ܫܡܫܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈʃɛm.ʃɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈʃɪm.ʃɑ]
• (Western Syriac) 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

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ʃamˈmɑ.ʃɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ʃamˈmɑ.ʃɑ]
• (Western Syriac) 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

• ܡܫܡܫܢܐ (məšamšānā)

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

Anagrams

• ܫܫܡܐ