شمع

See also: سمع and س م ع

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ش م ع (š-m-ʕ) meaning "to spread or disperse", hence melting wax.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃamʕ/, IPA(key): /ʃa.maʕ/
  • (file)

Noun

شَمْع or شَمَع • (šamʕ or šamaʕ) m (collective, singulative شَمْعَة f (šamʕa) or شَمَعَة (šamaʕa), plural شُمُوع (šumūʕ))

  1. wax
  2. candles
  3. a thing one lights, a torch, lantern
Declension
Descendants
  • Maltese: xema’
  • Aramaic:
  • Azerbaijani: şam, şəm
  • Bengali: শামা (śama)
  • Ge'ez: ሠምዕ (śämʿ)
    • Tigre: ሸምዕ (šämʿ)
    • Amharic: ሰም (säm)
  • Persian: شمع (šam')
  • Somali: shumac
  • Swahili: mshumaa

Etymology 2

From the root ش م ع (š-m-ʕ) in the sense of "to disperse or go away", "to be away from work", hence "to be at leisure".

Verb

شَمَعَ • (šamaʕa) I, non-past يَشْمَعُ‎ (yašmaʕu)

  1. to play, to sport, to game
  2. to joke or jest
  3. to be mirthful, to laugh
Conjugation

Etymology 3

Probably denominal.

Verb

شَمَّعَ • (šammaʕa) II, non-past يُشَمِّعُ‎ (yušammiʕu)

  1. to wax, to rub or smear with wax
  2. to make waterproof or wax-coated
Conjugation

References

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَمْع (šamʕ, wax; candle).

Noun

شمع • (şemʼ)

  1. wax, an oily, water-resistant, semisolid substance
    Synonym: موم (mum)
  2. wax-candle, a candle or taper made of wax
    Synonym: موم (mum)

Derived terms

  • شمع افروخته (şemʼ-i efrūhte, lighted candle)
  • شمع عسل (şemʼ-i ʼasel, beeswax)
  • شمع فلك (şemʼ-i felek, sun)
  • شمع كافور (şemʼ-i kâfur, candle of white wax)
  • شمع كشته (şemʼ-i küşte, extinguished candle)
  • شمعدان (şemʼdan, candlestick)

Descendants

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَمْع (šamʕ).

Pronunciation

  • (file)
 
 

Readings
Classical reading? šam'
Dari reading? šam'
Iranian reading? šam'
Tajik reading? šamʾ

Noun

Dari شمع
Iranian Persian
Tajik шамъ

شمع • (šam') (plural شمع‌ها (šam'-hâ))

  1. candle

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ش م ع
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic شَمْع (šamʕ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃamʕ/, [ˈʃa.m(ɪ)ʕ]
  • (file)

Noun

شمع • (šamʕ) m (collective, singulative شمعة f (šamʕa), paucal شمعات (šamʕāt))

  1. wax
  2. (uncountable) candles

See also

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شمع (šam'), from Arabic شَمْع (šamʕ).

Noun

شَمْع • (śam') f (Hindi spelling शमा)

  1. candle
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