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

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person			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

Inflection of ܣܐܡܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܐܡ		1st person	ܣܐܡܝ		ܣܐܡܢ
	construct	ܣܐܡ		2nd person	ܣܐܡܟ	ܣܐܡܟܝ	ܣܐܡܟܘܢ	ܣܐܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܐܡܐ		3rd person	ܣܐܡܗ	ܣܐܡܗ	ܣܐܡܗܘܢ	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