ܣܡܝܐ

Past participle of ܣܵܡܹܐ (sāmē, “to be blind”).

• (Standard) IPA^(key):

ܣܸܡܝܵܐ • (simyā) (feminine ܣܡܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (smīṯā), plural ܣܸܡܝܹ̈ܐ (simyē))

1. blind

   ܣܸܡܝܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ، ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ ܒܸܚܙܵܝܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ.

   simyā ìwen wā, īnā ādīyā biḥzāyā ìwen.

   Was blind but know I see.

2. (figuratively) blind

   ܝܼܠܹܗ ܣܸܡܝܵܐ ܒܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܬ݂ܹܗ ― īlēh simyā b-urḥāṯēh ― He is blind in his ways.

ܣܸܡܝܵܐ • (simyā) m sg (plural ܣܸܡܝܹ̈ܐ (simyē), feminine ܣܡܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (smīṯā))

1. blind person
   • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Matthew 21:14:

     ܘܡܘܼܩܪܸܟ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܟܸܣܠܹܗ ܓܲܘ ܗܲܝܟܠܵܐ ܣܸܡܝܹ̈ܐ ܘܫܦܝܼ̈ܠܹܐ، ܘܡܒܘܼܣܡܝܼ ܠܹܗ.

     w-muqriḵ lhōn kislēh gaw hayklā simyē w-špīlē, w-mbusmī lēh.

     Then the blind and the lame came to Him in the temple, and he healed them.

• ܣܸܡܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (simyūṯā, “blindness”)
• ܣܸܡܝܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (simyāˀīṯ, “blindly”)
• ܣܡܹܐ ܓܲܘܢܹ̈ܐ (smē gawnē, “color blind”)