Uncertain, perhaps representing the Proto-Semitic causative prefix ša- prepended to the root م ح ق (m-ḥ-q) related to erasure as it is the outer layer of a bone just below the skin and mechanically attrited for bones to be used, however it must be a Southern dialectal term in origin since that prefix is almost everywhere ʾa- or at least ha- in Arabic (while Modern South Arabian preserves this ša-, albeit with the sound /ʃ/).
سِمْحَاق • (simḥāq) m (plural سَمَاحِيق (samāḥīq))
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | سِمْحَاق simḥāq |
السِّمْحَاق as-simḥāq |
سِمْحَاق simḥāq |
Nominative | سِمْحَاقٌ simḥāqun |
السِّمْحَاقُ as-simḥāqu |
سِمْحَاقُ simḥāqu |
Accusative | سِمْحَاقًا simḥāqan |
السِّمْحَاقَ as-simḥāqa |
سِمْحَاقَ simḥāqa |
Genitive | سِمْحَاقٍ simḥāqin |
السِّمْحَاقِ as-simḥāqi |
سِمْحَاقِ simḥāqi |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | سِمْحَاقَيْن simḥāqayn |
السِّمْحَاقَيْن as-simḥāqayn |
سِمْحَاقَيْ simḥāqay |
Nominative | سِمْحَاقَانِ simḥāqāni |
السِّمْحَاقَانِ as-simḥāqāni |
سِمْحَاقَا simḥāqā |
Accusative | سِمْحَاقَيْنِ simḥāqayni |
السِّمْحَاقَيْنِ as-simḥāqayni |
سِمْحَاقَيْ simḥāqay |
Genitive | سِمْحَاقَيْنِ simḥāqayni |
السِّمْحَاقَيْنِ as-simḥāqayni |
سِمْحَاقَيْ simḥāqay |
Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | سَمَاحِيق samāḥīq |
السَّمَاحِيق as-samāḥīq |
سَمَاحِيق samāḥīq |
Nominative | سَمَاحِيقُ samāḥīqu |
السَّمَاحِيقُ as-samāḥīqu |
سَمَاحِيقُ samāḥīqu |
Accusative | سَمَاحِيقَ samāḥīqa |
السَّمَاحِيقَ as-samāḥīqa |
سَمَاحِيقَ samāḥīqa |
Genitive | سَمَاحِيقَ samāḥīqa |
السَّمَاحِيقِ as-samāḥīqi |
سَمَاحِيقِ samāḥīqi |