ܫ ܡ ܥ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic; compare Hebrew שׁ־מ־ע (š-m-ʿ) and Arabic س م ع (s m ʕ).

Root

ܫ ܡ ܥ • (š m ˁ)

1. forming words pertaining to hearing

Derived terms

Verbs

• ܫܵܡܹܥ (šāmēˁ, “to hear”)
• ܡܲܫܡܸܥ (mašmiˁ, “to listen”)

Nouns

• ܫܡܵܥܬܵܐ (šmāˁtā, “hearing”) (verbal noun)
• ܫܸܡܥܵܐ (šimˁā, “hearing”)
• ܫܵܡܘܿܥܵܐ (šāmōˁā, “hearer, listener”)
• ܫܵܡܘܿܥܬܵܐ (šāmōˁtā, “headphone, [earpiece]], stethoscope”)
• ܫܲܡܥܵܢܵܐ (šamˁānā, “hearer, listener”)
• ܡܲܫܡܥܘܼܬܵܐ (mašmˁūtā, “expression”)
• ܡܸܫܬܲܡܥܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ (mištamˁānūtā, “audibility, hearability”)

Adjectives

• ܫܸܡܥܵܝܵܐ (šimˁāyā, “harmonious, tuneful, euphonious”)
• ܫܸܡܥܵܢܵܝܵܐ (šimˁānāyā, “auditory”)
• ܡܸܫܬܲܡܥܵܢܵܐ (mištamˁānā, “audible, hearable”)
• ܡܲܫܡܸܥܵܢܵܐ (mašmiˁānā, “obedient, submissive”)

Adverbs

• ܫܡܝܼܥܵܐܝܼܬ (šmīˁāˀīt, “out loud”)