ܫܘܡܪܐ

See also: ܫܘܡܕܐ

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃummɑrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃummɑre] (plural)

Etymology 1

Considered a loan from Akkadian 𒌑𒄩 (šimru, simru, “fennel”), compare Arabic شَمَر (šamar) and Hebrew שֻׁמָּר (šummār).

Alternative forms

• ܫܡܪܐ (šammārā)

Noun

ܫܘܡܪܐ • (šummārā) m (plural ܫܘܡܪܐ (šummārē))

1. anise; fennel

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܘܡܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܫܘܡܪ		1st person	ܫܘܡܪܝ		ܫܘܡܪܢ
	construct	ܫܘܡܪ		2nd person	ܫܘܡܪܟ	ܫܘܡܪܟܝ	ܫܘܡܪܟܘܢ	ܫܘܡܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܘܡܪܐ		3rd person	ܫܘܡܪܗ	ܫܘܡܪܗ	ܫܘܡܪܗܘܢ	ܫܘܡܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܫܘܡܪܝܢ		1st person	ܫܘܡܪܝ		ܫܘܡܪܝܢ
	construct	ܫܘܡܪܝ		2nd person	ܫܘܡܪܝܟ	ܫܘܡܪܝܟܝ	ܫܘܡܪܝܟܘܢ	ܫܘܡܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܘܡܪܐ		3rd person	ܫܘܡܪܘܗܝ	ܫܘܡܪܝܗ	ܫܘܡܪܝܗܘܢ	ܫܘܡܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܫ-ܡ-ܪ related to dismissing.

Noun

ܫܘܡܪܐ • (šummārā) m (plural ܫܘܡܪܐ (šummārē))

1. dismissal, discharge
2. emptying, pouring out
3. (archery) loosing
4. (ecclesiastical) reservation, inhibition

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܘܡܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܫܘܡܪ		1st person	ܫܘܡܪܝ		ܫܘܡܪܢ
	construct	ܫܘܡܪ		2nd person	ܫܘܡܪܟ	ܫܘܡܪܟܝ	ܫܘܡܪܟܘܢ	ܫܘܡܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܘܡܪܐ		3rd person	ܫܘܡܪܗ	ܫܘܡܪܗ	ܫܘܡܪܗܘܢ	ܫܘܡܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܫܘܡܪܝܢ		1st person	ܫܘܡܪܝ		ܫܘܡܪܝܢ
	construct	ܫܘܡܪܝ		2nd person	ܫܘܡܪܝܟ	ܫܘܡܪܝܟܝ	ܫܘܡܪܝܟܘܢ	ܫܘܡܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܘܡܪܐ		3rd person	ܫܘܡܪܘܗܝ	ܫܘܡܪܝܗ	ܫܘܡܪܝܗܘܢ	ܫܘܡܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “šwmr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “šwmr²”, 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 373b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 566a–b, 585b
• 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 1530a, 1575b-1576a