Derived from the active participle of شَمَسَ (šamasa, “to be sunny”) and شَمِسَ (šamisa, “to be sunny”), from a root ش م س (š m s) extracted from شَمْس (šams, “sun”).
شَامِس • (šāmis) (feminine شَامِسَة (šāmisa), elative أَشْمَس (ʔašmas))
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | شَامِس šāmis |
الشَّامِس aš-šāmis |
شَامِسَة šāmisa |
الشَّامِسَة aš-šāmisa |
| Nominative | شَامِسٌ šāmisun |
الشَّامِسُ aš-šāmisu |
شَامِسَةٌ šāmisatun |
الشَّامِسَةُ aš-šāmisatu |
| Accusative | شَامِسًا šāmisan |
الشَّامِسَ aš-šāmisa |
شَامِسَةً šāmisatan |
الشَّامِسَةَ aš-šāmisata |
| Genitive | شَامِسٍ šāmisin |
الشَّامِسِ aš-šāmisi |
شَامِسَةٍ šāmisatin |
الشَّامِسَةِ aš-šāmisati |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | شَامِسَيْن šāmisayn |
الشَّامِسَيْن aš-šāmisayn |
شَامِسَتَيْن šāmisatayn |
الشَّامِسَتَيْن aš-šāmisatayn |
| Nominative | شَامِسَانِ šāmisāni |
الشَّامِسَانِ aš-šāmisāni |
شَامِسَتَانِ šāmisatāni |
الشَّامِسَتَانِ aš-šāmisatāni |
| Accusative | شَامِسَيْنِ šāmisayni |
الشَّامِسَيْنِ aš-šāmisayni |
شَامِسَتَيْنِ šāmisatayni |
الشَّامِسَتَيْنِ aš-šāmisatayni |
| Genitive | شَامِسَيْنِ šāmisayni |
الشَّامِسَيْنِ aš-šāmisayni |
شَامِسَتَيْنِ šāmisatayni |
الشَّامِسَتَيْنِ aš-šāmisatayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| plural unknown | sound feminine plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | ? ? |
? ? |
شَامِسَات šāmisāt |
الشَّامِسَات aš-šāmisāt |
| Nominative | ? ? |
? ? |
شَامِسَاتٌ šāmisātun |
الشَّامِسَاتُ aš-šāmisātu |
| Accusative | ? ? |
? ? |
شَامِسَاتٍ šāmisātin |
الشَّامِسَاتِ aš-šāmisāti |
| Genitive | ? ? |
? ? |
شَامِسَاتٍ šāmisātin |
الشَّامِسَاتِ aš-šāmisāti |