ሰማይ

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Amharic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Semitic *šamāy- (sky, heaven).

Noun[edit]

ሰማይ (sämaym

  1. heaven
  2. sky

Ge'ez[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Semitic *šamāy- (sky, heaven).

Noun[edit]

ሰማይ (sämay) (accusative singular ሰማየ, plural ሰማያት)

  1. heaven
    • Genesis 1:1:
      በቀዳሚ ፡ ገብረ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ሰማየ ፡ ወምድረ ።
      bäḳädami gäbrä ʾəgziʾäbḥer sämayä wämdərä .
      In the beginning God created Heaven and Earth.
  2. sky

Tigrinya[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Semitic *šamāy- (sky, heaven).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ሰማይ (sämaym

  1. heaven
  2. sky
  3. firmament