ܣܐܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Chemical element
Ag
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From Aramaic סָאמָא (sēmā), from Middle Persian [script needed] (sym /⁠sēm⁠/), from Ancient Greek ἄσημον (ásēmon, silverware); compare Classical Persian سیم (sēm).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [seʔːmɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [siːmɑː]

Noun

ܣܹܐܡܵܐ • (sēmā) m sg (plural ܣܹܐܡܹ̈ܐ (sēmē))

  1. silver
    Synonyms: ܟܸܣܦܵܐ (kispā), ܣܝܼܢܵܐ (sīnā)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ܣܹܐܡܵܢܵܝܵܐ (sēmānāyā)
  • ܡܣܹܐܡܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (msēmūṯā, silver dye)
  • ܣܹܐܡܵܐ ܐܲܪܝܵܢܵܐ (sēmā aryānā, lead)
  • ܣܹܐܡܵܐ ܡܫܲܪܝܵܐ (sēmā mšaryā, tin)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (sym /⁠sēm⁠/), compare Classical Persian سیم (sēm), from Ancient Greek ἄσημον (ásēmon, silverware).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [semɑ]

Noun

ܣܐܡܐ • (sēmā) m (uncountable)

  1. silver
    Synonyms: ܟܣܦܐ (kespā), ܣܗܪܐ

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ܡܣܐܡܘܬܐ (məsēmūṯā, silver dye)
  • ܣܐܡܐ ܐܪܝܢܐ (sēmā ʾaryānā, lead)
  • ܣܐܡܐ ܡܫܪܝܐ (sēmā məšaryā, tin)
  • ܣܐܡܢܝܐ (sēmānāyā, silver …)

References

  • sˀmˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 217a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 356b
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, pages 958b–959a
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