شماس
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شماس (kneeling)
Arabic
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
شِمَاس • (šimās) m
- verbal noun of شَمَسَ (šamasa) (form I)
Declension
Declension of noun شِمَاس (šimās)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | شِمَاس šimās |
الشِّمَاس aš-šimās |
شِمَاس šimās |
| Nominative | شِمَاسٌ šimāsun |
الشِّمَاسُ aš-šimāsu |
شِمَاسُ šimāsu |
| Accusative | شِمَاسًا šimāsan |
الشِّمَاسَ aš-šimāsa |
شِمَاسَ šimāsa |
| Genitive | شِمَاسٍ šimāsin |
الشِّمَاسِ aš-šimāsi |
شِمَاسِ šimāsi |
Etymology 2
From Classical Syriac ܫܡܫܐ (šammāšā, “deacon”).
Pronunciation
Noun
شَمَّاس • (šammās) m (plural شَمَامِسَة (šamāmisa))
Declension
Declension of noun شَمَّاس (šammās)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | شَمَّاس šammās |
الشَّمَّاس aš-šammās |
شَمَّاس šammās |
| Nominative | شَمَّاسٌ šammāsun |
الشَّمَّاسُ aš-šammāsu |
شَمَّاسُ šammāsu |
| Accusative | شَمَّاسًا šammāsan |
الشَّمَّاسَ aš-šammāsa |
شَمَّاسَ šammāsa |
| Genitive | شَمَّاسٍ šammāsin |
الشَّمَّاسِ aš-šammāsi |
شَمَّاسِ šammāsi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | شَمَّاسَيْن šammāsayn |
الشَّمَّاسَيْن aš-šammāsayn |
شَمَّاسَيْ šammāsay |
| Nominative | شَمَّاسَانِ šammāsāni |
الشَّمَّاسَانِ aš-šammāsāni |
شَمَّاسَا šammāsā |
| Accusative | شَمَّاسَيْنِ šammāsayni |
الشَّمَّاسَيْنِ aš-šammāsayni |
شَمَّاسَيْ šammāsay |
| Genitive | شَمَّاسَيْنِ šammāsayni |
الشَّمَّاسَيْنِ aš-šammāsayni |
شَمَّاسَيْ šammāsay |
| Plural | broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | شَمَامِسَة šamāmisa |
الشَّمَامِسَة aš-šamāmisa |
شَمَامِسَة šamāmisat |
| Nominative | شَمَامِسَةٌ šamāmisatun |
الشَّمَامِسَةُ aš-šamāmisatu |
شَمَامِسَةُ šamāmisatu |
| Accusative | شَمَامِسَةً šamāmisatan |
الشَّمَامِسَةَ aš-šamāmisata |
شَمَامِسَةَ šamāmisata |
| Genitive | شَمَامِسَةٍ šamāmisatin |
الشَّمَامِسَةِ aš-šamāmisati |
شَمَامِسَةِ šamāmisati |
References
- Wehr, Hans (1960) “شماس”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz
- Lane, Edward William (1863) “شماس”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate