ܣܡܝܐ

From ܣܵܡܹܐ (sāmē, “to be blind”).

• (standard) IPA^(key): [sim.jɑː]

ܣܸܡܝܵܐ • (simyā) (feminine ܣܡܝܼܬܵܐ (smītā), plural ܣܸܡܝܹ̈ܐ (simyē))

1. blind

   ܣܸܡܝܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ، ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ ܒܸܚܙܵܝܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ.

   simyā ìwen wā, īnā ādīyā biḥzāyā ìwen.

   Was blind but know I see.

2. (figuratively) blind

   ܝܼܠܹܗ ܣܸܡܝܵܐ ܒܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܬ݂ܹܗ ― īlēh simyā b-urḥāṯēh ― He is blind in his ways.

ܣܸܡܝܵܐ • (simyā) m sg (plural ܣܸܡܝܹ̈ܐ (simyē), feminine ܣܡܝܼܬܵܐ (smītā))

1. blind person
   • Matthew 21:14:

     ܘܡܘܼܩܪܸܟ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܠܟܸܣܠܹܗ ܓܵܘ ܗܲܝܟܠܵܐ ܣܸܡܝܹ̈ܐ ܘܫܦܝܼܠܹ̈ܐ، ܘܒܘܼܣܸܡܵܝ ܠܹܗ.

     w-muqriḵ lhōn lkislēh gāw hayklā simyē w-špīlē, w-būsimmāy lēh.

     Then the blind and the lame came to Him in the temple, and he healed them.

• ܣܸܡܝܘܼܬܵܐ (simyūtā, “blindness”)
• ܣܸܡܝܵܐܝܼܬ (simyāˀīt, “blindly”)
• ܣܡܹܐ ܓܵܘܢܹ̈ܐ (smē gāwnē, “color blind”)