ܫܝܡ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Hebrew שֵׁם (šēm) and Arabic سَام (sām) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃim/

Proper noun

ܫܝܡ • (šīm)

1. (biblical) Shem
   • Peshitta, Genesis 10:22:

     ܒܢ̈ܝ ܫܝܡ ܥܝܠܡ ܘܐܫܘܪ ܘܐܪܦܟܫܕ ܘܠܘܕ ܘܐܪܡ

     wabnay šīm ʿīlām w(ə)ʾāšūr w(ə)ʾarpakšad w(ə)lūd w(ə)ʾārām.

     The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram

Derived terms

• ܫܝܡܝܐ (“Semite/Semitic”)
• ܠܫ̈ܢܐ ܫܝܡ̈ܝܐ (“Semitic languages”)

Related terms

The sons of Shem [1][2]

• ܥܝܠܡ (ʿīlām, “Elam”)
• ܐܫܘܪ (ʾāšūr, “Asshur”)
• ܐܪܦܟܫܪ (ʾarpakšad, “Arpachshad”)
• ܠܘܕ (lūd, “Lud”)
• ܐܪܡ (ʾārām, “Aram”)

References

• ܫܝܡ on syriacdictionary.net
• Payne Smith, Robert (1879–1901) Thesaurus Syriacus (in Latin), Oxford: Clarendon Press, column 575