ܡܫܘܡܗܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܫ ܡ ܗ (š m h)
4 terms

Passive participle of ܡܫܲܡܸܗ (mšammih, to name, nominate; to renown).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [məʃumm.hɑː]

Adjective

ܡܫܘܼܡܗܵܐ • (mšumhā) (feminine ܡܫܘܼܡܲܗܬܵܐ (mšūmahtā), plural ܡܫܘܼܡܗܹ̈ܐ (mšumhē))

  1. famous, well-known, renowned
    Synonym: ܛܒ݂ܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ (ṭḇīḇā)
    ܡܲܬ݂ܠܵܐ ܡܫܘܼܡܗܵܐ ܒܬܲܫܥܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ.
    maṯlā mšumhā b-tašˁīṯā.
    A famous parable in history.
    ܟܠܗܹܝܢ ܡܕ݂ܝܼ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܡܫܘܼܡܗܹ̈ܐ ܘܝܕ݂ܝܼܥܹ̈ܐ ܥܲܠ ܣܸܕ݂ܪܵܐ ܝܢܵܐ.
    klhēn mḏīnāṯā mšumhē w-iḏīˁē ˁal siḏrā ìnā.
    All the famous and well-known cities are on the list.
  2. distinct, explicit
    Synonyms: ܦܪܝܼܫܵܐ (prīšā), ܩܪܝܼܚܵܐ (qrīḥā), ܕܢܝܼܚܵܐ (dnīḥā)

Derived terms

  • ܡܫܘܼܡܗܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (mšumhāˀīṯ)
  • ܡܫܘܼܡܗܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mšumhūṯā, celebrity)