ܫܡܝܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Semitic *šamāy- (“sky, heaven”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃ(ə)majjɑ(ʔ)] (singular and plural)

Noun

ܫܡܝܐ • (šmayyā) c (plural ܫܡܝܐ)

1. sky, skies
2. heaven, heavens, paradise
3. (architecture) ceiling, roof, eaves
4. peak, height, highest part
5. shelter
6. pride

Usage notes

This world usually appears as singular and masculine.

Inflection

    declension of ܫܡܝܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܡܝܢ	ܫܡܝܢ
construct	ܫܡܝ	ܫܡܝ
emphatic	ܫܡܝܐ	ܫܡܝܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܫܡܝ	ܫܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܫܡܝܟ	ܫܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܫܡܝܟܝ	ܫܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܫܡܘܗܝ	ܫܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܫܡܝܗ	ܫܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܫܡܝܢ	ܫܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܫܡܝܟܘܢ	ܫܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܫܡܝܟܝܢ	ܫܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܫܡܝܗܘܢ	ܫܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܫܡܝܗܝܢ	ܫܡܝܗܝܢ

Antonyms

• (heaven): ܓܝܗܢܐ

Derived terms

• ܓܘܢ ܫܡܝܐ
• ܫܡܝ ܒܬܐ
• ܫܡܝ ܓܠܕܐ
• ܫܡܝ ܚܟܐ
• ܫܡܝ ܡܘܚܐ
• ܫܡܝ ܦܘܡܐ
• ܫܡܝ ܪܝܫܐ
• ܫܡܝ ܫܘܪܐ
• ܫܡܝ ܫܡܝܐ

Etymology 2

Adjective

ܫܡܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܫܡܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܫܡܝܬܐ)

1. Alternative spelling of ܫܐܡܝܐ

Inflection

    declension of ܫܡܝܐ

masculine	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܡܝ	ܫܡܝܝܢ
construct	ܫܡܝ	ܫܡܝܝ
emphatic	ܫܡܝܐ	ܫܡܝܐ
feminine	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܡܝܐ	ܫܡܝܢ
construct	ܫܡܝܬ	ܫܡܝܬ
emphatic	ܫܡܝܬܐ	ܫܡܝܬܐ

Noun

ܫܡܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܫܡܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܫܡܝܬܐ)

1. Alternative spelling of ܫܐܡܝܐ

Inflection

    inflection of ܫܡܝܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܡܝ	ܫܡܝܝܢ
construct	ܫܡܝ	ܫܡܝܝ
emphatic	ܫܡܝܐ	ܫܡܝܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܫܡܝܝ	ܫܡܝܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܫܡܝܟ	ܫܡܝܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܫܡܝܟܝ	ܫܡܝܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܫܡܝܗ	ܫܡܝܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܫܡܝܗ	ܫܡܝܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܫܡܝܢ	ܫܡܝܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܫܡܝܟܘܢ	ܫܡܝܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܫܡܝܟܝܢ	ܫܡܝܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܫܡܝܗܘܢ	ܫܡܝܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܫܡܝܗܝܢ	ܫܡܝܝܗܝܢ

References

• “šmyn”, 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, p. 372b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 584a
• 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, p. 1572b