ܡܫܡܗܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܫ ܡ ܗ (š m h)
4 terms

Etymology

Classical passive participle of the verb ܫܲܡܸܗ (šammih, “to name, nominate, renown”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [məʃam.hɑː]

Adjective

ܡܫܲܡܗܵܐ • (mšamhā) (feminine ܡܫܲܡܲܗܬܵܐ (mšammahtā), plural ܡܫܲܡܗܹ̈ܐ (mšamhē))

1. famous, well-known, renowned

   Synonym: ܛܒ݂ܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ (ṭḇīḇā)

   ܡܲܬ݂ܠܵܐ ܡܫܲܡܗܵܐ ܒܬܲܫܥܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ. ― maṯlā mšamhā b-tašˁīṯā. ― A famous parable in history.

   ܟܠܗܹܝܢ ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܡܫܲܡܗܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܘܝܕ݂ܝܼܥܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܥܲܠ ܣܸܕ݂ܪܵܐ ܝܢܵܐ. ― klhēn mḏīnāṯē mšamhāṯē w-iḏīˁāṯē ˁal siḏrā ìnā. ― All the famous and well-known cities are on the list.

2. distinct, explicit

Derived terms

• ܡܫܲܡܗܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (mšamhāˀīṯ, “distinctly”)
• ܡܫܲܡܗܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mšamhūṯā, “celebrity”)
• ܡܫܲܡܗܵܢܵܐ (mšamhānā, “illustrious”)
• ܡܫܲܡܗܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mšamhānūṯā, “naming”)