ܫܘܫܡܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From a shortening of Aramaic שׁוּמְשֻׁומָא (šumššumā), from Akkadian 𒊭𒈦𒌑𒈬 (šamaššammū, “oil plant”), compound of 𒉌𒄑 (šaman, “oil”) and 𒌑 (šammum, “plant”), and therefore related ܫܘܼܡܢܵܐ (šumnā) and ܣܲܡܵܐ (sammā); compare Arabic سِمْسِم (simsim) and Hebrew שֻׁמְשֹׁם (shumshóm).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [ʃuʃʃmaː]
Noun
ܫܘܼܫܡܵܐ • (šušmā) m (plural ܫܘܼܫ̈ܡܹܐ (šušmē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܫܘܿܫܲܡ (šōšam) | 1st person | ܫܘܼܫܡܝܼ (šušmī) | ܫܘܼܫܡܲܢ (šušman) | |||
| construct | ܫܘܿܫܲܡ (šōšam) | 2nd person | ܫܘܼܫܡܘܼܟ݂ (šušmōḵ) | ܫܘܼܫܡܵܟ݂ܝ (šušmāḵ) | ܫܘܼܫܡܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šušmawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܫܘܼܫܡܵܐ (šušmā) | 3rd person | ܫܘܼܫܡܹܗ (šušmēh) | ܫܘܼܫܡܵܗ̇ (šušmāh) | ܫܘܼܫܡܗܘܿܢ (šušmhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܫܘܼܫܡܝܼ̈ܢ (šušmīn) | 1st person | ܫܘܼܫܡܝܼ̈ (šušmī) | ܫܘܼܫܡܲܢ̈ (šušman) | |||
| construct | ܫܘܼܫܡܲܝ̈ (šušmay) | 2nd person | ܫܘܼܫܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (šušmōḵ) | ܫܘܼܫܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (šušmāḵ) | ܫܘܼܫܡܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šušmawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܫܘܼܫ̈ܡܹܐ (šušmē) | 3rd person | ܫܘܼܫܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (šušmūh) | ܫܘܼܫܡܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (šušmōh) | ܫܘܼܫܡܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (šušmayhōn) | |||
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
- שושמא, שומשמא, ܫܝܫܡܐ, ܫܫܡܐ
Etymology
Shortening of שומשומא (šumššumā), from Akkadian 𒊭𒈦𒌑𒈬 (šamaššammū, “oil plant”), compound of 𒉌𒄑 (šaman, “oil”) and 𒌑 (šammum, “plant”). Compare Arabic سِمْسِم (simsim) and Hebrew שֻׁמְשֹׁם (šumšōm).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʃuʃ(ʃə)mɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʃuʃ(ʃə)me] (plural)
Noun
ܫܘܫܡܐ • (šūšmā, šuššəmā) m (plural ܫܘܫܡܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܫܘܫܡ | 1st person | ܫܘܫܡܝ | ܫܘܫܡܢ | |||
| construct | ܫܘܫܡ | 2nd person | ܫܘܫܡܟ | ܫܘܫܡܟܝ | ܫܘܫܡܟܘܢ | ܫܘܫܡܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܫܘܫܡܐ | 3rd person | ܫܘܫܡܗ | ܫܘܫܡܗ | ܫܘܫܡܗܘܢ | ܫܘܫܡܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܫܘܫܡܝܢ | 1st person | ܫܘܫܡܝ | ܫܘܫܡܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܫܘܫܡܝ | 2nd person | ܫܘܫܡܝܟ | ܫܘܫܡܝܟܝ | ܫܘܫܡܝܟܘܢ | ܫܘܫܡܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܫܘܫܡܐ | 3rd person | ܫܘܫܡܘܗܝ | ܫܘܫܡܝܗ | ܫܘܫܡܝܗܘܢ | ܫܘܫܡܝܗܝܢ | ||
Derived terms
- ܫܘܫܡ ܕܐܒܐ
- ܫܘܫܡܢܐ
References
- “šwšm”, 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 384b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 569b
- 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, →ISBN, page 1538b