Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Root
ܫ ܡ ܗ (š m h)
4 terms

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Aramaic שְׁמָא (šəmā), from Proto-Semitic *šim-; compare Arabic اِسْم (ʔism), Hebrew שֵׁם (shém) and Akkadian 𒈬 (šumum).

The usage as an adverb is also found in Hebrew שׁוּם (shúm, some, any), borrowed from Aramaic שֻׁם (šum), indefinite and construct form of שְׁמָא (š'mā, name). Also in Turoyo ܐܷܫܡܐ (ëšmo).

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʃɪm.maː]

Noun

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ܫܸܡܵܐ (šimmām sg (plural ܫܸܡܵܗܹ̈ܐ (šimmāhē) or ܫܸܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ (šimmānē) or ܫܸܡܹ̈ܐ (šimmē) or ܫܸܡܵܡܹ̈ܐ (šimmāmē))

  1. name, first name (word or set of words by which a person or thing is known, addressed, or referred to)
    ܡܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܫܸܡܘܼܟ݂؟mā ìlēh šimmoḵ?What is your name?
    ܫܸܡܘܼܟ݂ ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ؟šimūḵ bšaynā?What is your name? (literally, “Your name in peace?”) (formal)
    ܒܫܸܡܵܐ ܕܒܵܒܵܐ ܘܒܪܘܿܢܵܐ ܘܪܘܼܚܵܐ ܕܩܘܼܕܫܵܐb-šimmā d-bābā w-brōnā w-rūḥā d-qudšāIn the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost
    ܫܸܡܵܐ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐšimmā d-allāhā (literally, “The name of God”)
  2. appellation
  3. reputation, prestige
  4. (grammar) noun

Inflection

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Inflection of ܫܸܡܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܫܸܡܝܼ (šimī) ܫܸܡܲܢ (šimman)
construct ܫܸܡ (šim) 2nd person ܫܸܡܘܼܟ݂ (šimūḵ) ܫܸܡܵܟ݂ܝ (šimmāḵ) ܫܸܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šimmāwḵōn)
emphatic ܫܸܡܵܐ (šimmā) 3rd person ܫܸܡܹܗ (šimmēh) ܫܸܡܵܗ̇ (šimmāh) ܫܸܡܗܘܿܢ (šimhōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܫܸܡܵܗܝܼ̈ (šimmāhī) ܫܸܡܵܗܲܢ̈ (šimmāhan)
construct ܫܸܡܵܗܲܝ̈ (šimmāhay) 2nd person ܫܸܡܵܗܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (šimmāhūḵ) ܫܸܡܵܗܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (šimmāhāḵ) ܫܸܡܵܗܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šimmāhāwḵōn)
emphatic ܫܸܡܵܗܹ̈ܐ (šimmāhē) 3rd person ܫܸܡܵܗܘܼ̈ܗܝ (šimmāhūh) ܫܸܡܵܗ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (šimmāhōh) ܫܸܡܵܗܗ̈ܘܿܢ (šimmāhhōn)

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Adverb

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ܫܸܡܵܐ (šimmā)

  1. a little, some
  2. slowly, carefully, lightly

Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From Proto-Semitic *šim-. Cognates include Arabic اِسْم (ʔism), Hebrew שֵׁם (šēm).

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Noun

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ܫܡܐ (šmām (plural ܫܡܗܬܐ or ܫܡܗܐ)

  1. name
  2. appellation, title
  3. fame, reputation, renown, glory
  4. (grammar) word; part of speech; noun
  5. person
  6. rumor/rumour, suspicion
  7. pretense, pretext

Inflection

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Inflection of ܫܡܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܫܡ 1st person ܫܡܝ ܫܡܢ
construct ܫܡ 2nd person ܫܡܟ ܫܡܟܝ ܫܡܟܘܢ ܫܡܟܝܢ
emphatic ܫܡܐ 3rd person ܫܡܗ ܫܡܗ ܫܡܗܘܢ ܫܡܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܫܡܗܢ ,ܫܡܗܝܢ 1st person ܫܡܗܬܝ ,ܫܡܗܝ ܫܡܗܬܢ ,ܫܡܗܝܢ
construct ܫܡܗܬ ,ܫܡܗܝ 2nd person ܫܡܗܬܟ ,ܫܡܗܝܟ ܫܡܗܬܟܝ ,ܫܡܗܝܟܝ ܫܡܗܬܟܘܢ ,ܫܡܗܝܟܘܢ ܫܡܗܬܟܝܢ ,ܫܡܗܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܫܡܗܬܐ ,ܫܡܗܐ 3rd person ܫܡܗܬܗ ,ܫܡܗܘܗܝ ܫܡܗܬܗ ,ܫܡܗܝܗ ܫܡܗܬܗܘܢ ,ܫܡܗܝܗܘܢ ܫܡܗܬܗܝܢ ,ܫܡܗܝܗܝܢ

References

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  • šm”, 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, pp. 371b-372a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 583a
  • 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, pp. 1569b-1570a

Turoyo

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Noun

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ܫܡܳܐ (šmom (plural ܫܡܳܢܶܐ (šmone))

  1. name
    Synonym: ܐܷܫܡܐ (ëšmo)
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