ܣܐܡܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Chemical element
Ag
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Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic סָאמָא (sēʾmā), from Middle Persian (sym /⁠sēm⁠/), from Ancient Greek ἄσημον (ásēmon, “silverware”); compare Classical Persian (sēm).

Pronunciation

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Noun

ܣܹܐܡܵܐ • (sēmā) m sg (plural ܣܹܐܡܹ̈ܐ (sēmē))

(uncountable) silver (a lustrous, white, metallic element, atomic number 47, atomic weight 107.87, symbol Ag)
Synonyms: ܟܸܣܦܵܐ (kispā), ܣܝܼܢܵܐ (sīnā)
(by extension, countable) silver object; bar, cutlery, coin, medal, etc.

Inflection

Inflection of **ܣܹܐܡܵܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܣܹܐܡ (sēm)		1^st person	ܣܹܐܡܝܼ (sēmī)		ܣܹܐܡܲܢ (sēman)
	construct	ܣܹܐܡ (sēm)		2^nd person	ܣܹܐܡܘܼܟ݂ (sēmōḵ)	ܣܹܐܡܵܟ݂ܝ (sēmāḵ)	ܣܹܐܡܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sēmawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܹܐܡܵܐ (sēmā)		3^rd person	ܣܹܐܡܹܗ (sēmēh)	ܣܹܐܡܵܗ̇ (sēmāh)	ܣܹܐܡܗܘܿܢ (sēmhōn)
plural	absolute	ܣܹܐܡܝܼ̈ܢ (sēmīn)		1^st person	ܣܹܐܡܝܼ̈ (sēmī)		ܣܹܐܡܲܢ̈ (sēman)
	construct	ܣܹܐܡܲܝ̈ (sēmay)		2^nd person	ܣܹܐܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (sēmōḵ)	ܣܹܐܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (sēmāḵ)	ܣܹܐܡܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sēmawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܹܐܡܹ̈ܐ (sēmē)		3^rd person	ܣܹܐܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (sēmūh)	ܣܹܐܡܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (sēmōh)	ܣܹܐܡܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (sēmayhōn)

Derived terms

ܣܹܐܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ (sēmānāyā)
ܡܣܹܐܡܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (msēmūṯā, “silver dye”)
ܣܹܐܡܵܐ ܐܲܪܝܵܢܵܐ (sēmā aryānā, “lead”)
ܣܹܐܡܵܐ ܡܫܲܪܝܵܐ (sēmā mšaryā, “tin”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Middle Persian (sym /⁠sēm⁠/), compare Classical Persian (sēm), from Ancient Greek ἄσημον (ásēmon, “silverware”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

ܣܐܡܐ • (sēmā) m(uncountable)

silver
Synonyms: ܟܣܦܐ (kespā), ܣܗܪܐ

Inflection

Inflection of **ܣܐܡܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܐܡ		1^st person	ܣܐܡܝ		ܣܐܡܢ
	construct	ܣܐܡ		2^nd person	ܣܐܡܟ	ܣܐܡܟܝ	ܣܐܡܟܘܢ	ܣܐܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܐܡܐ		3^rd person	ܣܐܡܗ	ܣܐܡܗ	ܣܐܡܗܘܢ	ܣܐܡܗܝܢ

Derived terms

ܡܣܐܡܘܬܐ (məsēmūṯā, “silver dye”)
ܣܐܡܐ ܐܪܝܢܐ (sēmā ʾaryānā, “lead”)
ܣܐܡܐ ܡܫܪܝܐ (sēmā məšaryā, “tin”)
ܣܐܡܢܝܐ (sēmānāyā, “silver …”)

References

“sˀmˀ”, 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, page 217a
Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 356b
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, →ISBN, pages 958b–959a

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