Σιμύρα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Phoenician 𐤎𐤌𐤓 (smr). Compare Egyptian smr, Akkadian 𒍮𒈬𒊒 (ṣu-mu-ru /⁠Ṣumuru⁠/) and Hebrew צְמָרִי (“inhabitants of Simyra”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /si.mý.raː/ → /siˈmy.ra/ → /siˈmi.ra/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /si.mý.raː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /siˈmy.ra/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /siˈmy.ra/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /siˈmy.ra/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /siˈmi.ra/

Proper noun

Σῐμῠ́ρᾱ • (Simúrā) f (genitive Σῐμῠ́ρᾱς); first declension

1. Simyra; Tell Kazel, Syria

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Σῐμῠ́ρᾱ; τῆς Σῐμῠ́ρᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Σῐμῠ́ρᾱ hē Simúrā
Genitive	τῆς Σῐμῠ́ρᾱς tês Simúrās
Dative	τῇ Σῐμῠ́ρᾳ têi Simúrāi
Accusative	τὴν Σῐμῠ́ρᾱν tḕn Simúrān
Vocative	Σῐμῠ́ρᾱ Simúrā
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Latin: Simyra