شماس
Arabic
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃi.maːs/
Noun
شِمَاس • (šimās) m
- verbal noun of شَمَسَ (šamasa) (form I)
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | شِمَاس šimās |
الشِّمَاس aš-šimās |
شِمَاس šimās |
| nominative | شِمَاسٌ šimāsun |
الشِّمَاسُ aš-šimāsu |
شِمَاسُ šimāsu |
| accusative | شِمَاسًا šimāsan |
الشِّمَاسَ aš-šimāsa |
شِمَاسَ šimāsa |
| genitive | شِمَاسٍ šimāsin |
الشِّمَاسِ aš-šimāsi |
شِمَاسِ šimāsi |
Etymology 2
From Classical Syriac ܫܡܫܐ (šammāšā, “deacon”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃam.maːs/
Noun
شَمَّاس • (šammās) m (plural شَمَامِسَة (šamāmisa))
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | شَمَّاس šammās |
الشَّمَّاس aš-šammās |
شَمَّاس šammās |
| nominative | شَمَّاسٌ šammāsun |
الشَّمَّاسُ aš-šammāsu |
شَمَّاسُ šammāsu |
| accusative | شَمَّاسًا šammāsan |
الشَّمَّاسَ aš-šammāsa |
شَمَّاسَ šammāsa |
| genitive | شَمَّاسٍ šammāsin |
الشَّمَّاسِ aš-šammāsi |
شَمَّاسِ šammāsi |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | شَمَّاسَيْن šammāsayn |
الشَّمَّاسَيْن aš-šammāsayn |
شَمَّاسَيْ šammāsay |
| nominative | شَمَّاسَانِ šammāsāni |
الشَّمَّاسَانِ aš-šammāsāni |
شَمَّاسَا šammāsā |
| accusative | شَمَّاسَيْنِ šammāsayni |
الشَّمَّاسَيْنِ aš-šammāsayni |
شَمَّاسَيْ šammāsay |
| genitive | شَمَّاسَيْنِ šammāsayni |
الشَّمَّاسَيْنِ aš-šammāsayni |
شَمَّاسَيْ šammāsay |
| plural | broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | شَمَامِسَة šamāmisa |
الشَّمَامِسَة aš-šamāmisa |
شَمَامِسَة šamāmisat |
| nominative | شَمَامِسَةٌ šamāmisatun |
الشَّمَامِسَةُ aš-šamāmisatu |
شَمَامِسَةُ šamāmisatu |
| accusative | شَمَامِسَةً šamāmisatan |
الشَّمَامِسَةَ aš-šamāmisata |
شَمَامِسَةَ šamāmisata |
| genitive | شَمَامِسَةٍ šamāmisatin |
الشَّمَامِسَةِ aš-šamāmisati |
شَمَامِسَةِ šamāmisati |
References
- Wehr, Hans (1960) “شماس”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz
- Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “شماس”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate.