משמע

Aramaic

Noun

מַשְׁמָע • (mashmá') ?

  1. The first simple meaning of a word or passage, as per its sound; the basic fundamental meaning without the consideration of other relations.

References

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
שׁ־מ־ע (š-m-ʿ)

Conjunction

מַשְׁמָע • (mashmá')

  1. meaning that, therefore
    אני חושב, משמע אני קיים
    aní ḥoshév, mashmá' aní qayám
    I think, therefore I am.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Root
מ־שׁ־מ־ע (m-š-m-ʿ)

Verb

מִשְׁמֵעַ • (mishméa') third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

  1. to discipline
Conjugation

References

  • משמע” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
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