ܣܡܝܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ܣ ܡ ܐ (s m ˀ) |
| 3 terms |
Past participle of ܣܵܡܹܐ (sāmē, “to be blind”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [sim.jɑː]
Adjective
ܣܸܡܝܵܐ • (simyā) (feminine ܣܡܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (smīṯā), plural ܣܸܡܝܹ̈ܐ (simyē))
- blind
- ܣܸܡܝܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ، ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ ܒܸܚܙܵܝܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ.
- simyā ìwen wā, īnā ādīyā biḥzāyā ìwen.
- Was blind but know I see.
- (figuratively) blind
- ܝܼܠܹܗ ܣܸܡܝܵܐ ܒܐܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܬ݂ܹܗ ― īlēh simyā b-urḥāṯēh ― He is blind in his ways.
Noun
ܣܸܡܝܵܐ • (simyā) m sg (plural ܣܸܡܝܹ̈ܐ (simyē), feminine ܣܡܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (smīṯā))
- blind person
- c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Matthew 21:14:
- ܘܡܘܼܩܪܸܟ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܟܸܣܠܹܗ ܓܲܘ ܗܲܝܟܠܵܐ ܣܸܡܝܹ̈ܐ ܘܫܦܝܼ̈ܠܹܐ، ܘܡܒܘܼܣܡܝܼ ܠܹܗ.
- w-muqriḵ lhōn kislēh gaw hayklā simyē w-špīlē, w-mbusmī lēh.
- Then the blind and the lame came to Him in the temple, and he healed them.
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
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| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܣܡܹܐ (smē) | 1st person | ܣܸܡܝܝܼ (simyī) | ܣܸܡܝܲܢ (simyan) | |||
| construct | ܣܡܹܐ (smē) | 2nd person | ܣܸܡܝܘܼܟ݂ (simyōḵ) | ܣܸܡܝܵܟ݂ܝ (simyāḵ) | ܣܸܡܝܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (simyawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܣܸܡܝܵܐ (simyā) | 3rd person | ܣܸܡܝܹܗ (simyēh) | ܣܸܡܝܵܗ̇ (simyāh) | ܣܸܡܝܗܘܿܢ (simihōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܣܸܡܝܝܼ̈ܢ (simyīn) | 1st person | ܣܸܡܝܝܼ̈ (simyī) | ܣܸܡܝܲܢ̈ (simyan) | |||
| construct | ܣܸܡܝܲܝ̈ (simyay) | 2nd person | ܣܸܡܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (simyōḵ) | ܣܸܡܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (simyāḵ) | ܣܸܡܝܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (simyawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܣܸܡܝܹ̈ܐ (simyē) | 3rd person | ܣܸܡܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (simyūh) | ܣܸܡܝܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (simyōh) | ܣܸܡܝܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (simyayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܣܸܡܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (simyūṯā, “blindness”)
- ܣܸܡܝܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (simyāˀīṯ, “blindly”)
- ܣܡܹܐ ܓܲܘܢܹ̈ܐ (smē gawnē, “color blind”)