ሰማይ

From Proto-Semitic *šamāy- (“sky, heaven”).

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ሰማይ • (sämay) m

1. heaven
2. sky

From Proto-Semitic *šamāy- (“sky, heaven”).

ሰማይ • (sämay) (accusative singular ሰማየ (sämayä), plural ሰማያት (sämayat))

1. heaven
   • Genesis 1:1:

     በቀዳሚ ፡ ገብረ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ሰማየ ፡ ወምድረ ።

     bäḳädami gäbrä ʾəgziʾäbḥer sämayä wämdərä .

     In the beginning God created Heaven and Earth.

2. sky

From Proto-Semitic *šamāy- (“sky, heaven”).

• IPA^(key): /semaɪ̯/

ሰማይ • (sämay) m

1. heaven
2. sky
3. firmament