ܣܡܟܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܣ ܡ ܟ (s m k)
6 terms

Active participle of ܣܵܡܹܟ݂ (sāmēḵ, to support).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [saːmxaː]

Noun

ܣܵܡܟ݂ܵܐ • (sāmḵām (plural ܣܵܡܟ݂ܵܐ (sāmḵā))

  1. large post around which vine grows

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܣ ܡ ܟ related to supporting.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [s(ə)mɑxɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [s(ə)mɑxe] (plural)

Noun

ܣܡܟܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܣܡܟܐ)

  1. stability, constancy
  2. company, group, guests
  3. feast, banquet
  4. seat, place at table
  5. couch, cushion
  6. choice place
Inflection
Inflection of ܣܡܟܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܣܡܟ 1st person ܣܡܟܝ ܣܡܟܢ
construct ܣܡܟ 2nd person ܣܡܟܟ ܣܡܟܟܝ ܣܡܟܟܘܢ ܣܡܟܟܝܢ
emphatic ܣܡܟܐ 3rd person ܣܡܟܗ ܣܡܟܗ ܣܡܟܗܘܢ ܣܡܟܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܣܡܟܝܢ 1st person ܣܡܟܝ ܣܡܟܝܢ
construct ܣܡܟܝ 2nd person ܣܡܟܝܟ ܣܡܟܝܟܝ ܣܡܟܝܟܘܢ ܣܡܟܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܣܡܟܐ 3rd person ܣܡܟܘܗܝ ܣܡܟܝܗ ܣܡܟܝܗܘܢ ܣܡܟܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܣ ܡ ܟ related to supporting. Compare Hebrew סֶמֶךְ (sémeḵ) and סוֹמֵךְ (sômēḵ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sɑmkɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [sɑmke] (plural)

Noun

ܣܡܟܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܣܡܟܐ)

  1. supporter, upholder
  2. support, prop
  3. (architecture) pillar, column
  4. base, foundation, socket
Inflection
Inflection of ܣܡܟܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܣܡܟ 1st person ܣܡܟܝ ܣܡܟܢ
construct ܣܡܟ 2nd person ܣܡܟܟ ܣܡܟܟܝ ܣܡܟܟܘܢ ܣܡܟܟܝܢ
emphatic ܣܡܟܐ 3rd person ܣܡܟܗ ܣܡܟܗ ܣܡܟܗܘܢ ܣܡܟܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܣܡܟܝܢ 1st person ܣܡܟܝ ܣܡܟܝܢ
construct ܣܡܟܝ 2nd person ܣܡܟܝܟ ܣܡܟܝܟܝ ܣܡܟܝܟܘܢ ܣܡܟܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܣܡܟܐ 3rd person ܣܡܟܘܗܝ ܣܡܟܝܗ ܣܡܟܝܗܘܢ ܣܡܟܝܗܝܢ

References

  • smk”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pages 230b, 231a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 381a
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, →ISBN, page 1019b