شمع

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See also: سمع and س م ع

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ش م ع (š-m-ʕ) meaning "to spread or disperse", hence melting wax.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃamʕ/, IPA(key): /ʃa.maʕ/
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Noun

شَمْع or شَمَع (šamʕ or šamaʕm (collective, singulative شَمْعَة f (šamʕa) or شَمَعَة (šamaʕa), plural شُمُوع (šumūʕ))

  1. wax
  2. candles
  3. a thing one lights, a torch, lantern
Declension
Descendants

Etymology 2

From the root ش م ع (š-m-ʕ) in the sense of "to disperse or go away", "to be away from work", hence "to be at leisure".

Verb

شَمَعَ (šamaʕa) I, non-past يَشْمَعُ‎ (yašmaʕu)

  1. to play, to sport, to game
  2. to joke or jest
  3. to be mirthful, to laugh
Conjugation

Etymology 3

Probably denominal.

Verb

شَمَّعَ (šammaʕa) II, non-past يُشَمِّعُ‎ (yušammiʕu)

  1. to wax, to rub or smear with wax
  2. to make waterproof or wax-coated
Conjugation

References

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَمْع (šamʕ, wax; candle).

Noun

شمع (şemʼ)

  1. wax, an oily, water-resistant, semisolid substance
    Synonym: موم (mum)
  2. wax-candle, a candle or taper made of wax
    Synonym: موم (mum)

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَمْع (šamʕ).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? šam'
Dari reading? šam'
Iranian reading? šam'
Tajik reading? šamʾ

Noun

Dari شمع
Iranian Persian
Tajik шамъ

شمع (šam') (plural شمع‌ها (šam'-hâ))

  1. candle

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ش م ع
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic شَمْع (šamʕ).

Pronunciation

Noun

شمع (šamʕm (collective, singulative شمعة f (šamʕa), paucal شمعات (šamʕāt))

  1. wax
  2. (uncountable) candles

See also

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شمع (šam'), from Arabic شَمْع (šamʕ).

Noun

شَمْع (śam'f (Hindi spelling शमा)

  1. candle