ܫܡܥ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܫ ܡ ܥ (š m ˁ)
5 terms

From Aramaic שֲׁמַע (šămaʿ), from Proto-Semitic *šamaʕ-; compare Akkadian 𒄑𒌇 (šemû), Arabic سَمِعَ (samiʕa), Hebrew שָׁמַע (shamá'), and Ugaritic 𐎌𐎎𐎓 (šmʿ).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʃɑːmeʕː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [ʃɑm.meʔ]

Verb

ܫܵܡܹܥ • (šāmēˁ) (present participle ܫܡܵܥܵܐ (šmāˁā), past participle ܫܡܝܼܥܵܐ (šmīˁā))

  1. to hear
    ܚܲܪܫܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ، ܘܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ ܒܸܫܡܵܥܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ.ḥaršā ìwen wā, w-ādīyā bišmāˁā ìwen.I was deaf, and now I can hear.
    ܫܡܝܼܥ ܠܝܼ ܩܵܠܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ.šmīˁ lī qālā min barrāyē.I heard a sound from outside.
  2. to obey, follow directions, heed
    Synonym: ܡܲܨܝܸܬ݂ (maṣyiṯ)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܫ-ܡ-ܥ (š-m-ʿ) related to hearing, from Proto-Semitic *šamaʕ-. Cognate with Akkadian 𒄑𒌇 (šemû), Arabic سَمِعَ (samiʕa), Hebrew שָׁמַע (šāmaʿ), and Ugaritic 𐎌𐎎𐎓 (šmʿ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃ(ə)maʕ]

Verb

ܫܡܥ • (transliteration needed)

  1. to hear
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