ܣܐܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Chemical element
Ag
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From Aramaic סָאמָא (sēmā), from Middle Persian [script needed] (sym /⁠sēm⁠/), from Ancient Greek ἄσημον (ásēmon, “silverware”); compare Classical Persian سیم (sēm).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [seʔːmɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [siːmɑː]

Noun

ܣܹܐܡܵܐ • (sēmā) m sg (plural ܣܹܐܡܹ̈ܐ (sēmē))

1. silver

   Synonyms: ܟܸܣܦܵܐ (kispā), ܣܝܼܢܵܐ (sīnā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܹܐܡܵܐ (sēmā)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܹܐܡܝܼ (sēmī)		ܣܹܐܡܲܢ (sēman)
	construct	ܣܹܐܡ (sēm)	2nd person	ܣܹܐܡܘܼܟ݂ (sēmūḵ)	ܣܹܐܡܵܟ݂ܝ (sēmāḵ)	ܣܹܐܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sēmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܹܐܡܵܐ (sēmā)	3rd person	ܣܹܐܡܹܗ (sēmēh)	ܣܹܐܡܵܗ̇ (sēmāh)	ܣܹܐܡܗܘܿܢ (sēmhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܹܐܡܝܼ̈ (sēmī)		ܣܹܐܡܲܢ̈ (sēman)
	construct	ܣܹܐܡܲܝ̈ (sēmay)	2nd person	ܣܹܐܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (sēmūḵ)	ܣܹܐܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (sēmāḵ)	ܣܹܐܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sēmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܹܐܡܹ̈ܐ (sēmē)	3rd person	ܣܹܐܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (sēmūh)	ܣܹܐܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (sēmōh)	ܣܹܐܡܗ̈ܘܿܢ (sēmhōn)

Derived terms

• ܣܹܐܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ (sēmānāyā)
• ܡܣܹܐܡܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (msēmūṯā, “silver dye”)
• ܣܹܐܡܵܐ ܐܲܪܝܵܢܵܐ (sēmā aryānā, “lead”)
• ܣܹܐܡܵܐ ܡܫܲܪܝܵܐ (sēmā mšaryā, “tin”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (sym /⁠sēm⁠/), compare Classical Persian سیم (sēm), from Ancient Greek ἄσημον (ásēmon, “silverware”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [semɑ]

Noun

ܣܐܡܐ • (sēmā) m(uncountable)

1. silver

   Synonyms: ܟܣܦܐ (kespā), ܣܗܪܐ

Inflection

    declension of ܣܐܡܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܣܐܡ
construct	ܣܐܡ
emphatic	ܣܐܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܣܐܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܣܐܡܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܣܐܡܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܣܐܡܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܣܐܡܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܣܐܡܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܣܐܡܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܣܐܡܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܣܐܡܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܣܐܡܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܡܣܐܡܘܬܐ (məsēmūṯā, “silver dye”)
• ܣܐܡܐ ܐܪܝܢܐ (sēmā ʾaryānā, “lead”)
• ܣܐܡܐ ܡܫܪܝܐ (sēmā məšaryā, “tin”)
• ܣܐܡܢܝܐ (sēmānāyā, “silver …”)

References

• “sˀmˀ”, 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, page 217a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 356b
• 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, pages 958b–959a