐ‎ (šimmā qnomāyā, “proper noun”)

 

See also

• ܟܘܼܢܵܝܵܐ‎ (kunāyā, “surname”)
• ܣܩܘܿܡܵܐ‎ (sqomā, “nickname”)

Adverb

ܫܸܡܵܐ • (šimmā)

1. a little, some
2. slowly, carefully, lightly

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *šim-. Cognates include Arabic اِسْم‎ (ʔism), Hebrew שֵׁם‎ (šēm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃ(ə)mɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܫܡܐ • (šmā) m (plural ܫܡܗܬܐ‎ or ܫܡܗܐ‎)

1. name
2. appellation, title
3. fame, reputation, renown, glory
4. (grammar) word; part of speech; noun
5. person
6. rumor/rumour, suspicion
7. pretense, pretext

Inflection

    declension of ܫܡܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܡ‎	ܫܡܗܢ ,ܫܡܗܝܢ‎
construct	ܫܡ‎	ܫܡܗܬ ,ܫܡܗܝ‎
emphatic	ܫܡܐ	ܫܡܗܬܐ ,ܫܡܗܐ‎
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܫܡܝ‎	ܫܡܗܬܝ ,ܫܡܗܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܫܡܟ‎	ܫܡܗܬܟ ,ܫܡܗܝܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܫܡܟܝ‎	ܫܡܗܬܟܝ ,ܫܡܗܝܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܫܡܗ‎	ܫܡܗܬܗ ,ܫܡܗܘܗܝ‎
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܫܡܗ‎	ܫܡܗܬܗ ,ܫܡܗܝܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our)	ܫܡܢ‎	ܫܡܗܬܢ ,ܫܡܗܝܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܫܡܟܘܢ‎	ܫܡܗܬܟܘܢ ,ܫܡܗܝܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܫܡܟܝܢ‎	ܫܡܗܬܟܝܢ ,ܫܡܗܝܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܫܡܗܘܢ‎	ܫܡܗܬܗܘܢ ,ܫܡܗܝܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܫܡܗܝܢ‎	ܫܡܗܬܗܝܢ ,ܫܡܗܝܗܝܢ‎

References

• “šm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pp. 371b-372a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 583a
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana; Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, pp. 1569b-1570a

Turoyo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃmo/

Noun

ܫܡܳܐ • (šmo) m (plural ܫܡܳܢܶܐ‎ (šmone))