ࠔࠌࠓ

Samaritan Hebrew

Etymology

From pre-Hebrew 𐤔𐤌𐤓 (shōmiru), losing the Canaanite vowel shift under influence of Arabic or Aramaic. The etymology of the proper noun is disputed.

Noun

ࠔࠠࠌࠝࠓ (shamer)

1. guardian, keeper, watcher

Proper noun

ࠔࠠࠌࠝࠓ (shamer)

1. Samaritan