ܫܡܫܐ

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Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *śamš-. The sense of "lizard" is a calque of Ancient Greek σαύρᾱ ἡλιακή (saúrā hēliakḗ).

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Classical Edessan" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): [ˈʃɛm.ʃɑ]
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Eastern Syriac" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): [ˈʃɪm.ʃɑ]
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Western Syriac" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): [ˈʃɛm.ʃo]

Noun

ܫܡܫܐ • (šemšā) c (plural ܫܡܫܐ)

  1. (astronomy) sun, star
  2. (alchemy) gold
  3. kind of lizard
Usage notes

This word is usually masculine.

Inflection
    inflection of ܫܡܫܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܫܡܫ ܫܡܫܝܢ
construct ܫܡܫ ܫܡܫܝ
emphatic ܫܡܫܐ ܫܡܫܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܫܡܫܝ ܫܡܫܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܫܡܫܟ ܫܡܫܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܫܡܫܟܝ ܫܡܫܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܫܡܫܗ ܫܡܫܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܫܡܫܗ ܫܡܫܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܫܡܫܢ ܫܡܫܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܫܡܫܟܘܢ ܫܡܫܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܫܡܫܟܝܢ ܫܡܫܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܫܡܫܗܘܢ ܫܡܫܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܫܡܫܗܝܢ ܫܡܫܝܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܫܡܫܐ • (šemšā) c

  1. Sun

Etymology 2

From the root ܫ-ܡ-ܫ (š-m-š), related to serving; compare Arabic شَمَّاس (šammās), Hebrew שַׁמָּשׁ (šammāš).

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Classical Edessan" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): [ʃamˈmɑ.ʃɑ]
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Eastern Syriac" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): [ʃamˈmɑ.ʃɑ]
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Western Syriac" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): [ʃɑˈmo.ʃo]

Noun

ܫܡܫܐ • (šammāšā) m (plural ܫܡܫܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܫܡܫܬܐ)

  1. servant, attendant
  2. (Christianity) minister, deacon, (rare) priest
Inflection
    inflection of ܫܡܫܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܫܡܫ ܫܡܫܝܢ
construct ܫܡܫ ܫܡܫܝ
emphatic ܫܡܫܐ ܫܡܫܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܫܡܫܝ ܫܡܫܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܫܡܫܟ ܫܡܫܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܫܡܫܟܝ ܫܡܫܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܫܡܫܗ ܫܡܫܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܫܡܫܗ ܫܡܫܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܫܡܫܢ ܫܡܫܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܫܡܫܟܘܢ ܫܡܫܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܫܡܫܟܝܢ ܫܡܫܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܫܡܫܗܘܢ ܫܡܫܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܫܡܫܗܝܢ ܫܡܫܝܗܝܢ
See also

References

  • “šmš”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-07-24
  • “šmš2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-07-24
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 373b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 586a
  • 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, pages 1576b-1577a

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