ܫܡܟܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Possibly from Akkadian, if the Akkadian word is not an Aramaic borrowing. Also attested in Classical Syriac ܫܡܟܐ (šemkā, “body odor”), ܫܘܡܟܐ (šumkā, “onion”), and ܫܡܟܘܬܐ (“smell of a cave”). Possibly originally referring to a bulbous plant, reflected in this word usually being said as ܪܹܝܚܵܐ ܕܫܸܡܟ݂ܵܐ ― rēḥā dšimḵā ― smell of šimxā.

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃɪm.xɑː]

Noun

ܫܸܡܟ݂ܵܐ • (šimḵā) m

(often with ܪܹܝܚܵܐ (rēḥā)) any fetid, rancid, bad smell, stench, or reek, including human or animal body odour like the smell of armpits or feet or foul breath or the hands of a butcher, or the smell of a grimy dog, or a ram during rut, or raw meat

Inflection

Inflection of **ܫܸܡܟ݂ܵܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܫܡܸܟ݂ (šmiḵ)	1^st person	ܫܸܡܟ݂ܝܼ (šimḵī)		ܫܸܡܟ݂ܲܢ (šimḵan)
	construct	ܫܡܸܟ݂ (šmiḵ)	2^nd person	ܫܸܡܟ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (šimḵōḵ)	ܫܸܡܟ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (šimḵāḵ)	ܫܸܡܟ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šimḵawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܸܡܟ݂ܵܐ (šimḵā)	3^rd person	ܫܸܡܟ݂ܹܗ (šimḵēh)	ܫܸܡܟ݂ܵܗ̇ (šimḵāh)	ܫܸܡܟ݂ܗܘܿܢ (šimḵhōn)
plural	absolute	ܫܸܡܟ݂ܝܼ̈ܢ (šimḵīn)	1^st person	ܫܸܡܟ݂ܝܼ̈ (šimḵī)		ܫܸܡܟ݂ܲܢ̈ (šimḵan)
	construct	ܫܸܡܟ݂ܲܝ̈ (šimḵay)	2^nd person	ܫܸܡܟ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (šimḵōḵ)	ܫܸܡܟ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (šimḵāḵ)	ܫܸܡܟ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šimḵawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܸܡܟ݂ܹ̈ܐ (šimḵē)	3^rd person	ܫܸܡܟ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (šimḵūh)	ܫܸܡܟ݂ܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (šimḵōh)	ܫܸܡܟ݂ܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (šimḵayhōn)

Derived terms

ܡܫܲܡܸܟ݂ (mšammiḵ, “to cause to stink”)
ܫܸܡܟ݂ܘܿ (šimḵō)
ܫܸܡܟ݂ܝܼܫܸܡܟ݂ܘܿ (šimḵīšimḵō, “Ferula asafoetida”)
ܫܸܡܟ݂ܵܐ ܕܟܲܠܒܵܐ (šimḵā dkalbā, “Ferula asafoetida”)
ܫܸܡܟ݂ܵܢܵܐ (šimḵānā, “smelly”)