سيماء

Arabic

Alternative forms
  • سِيمَى (sīmā), سِيمًى (sīman), سِيمَة (sīma), سِيمِيَاء (sīmiyāʔ)

Etymology

Borrowed from Aramaic סִימָא (sīmā) / סִימָנָא (sīmānā), from Ancient Greek σῆμα (sêma), σημεῖον (sēmeîon). Compare Arabic شِيم (šīm).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /siː.maːʔ/

Noun

سِيمَاء • (sīmāʔ) f

  1. sign, mark, trait
  2. look, appearance, expression

Declension
Declension of noun سِيمَاء (sīmāʔ)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سِيمَاء
sīmāʔ		 السِّيمَاء
as-sīmāʔ		 سِيمَاء
sīmāʔ
Nominative سِيمَاءٌ
sīmāʔun		 السِّيمَاءُ
as-sīmāʔu		 سِيمَاءُ
sīmāʔu
Accusative سِيمَاءً
sīmāʔan		 السِّيمَاءَ
as-sīmāʔa		 سِيمَاءَ
sīmāʔa
Genitive سِيمَاءٍ
sīmāʔin		 السِّيمَاءِ
as-sīmāʔi		 سِيمَاءِ
sīmāʔi

References
  • “symh3”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • “symn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • “smywn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Jeffery, Arthur (1938) The Foreign Vocabulary of the Qurʾān (Gaekwad’s Oriental Series; 79), Baroda: Oriental Institute, pages 183–184
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  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “سيماء”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen, page 522b
  • Vollers, Karl (1897) “Beiträge zur Kenntniss der lebenden arabischen Sprache in Aegypten”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft‎ (in German), volume 51, page 298 Nr. 78
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