sima

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See also: Sima, síma, sīmǎ, šima, and Sīmǎ

English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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From the Ancient Greek σιμός (simós, “bent upwards”).

Noun[edit]

sima (plural simas)

  1. (architecture) The upturned edge of a roof which acts as a gutter; a cyma.

Etymology 2[edit]

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Blend of silicon +‎ magnesium

Noun[edit]

sima (uncountable)

  1. (geology) The lower layer of the earth's outer crust that underlies the sial and is rich in silica, iron, and magnesium.
Translations[edit]

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Anagrams[edit]

Azerbaijani[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Persian سیما‎.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [sæˈmɑ]
  • Hyphenation: sə‧ma

Noun[edit]

sima (definite accusative simanı, plural simalar)

  1. face
    Synonyms: üz, sifət, bəniz
  2. personality (a known person)
    Synonyms: şəxsiyyət, şəxs

Declension[edit]

    Declension of sima
singular plural
nominative sima
 simalar
definite accusative simanı
 simaları
dative simaya
 simalara
locative simada
 simalarda
ablative simadan
 simalardan
definite genitive simanın
 simaların
    Possessive forms of sima
nominative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) simam simalarım
sənin (“your”) siman simaların
onun (“his/her/its”) siması simaları
bizim (“our”) simamız simalarımız
sizin (“your”) simanız simalarınız
onların (“their”) siması or simaları simaları
accusative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) simamı simalarımı
sənin (“your”) simanı simalarını
onun (“his/her/its”) simasını simalarını
bizim (“our”) simamızı simalarımızı
sizin (“your”) simanızı simalarınızı
onların (“their”) simasını or simalarını simalarını
dative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) simama simalarıma
sənin (“your”) simana simalarına
onun (“his/her/its”) simasına simalarına
bizim (“our”) simamıza simalarımıza
sizin (“your”) simanıza simalarınıza
onların (“their”) simasına or simalarına simalarına
locative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) simamda simalarımda
sənin (“your”) simanda simalarında
onun (“his/her/its”) simasında simalarında
bizim (“our”) simamızda simalarımızda
sizin (“your”) simanızda simalarınızda
onların (“their”) simasında or simalarında simalarında
ablative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) simamdan simalarımdan
sənin (“your”) simandan simalarından
onun (“his/her/its”) simasından simalarından
bizim (“our”) simamızdan simalarımızdan
sizin (“your”) simanızdan simalarınızdan
onların (“their”) simasından or simalarından simalarından
genitive
singular plural
mənim (“my”) simamın simalarımın
sənin (“your”) simanın simalarının
onun (“his/her/its”) simasının simalarının
bizim (“our”) simamızın simalarımızın
sizin (“your”) simanızın simalarınızın
onların (“their”) simasının or simalarının simalarının

Further reading[edit]

  • “sima” in Obastan.com.

Cebuano[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: si‧ma

Noun[edit]

sima

  1. a barb; a fluke

Derived terms[edit]

Ese[edit]

Noun[edit]

sima

  1. needle (usually made from flying fox bone)

Finnish[edit]

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sima in a glass

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Finnic *sima, possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *saimaz (compare German Seim (“syrup”), Old Norse seimr (“honeycomb”)). The original meaning was “mead”, but the common meaning now refers to a different beverage, albeit one that is ultimately developed from mead.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈsimɑ/, [ˈs̠imɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -imɑ
  • Syllabification(key): si‧ma

Noun[edit]

sima

  1. a nonalcoholic or low-alcohol drink made from lemon, various sugars and water, common around vappu (May Day)
  2. (dated) mead

Declension[edit]

Inflection of sima (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative sima simat
genitive siman simojen
partitive simaa simoja
illative simaan simoihin
singular plural
nominative sima simat
accusative nom. sima simat
gen. siman
genitive siman simojen
simainrare
partitive simaa simoja
inessive simassa simoissa
elative simasta simoista
illative simaan simoihin
adessive simalla simoilla
ablative simalta simoilta
allative simalle simoille
essive simana simoina
translative simaksi simoiksi
instructive — simoin
abessive simatta simoitta
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of sima (type kala)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative simani simani
accusative nom. simani simani
gen. simani
genitive simani simojeni
simainirare
partitive simaani simojani
inessive simassani simoissani
elative simastani simoistani
illative simaani simoihini
adessive simallani simoillani
ablative simaltani simoiltani
allative simalleni simoilleni
essive simanani simoinani
translative simakseni simoikseni
instructive — —
abessive simattani simoittani
comitative — simoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative simasi simasi
accusative nom. simasi simasi
gen. simasi
genitive simasi simojesi
simaisirare
partitive simaasi simojasi
inessive simassasi simoissasi
elative simastasi simoistasi
illative simaasi simoihisi
adessive simallasi simoillasi
ablative simaltasi simoiltasi
allative simallesi simoillesi
essive simanasi simoinasi
translative simaksesi simoiksesi
instructive — —
abessive simattasi simoittasi
comitative — simoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative simamme simamme
accusative nom. simamme simamme
gen. simamme
genitive simamme simojemme
simaimmerare
partitive simaamme simojamme
inessive simassamme simoissamme
elative simastamme simoistamme
illative simaamme simoihimme
adessive simallamme simoillamme
ablative simaltamme simoiltamme
allative simallemme simoillemme
essive simanamme simoinamme
translative simaksemme simoiksemme
instructive — —
abessive simattamme simoittamme
comitative — simoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative simanne simanne
accusative nom. simanne simanne
gen. simanne
genitive simanne simojenne
simainnerare
partitive simaanne simojanne
inessive simassanne simoissanne
elative simastanne simoistanne
illative simaanne simoihinne
adessive simallanne simoillanne
ablative simaltanne simoiltanne
allative simallenne simoillenne
essive simananne simoinanne
translative simaksenne simoiksenne
instructive — —
abessive simattanne simoittanne
comitative — simoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative simansa simansa
accusative nom. simansa simansa
gen. simansa
genitive simansa simojensa
simainsarare
partitive simaansa simojaan
simojansa
inessive simassaan
simassansa 		simoissaan
simoissansa
elative simastaan
simastansa 		simoistaan
simoistansa
illative simaansa simoihinsa
adessive simallaan
simallansa 		simoillaan
simoillansa
ablative simaltaan
simaltansa 		simoiltaan
simoiltansa
allative simalleen
simallensa 		simoilleen
simoillensa
essive simanaan
simanansa 		simoinaan
simoinansa
translative simakseen
simaksensa 		simoikseen
simoiksensa
instructive — —
abessive simattaan
simattansa 		simoittaan
simoittansa
comitative — simoineen
simoinensa

Synonyms[edit]

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Anagrams[edit]

French[edit]

Noun[edit]

sima m (plural simas)

  1. (geology) sima

Further reading[edit]

Garo[edit]

Noun[edit]

sima

  1. rotten food

Hungarian[edit]

(3) sima vizű tó
(6) sima spirálfüzet
(7) sima és cukormentes kóla

Etymology[edit]

Uncertain. Either derived from regional simik (“to slide”), or from a Turkic language before the times of the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin (at the turn of the 9th and 10th centuries).[1][2]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃimɒ]
  • Hyphenation: si‧ma
  • Rhymes: -mɒ

Adjective[edit]

sima (comparative simább, superlative legsimább)

  1. smooth, sleek (having a texture that lacks friction)
    Antonym: érdes
    • 1984–1985, Tivadar Vida, “Újabb adatok az avarkori...”, in A Móra Ferenc Múzeum Évkönyve‎[1], number 2:
      A fekete kerámiák felülete sima, kissé nyers tapintású.
      The surface of black ceramics is smooth, somewhat raw to the touch.
  2. flat, even, smooth (of land, road or ground, lacking elevations or protuberances)
    Antonyms: hepehupás, göröngyös
    • 2006, “Űrszonda az ltokawa kisbolygónál”, in Meteor‎[2], volume 36, number 9:
      A sziklákkal borított terület és a sima síkság átmenete.
      It is a transition between a terrain covered with rocks and a flat plain.
  3. smooth (of a body of water, without ripples or waves)
    • 1859, Arnold Vértesi, “Sanpietro”, in Történeti beszélyek, volume II:
      Csendes volt a tenger, egy sima víztükör, melyen az ég képe ragyogott.
      The sea was calm, a smooth water surface on which the sky's reflection was shining.
  4. smooth (pleasant to the senses, especially of sounds or tastes)
    • 1994, “Király Ernő”, in György Székely, Margit Török, editors, Magyar színházművészeti lexikon:
      Eredeti játékstílusa, sima, kellemesen csengő hangja újdonságként hatott.
      His original acting style and his smooth, pleasant voice came as a novelty.
  5. plain (not having any pattern, print or decoration)
    • 2013, Mats Strandberg, Sara Bergmark Elfgren, chapter 77, in Vanda Péteri, transl., Engelsfors, volume II:
      Arcán semmi festék, és egy sima fekete ruhát visel.
      There's no paint on her face, and she's wearing a plain black dress.
  6. blank (of paper, without any printed grid or lines)
    Coordinate terms: négyzethálós, kockás, vonalas
    • 2011, Kata Finta, Életem regénye‎[3], volume II:
      Nagy, sima füzetben térképeket kellett rajzolnunk.
      We had to draw maps in a big blank notebook.
  7. plain, regular, ordinary (out of several varieties, the basic one without anything extra)
    • 2013, Éva Fejős, “Anisette”, in Most kezdődik:
      Hát... töltetlent. Vagy töltöttet. Mandulást. Vagy mogyoróst. Vagy simát.
      Well... without filling. Or with filling. With almonds. Or nuts. Or plain.
  8. continuous, smooth, unbroken (of a motion, without interruption)
    • 1908, Géza Csáth, “Jolán”, in A varázsló kertje‎[4]:
      A mozdulatai éppen olyan simák és puhák, mint azelőtt.
      Her movements are just as smooth and soft as before.
  9. (figurative) smooth, simple, easy (without difficulty, problems or unexpected incidents)
    • 2009, András Jenei, chapter VII, in Nyeregben a Konstantin-kereszt‎[5]:
      De, sima ügynek indult, de aztán reanimálás lett a vége.
      Yes, it had started out as a simple case, but then it ended in CPR.
  10. (knitting) knit (of a stitch, passing through the previous loop from below, creating a V-shape)
    Antonym: fordított
    • 1982, József Méliusz, Tranzit kávéház:
      Egy sima, egy fordított, egy sima, egy fordított.
      Knit one, purl one, knit one, purl one.

Declension[edit]

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative sima simák
accusative simát simákat
dative simának simáknak
instrumental simával simákkal
causal-final simáért simákért
translative simává simákká
terminative simáig simákig
essive-formal simaként simákként
essive-modal — —
inessive simában simákban
superessive simán simákon
adessive simánál simáknál
illative simába simákba
sublative simára simákra
allative simához simákhoz
elative simából simákból
delative simáról simákról
ablative simától simáktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		simáé simáké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		simáéi simákéi

Derived terms[edit]

Compound words
Expressions

References[edit]

  1. ^ sima in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)
  2. ^ Bárczi, Géza. Magyar szófejtő szótár (’Hungarian Etymological Dictionary’). Trezor Kiadó, 1991. →ISBN

Further reading[edit]

  • sima in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Iban[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA(key): /simaʔ/

Noun[edit]

sima

  1. navel (of a snake)

Indonesian[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈsi.ma/
  • Rhymes: -ma, -a
  • Hyphenation: si‧ma

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from English sima (“lower layer of Earth's outer crust”), blend of silicon +‎ magnesium.

Noun[edit]

sima (first-person possessive simaku, second-person possessive simamu, third-person possessive simanya)

  1. (geology) sima: The lower layer of the earth's outer crust that underlies the sial and is rich in silica, iron, and magnesium.
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Etymology 2[edit]

Learned borrowing from Old Javanese sīma, from Sanskrit सीमा (sīmā, “limit, bounds, frontier”).

Noun[edit]

sima (plural sima-sima, first-person possessive simaku, second-person possessive simamu, third-person possessive simanya)

  1. (archaeology) territory that is made or has a holy place and is exempt from taxes
    Synonym: perdikan

Further reading[edit]

Jamamadí[edit]

Noun[edit]

sima

  1. (Banawá) sister

References[edit]

Latin[edit]

Adjective[edit]

sīma

  1. inflection of sīmus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective[edit]

sīmā

  1. ablative feminine singular of sīmus

References[edit]

  • “sima”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • sima in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • “sima”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎[6]
  • “sima”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers

Malay[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Either from English sima or a blend of silikon (“silicon”) +‎ magnesium.

Noun[edit]

sima

  1. (geology) sima

Further reading[edit]

Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *sīmô (“rope, cord”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁i- (“to tie, bind”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

sīma m

  1. cord, rope

Declension[edit]

Declension of sima (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative sīma sīman
accusative sīman sīman
genitive sīman sīmena
dative sīman sīmum

References[edit]

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unknown.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

sima f (plural simas)

  1. abyss, chasm
    Synonyms: abismo, precipicio
    • 2021 August 26, Eva Saiz, “Los desenterradores de la memoria en la fosa de Pico Reja”, in El País‎[7]:
      Pasan casi tan desapercibidas como lo estuvo durante ocho décadas esta sima en la que se arrojaron centenares de cadáveres de represaliados durante el verano de 1936 y la posguerra franquista.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading[edit]

Swahili[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Noun[edit]

sima (n class, plural sima)

  1. (dialectal) Synonym of ugali

Tagalog[edit]

Pronunciation 1[edit]

  • Hyphenation: si‧ma
  • IPA(key): /ˈsimaʔ/, [ˈsi.mɐʔ]

Noun[edit]

simà

  1. quill or feather at the end of an arrowshaft
  2. barb (projecting backward from the main point of a fishhook, harpoon, arrow, etc.)

Pronunciation 2[edit]

  • Hyphenation: si‧ma
  • IPA(key): /siˈmaʔ/, [sɪˈmaʔ]

Noun[edit]

simâ

  1. (fishing) small, triangularly framed dip net (used for catching shrimp and fish from a fish shelter)
  2. (fishing) cover pot for catching fish (similar to a salakab)
  3. (fishing) catching of shrimp and fish with such a tool
Derived terms[edit]

Tumbuka[edit]

Noun[edit]

sima class 9 (plural sima class 10)

  1. nshima (porridge made from maize or sorghum)

Veps[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Finnic *siima.

Noun[edit]

sima

  1. fishing line

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of sima (inflection type 5/sana)
nominative sing. sima
genitive sing. siman
partitive sing. simad
partitive plur. simoid
singular plural
nominative sima simad
accusative siman simad
genitive siman simoiden
partitive simad simoid
essive-instructive siman simoin
translative simaks simoikš
inessive simas simoiš
elative simaspäi simoišpäi
illative simaha simoihe
adessive simal simoil
ablative simalpäi simoilpäi
allative simale simoile
abessive simata simoita
comitative simanke simoidenke
prolative simadme simoidme
approximative I simanno simoidenno
approximative II simannoks simoidennoks
egressive simannopäi simoidennopäi
terminative I simahasai simoihesai
terminative II simalesai simoilesai
terminative III simassai —
additive I simahapäi simoihepäi
additive II simalepäi simoilepäi

References[edit]

  • Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “леска”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Yámana[edit]

Noun[edit]

sima

  1. water
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