ܫܡܘܢܝ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

In the Syriac Christian tradition, the name of a saint and martyr, the woman with 7 sons of 2 Maccabees 7 and other writings. Compare Armenian Շամունա (Šamuna), the same lady. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃmuːniː]

Proper noun

ܫܡܘܼܢܝܼ • (šmūnī) f

a female given name