ܣܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܣ ܡ ܡ (s m m)
3 terms

From Aramaic סַמָּא (sammā), from Akkadian 𒌑 (šammu [Ú]); compare also in Arabic سِمّ (simm) and Hebrew סַם (sam).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sammaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [saːma]

Noun

ܣܲܡܵܐ • (sammā) m pl (plural ܣܲܡܹ̈ܐ (sammē) or ܣܲܡܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ (sammānē))

1. poison, toxin
2. drug, medicine, remedy

   Synonym: ܕܲܪܡܵܢܵܐ (darmānā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܲܡܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܣܲܡܝܼ (samī)		ܣܲܡܲܢ (samman)
	construct	ܣܲܡ (sam)		2nd person	ܣܲܡܘܼܟ݂ (samūḵ)	ܣܲܡܵܟ݂ܝ (sammāḵ)	ܣܲܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sammāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܲܡܵܐ (sammā)		3rd person	ܣܲܡܹܗ (sammēh)	ܣܲܡܵܗ̇ (sammāh)	ܣܲܡܗܘܿܢ (samhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܣܲܡܡܵܢܝܼ̈ (sammānī)		ܣܲܡܡܵܢܲܢ̈ (sammānan)
	construct	ܣܲܡܡܵܢܲܝ̈ (sammānay)		2nd person	ܣܲܡܡܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (sammānūḵ)	ܣܲܡܡܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (sammānāḵ)	ܣܲܡܡܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sammānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܲܡܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ (sammānē)		3rd person	ܣܲܡܡܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (sammānūh)	ܣܲܡܡܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (sammānōh)	ܣܲܡܡܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (sammānhōn)

Derived terms

• ܣܲܡܸܡ (sammim, “to poison”)
• ܣܲܡܵܢܵܐ (sammānā, “poisonous, toxic”)
• ܣܲܡܵܐ ܕܡܵܘܬܵܐ (sammā dmāwtā)

Etymology 2

Root
ܣ ܡ ܐ (s m ˀ)
3 terms

From Aramaic סְמָא (səmā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sɑːmeː]

Verb

ܣܵܡܹܐ • (sāmē)

1. (intransitive) to be or go blind

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܣܵܡܹܐ

present participle	ܣܡܵܝܵܐ (smāyā)
verbal noun	ܣܡܵܝܵܐ (smāyā)
		singular				plural
past participle	m	ܣܸܡܝܵܐ (simyā)				ܣܸܡܝܹ̈ܐ (simyē)
	f	ܣܡܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (smīṯā)
agent noun	m	ܣܵܡܘܿܝܵܐ (sāmōyā)				ܣܵܡܘܿܝܹ̈ܐ (sāmōyē)
	f	ܣܵܡܘܿܝܬܵܐ (sāmōytā)				ܣܵܡܘܿܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (sāmōyāṯā)
instance noun		ܣܡܵܝܬܵܐ (smāytā)				ܣ̈ܡܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (smāyāṯā)
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܣܡܹܐ ܠܝܼ (smē lī)	ܣܡܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (smē lūḵ)	ܣܡܹܐ ܠܹܗ (smē lēh)	ܣܡܹܐ ܠܲܢ (smē lan)	ܣܡܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (smē lāwḵōn)	ܣܡܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (smē lhōn)
	f		ܣܡܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (smē lāḵ)	ܣܡܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (smē lāh)
non-past	m	ܣܵܡܹܝܢ (sāmēn)	ܣܵܡܹܝܬ (sāmēt)	ܣܵܡܹܐ (sāmē)	ܣܵܡܹܝܚ (sāmēḥ)	ܣܵܡܹܝܬܘܿܢ (sāmētōn)	ܣܵܡܝܼ (sāmī)
	f	ܣܵܡܝܵܢ (sāmyān)	ܣܵܡܝܵܬܝ (sāmyāt)	ܣܵܡܝܵܐ (sāmyā)
imperative	m		ܣܡܝܼ (smī)			ܣܡܲܘ (smaw)
	f		ܣܡܲܝ (smay)
passive past	m	ܣܡܹܝܢ (smēn)	ܣܡܹܝܬ (smēt)	ܣܡܹܐ (smē)	ܣܡܹܝܚ (smēḥ)	ܣܡܹܝܬܘܿܢ (smētōn)	ܣܡܲܝ (smay)
	f	ܣܸܡܝܲܢ (simyan)	ܣܸܡܝܲܬܝ (simyat)	ܣܸܡܝܵܐ (simyā)

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Derived terms

• ܡܲܣܡܹܐ (masmē)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒌑 (šammu [Ú]). Compare Arabic سِمّ (simm) and Hebrew סַם (sam).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sammɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܣܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܣܡܡܢܐ or ܣܡܢܐ)

1. drug, medicine, remedy
2. poison
3. dye, color/colour, pigment

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܡܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܡ		1st person	ܣܡܝ		ܣܡܢ
	construct	ܣܡ		2nd person	ܣܡܟ	ܣܡܟܝ	ܣܡܟܘܢ	ܣܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܡܐ		3rd person	ܣܡܗ	ܣܡܗ	ܣܡܗܘܢ	ܣܡܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܣܡܡܢܝܢ ,ܣܡܢܝܢ		1st person	ܣܡܡܢܝ ,ܣܡܢܝ		ܣܡܡܢܝܢ ,ܣܡܢܝܢ
	construct	ܣܡܡܢܝ ,ܣܡܢܝ		2nd person	ܣܡܡܢܝܟ ,ܣܡܢܝܟ	ܣܡܡܢܝܟܝ ,ܣܡܢܝܟܝ	ܣܡܡܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܣܡܢܝܟܘܢ	ܣܡܡܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܣܡܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܡܡܢܐ ,ܣܡܢܐ		3rd person	ܣܡܡܢܘܗܝ ,ܣܡܢܘܗܝ	ܣܡܡܢܝܗ ,ܣܡܢܝܗ	ܣܡܡܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܣܡܢܝܗܘܢ	ܣܡܡܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܣܡܢܝܗܝܢ

See also

• ܕܪܡܢܐ

References

• “sm”, 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, p. 230a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 379b
• 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, p. 1016a-b