ܡܫܡܫ

Compare Hebrew שִׁמֵּשׁ (shimésh) and Arabic شَمَّسَ (šammasa).

• (Standard) IPA^(key):

ܡܫܲܡܸܫ • (mšammiš)

1. (transitive) to serve, provide a service
   • Matthew 20:28:

     ܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ ܕܒܪܵܐ ܕܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܐ݇ܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܕܦܵܐܹܫ ܡܫܘܼܡܫܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ، ܐܸܠܵܐ ܕܡܫܲܡܸܫ، ܘܝܵܗ݇ܒ݂ܹܠ ܢܲܦ̮ܫܹܗ ܦܘܼܪܩܵܢܵܐ ܚܠܵܦ ܪܵܒܵܐ.

     dāḵī d-brā d-nāšā lā ṯē lēh d-pāˀēš mšumšā min nāšā, illā d-mšammiš, w-yāḇēl nafšēh purqānā ḥlāp rābā.

     just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve and to give His life a ransom for many.

   • Galatians 5:13:

     ܐܲܚܬܘܿܢ ܐܲܚ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ، ܦܝܼܫܹ̈ܐ ܝܬܘܿܢ ܡܓܘܼܒܝܹ̈ܐ ܠܚܹܐܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ. ܠܵܐ ܥܵܒ݂ܕ݂ܝܼܬܘܿܢ ܠܵܗ̇ ܚܹܐܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܠܥܸܠܲܬ݂ ܟܝܵܢܵܐ ܚܲܛܵܝܵܐ، ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܡܫܲܡܫܝܼܬܘܿܢ ܚܲܕ݇ ܠܗ̇ܘ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ ܒܚܘܼܒܵܐ.

     aḥtōn aḥwāṯē, pīšē ìtōn mgubyē l-ḥērūṯā. lā ˁāḇḏītōn lāh ḥērūṯāwḵōn l-ˁillaṯ kyānā ḥaṭṭāyā, īnā mšamšītōn ḥa l-awa ḥēnā b-ḥubbā.

     For you brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for flesh, but through love serve one another.

2. (transitive) to assist, help

• (all senses): ܡܕܲܝܸܠ (mdayyil)