ܫܡܫܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܫ ܡ ܫ (š m š)
7 terms

Etymology 1

From Aramaic שִׁמְשָׁא (šimšā), from Proto-Semitic *śamš-; compare Arabic شَمْس (šams), Hebrew שֶׁמֶשׁ (shémesh) and Akkadian 𒌓 (šamšum).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܫܸܡܫܵܐ • (šimšā) f or m (plural ܫܸܡ̈ܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ (šimšāṯā))

  1. (astronomy) sun
    ܫܸܡܫܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ― šimšā ìlāh ― It is sunny (literally, “She/It is the sun”)
    ܫܸܡܫܵܐ ܒܸܙܪܵܩܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ― šimšā bizrāqā ìlāh (literally, “The sun is shining”)
    ܫܸܡܫܵܐ ܕܢܝܼܚ ܠܵܗ̇ ― šimšā dnīḥ lāh (literally, “The sun has risen”)
  2. (alchemy) gold
    Synonym: ܕܲܗܒ݂ܵܐ (dahḇā)
  3. sunlight/sunshine
Usage notes
  • This word is often written as “ܫ̣ܡܫܐ” in unvocalized texts in order to distinguish itself from “ܫܲܡܵܫܵܐ (šammāšā, “deacon”)”.
Inflection
Inflection of ܫܸܡܫܵܐ
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܫܸܡܫܲܢ (šimšan)
construct ܫܡܸܫ (šmiš) 2nd person ܫܸܡܫܘܼܟ݂ (šimšūḵ) ܫܸܡܫܵܟ݂ܝ (šimšāḵ) ܫܸܡܫܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šimšāwḵōn)
emphatic ܫܸܡܫܵܐ (šimšā) 3rd person ܫܸܡܫܹܗ (šimšēh) ܫܸܡܫܵܗ̇ (šimšāh) ܫܸܡܫܗܘܿܢ (šimšhōn)
Derived terms

Proper noun

ܫܸܡܫܵܐ • (šimšā) m

  1. Shamash

Etymology 2

Root
ܫ ܡ ܫ (š m š)
7 terms

Agent noun from ܡܫܲܡܸܫ (mšammiš, “to serve”); compare Arabic شَمَّاس (šammās), Hebrew שַׁמָּשׁ (shamásh).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܫܲܡܵܫܵܐ • (šammāšā) m (plural ܫܲܡܵܫܹ̈ܐ (šammāšē), feminine ܫܲܡܵܫܬܵܐ (šammāštā))

  1. servant, attendant
  2. (Christianity) minister, deacon (ordained minister of an order ranking below that of priest)
  3. (informal, as a title of respect) Used to describe one who is educated
Usage notes
  • This word is often written as “ܫܡ̇ܫܐ” in unvocalized texts in order to distinguish itself from “ܫܸܡܫܵܐ (šimšā, “sun”)”.

Proper noun

ܫܲܡܵܫܵܐ • (šammāšā) ?

  1. a surname originating as an occupation

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *śamš-. The sense of "lizard" is a calque of Ancient Greek σαύρᾱ ἡλιακή (saúrā hēliakḗ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܫܡܫܐ • (šemšā) c (plural ܫܡܫܐ)

  1. (astronomy) sun, star
  2. (alchemy) gold
  3. kind of lizard
Usage notes

This word is usually masculine.

Inflection
Inflection of ܫܡܫܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܫܡܫ 1st person ܫܡܫܝ ܫܡܫܢ
construct ܫܡܫ 2nd person ܫܡܫܟ ܫܡܫܟܝ ܫܡܫܟܘܢ ܫܡܫܟܝܢ
emphatic ܫܡܫܐ 3rd person ܫܡܫܗ ܫܡܫܗ ܫܡܫܗܘܢ ܫܡܫܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܫܡܫܝܢ 1st person ܫܡܫܝ ܫܡܫܝܢ
construct ܫܡܫܝ 2nd person ܫܡܫܝܟ ܫܡܫܝܟܝ ܫܡܫܝܟܘܢ ܫܡܫܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܫܡܫܐ 3rd person ܫܡܫܘܗܝ ܫܡܫܝܗ ܫܡܫܝܗܘܢ ܫܡܫܝܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܫܡܫܐ • (šemšā) c

  1. Sun

Etymology 2

From the root ܫ ܡ ܫ, related to serving; compare Arabic شَمَّاس (šammās), Hebrew שַׁמָּשׁ (šammāš).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܫܡܫܐ • (šammāšā) m (plural ܫܡܫܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܫܡܫܬܐ)

  1. servant, attendant
  2. (Christianity) minister, deacon, (rare) priest
Inflection
Inflection of ܫܡܫܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܫܡܫ 1st person ܫܡܫܝ ܫܡܫܢ
construct ܫܡܫ 2nd person ܫܡܫܟ ܫܡܫܟܝ ܫܡܫܟܘܢ ܫܡܫܟܝܢ
emphatic ܫܡܫܐ 3rd person ܫܡܫܗ ܫܡܫܗ ܫܡܫܗܘܢ ܫܡܫܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܫܡܫܝܢ 1st person ܫܡܫܝ ܫܡܫܝܢ
construct ܫܡܫܝ 2nd person ܫܡܫܝܟ ܫܡܫܝܟܝ ܫܡܫܝܟܘܢ ܫܡܫܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܫܡܫܐ 3rd person ܫܡܫܘܗܝ ܫܡܫܝܗ ܫܡܫܝܗܘܢ ܫܡܫܝܗܝܢ
See also

References

  • “šmš”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-07-24
  • “šmš2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-07-24
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 373b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 586a
  • 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, pages 1576b-1577a

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