ܫܡܥܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܫ ܡ ܥ (š m ˁ)
8 terms

Instance noun of the verb ܫܵܡܹܥ (šāmēˁ, “to hear”); compare Hebrew שְׁמִיעָה (sh'mi'á).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃəmaːʕətaː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʃəmeːta]

Noun

ܫܡܵܥܬܵܐ • (šmāˁtā) f (plural ܫܡܵܥ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (šmāˁyāṯā))

1. instance of hearing
2. hearing; proceeding where discussions are heard

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܡܵܥܬܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܫܡܵܥܬܝܼ (šmāˁtī)		ܫܡܵܥܬܲܢ (šmāˁtan)
	construct	ܫܡܵܥܲܬ݂ (šmāˁaṯ)		2nd person	ܫܡܵܥܬܘܼܟ݂ (šmāˁtūḵ)	ܫܡܵܥܬܵܟ݂ܝ (šmāˁtāḵ)	ܫܡܵܥܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šmāˁtāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܡܵܥܬܵܐ (šmāˁtā)		3rd person	ܫܡܵܥܬܹܗ (šmāˁtēh)	ܫܡܵܥܬܵܗ̇ (šmāˁtāh)	ܫܡܵܥܬܗܘܿܢ (šmāˁthōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܫܡܵܥܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (šmāˁyāṯī)		ܫܡܵܥܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (šmāˁyāṯan)
	construct	ܫܡܵܥ̈ܝܵܬ݂ (šmāˁyāṯ)		2nd person	ܫܡܵܥܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (šmāˁyāṯūḵ)	ܫܡܵܥܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (šmāˁyāṯāḵ)	ܫܡܵܥܝܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šmāˁyāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܡܵܥ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (šmāˁyāṯā)		3rd person	ܫܡܵܥܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (šmāˁyāṯūh)	ܫܡܵܥ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (šmāˁyāṯōh)	ܫܡܵܥܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (šmāˁyāṯhōn)

Etymology 2

Root
ܫ ܡ ܥ (š m ˁ)
8 terms

ܫܡ̇ܥ̈ܬܐ ܕܪܝܫܐ

Tool noun coined from the feminine characteristic adjective of ܫܵܡܹܥ (šāmēˁ, “to hear”); possibly a calque of Arabic سَمَّاعَة (sammāʕa).

Alternative forms

• ܫܵܡܘܿܥܬܵܐ (šāmōˁtā), ܡܲܫܡܥܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mašmˁānīṯā)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃammaːʕːtɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʃammeːtɑː]

Noun

ܫܲܡܵܥܬܵܐ • (šammāˁtā) f (plural ܫܲܡܵܥ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (šammāˁāṯā) or ܫܲܡܵܥ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (šammāˁyāṯā))

1. headphone, headphones, headset (cushioned speaker placed over the ear)

   ܚܲܕ݇ܟܡܵܐ ܪ̈ܲܗܵܛܹܐ ܟܹܐ ܠܵܒ݂ܫܝܼ ܚܕ݂ܵܐ ܫܲܡܵܥܬܵܐ ܒܲܠܚܘܿܕ݂.

   ḥakmā rahhāṭē kē lāḇšī ḥḏā šammāˁtā balḥōḏ.

   Some joggers wear only one headphone.

2. earphone, earphones, earpiece (speaker or receiver of a telephone placed inside or held near to the ear)

   ܕܒ݂ܝܼܩܵܐ ܫܲܡܵܥ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܠܟܸܣ ܬܲܪܬܲܝܗܹܝܢ ܐܸܕ݂̈ܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ.

   dḇīqā šammāˁāṯā l-kis tartayhēn iḏnāṯā.

   Holding the earpieces to both ears.

3. (medicine) stethoscope (medical instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body)

   ܐܵܣܝܵܐ ܒܫܲܡܵܥܬܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܨܝܸܬ݂ ܠܠܸܒܵܐ.

   āsyā b-šammāˁtā kē maṣyiṯ l-libbā.

   The doctor listens to the heart through a stethoscope.

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܲܡܵܥܬܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܫܲܡܵܥܬܝܼ (šammāˁtī)		ܫܲܡܵܥܬܲܢ (šammāˁtan)
	construct	ܫܲܡܵܥܲܬ݂ (šammāˁaṯ)		2nd person	ܫܲܡܵܥܬܘܼܟ݂ (šammāˁtūḵ)	ܫܲܡܵܥܬܵܟ݂ܝ (šammāˁtāḵ)	ܫܲܡܵܥܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šammāˁtāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܲܡܵܥܬܵܐ (šammāˁtā)		3rd person	ܫܲܡܵܥܬܹܗ (šammāˁtēh)	ܫܲܡܵܥܬܵܗ̇ (šammāˁtāh)	ܫܲܡܵܥܬܗܘܿܢ (šammāˁthōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܫܲܡܵܥܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (šammāˁāṯī)		ܫܲܡܵܥܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (šammāˁāṯan)
	construct	ܫܲܡܵܥܵܬ݂̈ (šammāˁāṯ)		2nd person	ܫܲܡܵܥܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (šammāˁāṯūḵ)	ܫܲܡܵܥܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (šammāˁāṯāḵ)	ܫܲܡܵܥܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šammāˁāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܲܡܵܥܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (šammāˁāṯē)		3rd person	ܫܲܡܵܥܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (šammāˁāṯūh)	ܫܲܡܵܥܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (šammāˁāṯōh)	ܫܲܡܵܥܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (šammāˁāṯhōn)