شمشاد
Arabic
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian شمشاد (šemšâd).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃam.ʃaːd/
Noun
شَمْشَاد • (šamšād) m
- box (Buxus sempervirens)
- Synonyms: بُقْس (buqs), عَثَق (ʕaṯaq)
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | شَمْشَاد šamšād |
الشَّمْشَاد aš-šamšād |
شَمْشَاد šamšād |
| nominative | شَمْشَادٌ šamšādun |
الشَّمْشَادُ aš-šamšādu |
شَمْشَادُ šamšādu |
| accusative | شَمْشَادًا šamšādan |
الشَّمْشَادَ aš-šamšāda |
شَمْشَادَ šamšāda |
| genitive | شَمْشَادٍ šamšādin |
الشَّمْشَادِ aš-šamšādi |
شَمْشَادِ šamšādi |
References
- Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “شمشاد”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes[1] (in French), volume 1, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 787
Ottoman Turkish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʃim.ˈʃɑd]
Noun
شمشاد • (şimşad)
Persian
Alternative forms
- شمشار (šemšâr)
Etymology
From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (šmšʾl /šimšār/), borrowed from Classical Syriac ܫܡܫܪܐ (šemšārā, šamšārā), ܫܡܫܛ (šemšaṭ, “boxwood”), or perhaps the other way around, ultimately of uncertain origin. Cognate with Akkadian 𒅆𒈨𒌍𒊭𒇻𒌋 (ši-meš-ša-lu-u /šimeššalû/), 𒋆𒊭𒇻𒌋 (šim-ša-lu-u /šimšalû, šimšallu/, “a tree; potentially boxwood”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʃim.ˈʃaːd/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʃɪm.ʃɑ́ːd̪]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʃem.ʃɒ́ːd̪̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʃim.ʃɔ́d̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | šimšād |
| Dari reading? | šimšād |
| Iranian reading? | šemšâd |
| Tajik reading? | šimšod |
Noun
شمشاد • (šemšâd) (plural شمشادها)
- box (Buxus sempervirens)
- (poetic) Metaphor for the beloved's graceful figure.
Descendants
- → Arabic: شَمْشَاد (šamšād), شَمْشَار (šamšār), شَمْشِير (šamšīr)
- → Kazakh: шамшат (şamşat)
- → Old Anatolian Turkish: شمشاد (şimşad)
- Azerbaijani: şümşad
- → Lezgi: шуьмшат (šümšat)
- Ottoman Turkish: چمشیر (çimşir), شمشیر (şimşir), شمشار (şimşar), شمشاد (şimşad)
- Azerbaijani: şümşad
- → Pashto: شمشاد (šamšâd)
- → Punjabi: ਸ਼ਮਸ਼ਾਦ (śamśād)
- → Russian: самши́т (samšít)
- → Turkmen: şemşat
- → Uzbek: шамшод (shamshod)
Further reading
- Vullers, Johann August (1856–1864) “شمشاد”, in Lexicon Persico-Latinum etymologicum cum linguis maxime cognatis Sanscrita et Zendica et Pehlevica comparatum, e lexicis persice scriptis Borhâni Qâtiu, Haft Qulzum et Bahâri agam et persico-turcico Farhangi-Shuûrî confectum, adhibitis etiam Castelli, Meninski, Richardson et aliorum operibus et auctoritate scriptorum Persicorum adauctum[2] (in Latin), volume II, Gießen: J. Ricker, page 463