Uncertain, perhaps representing the Proto-Semitic causative prefix ša- prepended to the root م ح ق (m ḥ q) related to erasure as it is the outer layer of a bone just below the skin and mechanically attrited for bones to be used, however it must be a Southern dialectal term in origin since that prefix is almost everywhere ʾa- or at least ha- in Arabic (while Modern South Arabian preserves this ša-, albeit with the sound /ʃ/).
سِمْحَاق • (simḥāq) m (plural سَمَاحِيق (samāḥīq))
singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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indefinite | definite | construct | |
informal | سِمْحَاق simḥāq |
السِّمْحَاق as-simḥāq |
سِمْحَاق simḥāq |
nominative | سِمْحَاقٌ simḥāqun |
السِّمْحَاقُ as-simḥāqu |
سِمْحَاقُ simḥāqu |
accusative | سِمْحَاقًا simḥāqan |
السِّمْحَاقَ as-simḥāqa |
سِمْحَاقَ simḥāqa |
genitive | سِمْحَاقٍ simḥāqin |
السِّمْحَاقِ as-simḥāqi |
سِمْحَاقِ simḥāqi |
dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
informal | سِمْحَاقَيْن simḥāqayn |
السِّمْحَاقَيْن as-simḥāqayn |
سِمْحَاقَيْ simḥāqay |
nominative | سِمْحَاقَانِ simḥāqāni |
السِّمْحَاقَانِ as-simḥāqāni |
سِمْحَاقَا simḥāqā |
accusative | سِمْحَاقَيْنِ simḥāqayni |
السِّمْحَاقَيْنِ as-simḥāqayni |
سِمْحَاقَيْ simḥāqay |
genitive | سِمْحَاقَيْنِ simḥāqayni |
السِّمْحَاقَيْنِ as-simḥāqayni |
سِمْحَاقَيْ simḥāqay |
plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
indefinite | definite | construct | |
informal | سَمَاحِيق samāḥīq |
السَّمَاحِيق as-samāḥīq |
سَمَاحِيق samāḥīq |
nominative | سَمَاحِيقُ samāḥīqu |
السَّمَاحِيقُ as-samāḥīqu |
سَمَاحِيقُ samāḥīqu |
accusative | سَمَاحِيقَ samāḥīqa |
السَّمَاحِيقَ as-samāḥīqa |
سَمَاحِيقَ samāḥīqa |
genitive | سَمَاحِيقَ samāḥīqa |
السَّمَاحِيقِ as-samāḥīqi |
سَمَاحِيقِ samāḥīqi |