Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃ(ə)majjɑ(ʔ)] (singular and plural)

Noun

ܫܡܝܐ • ‎(šmayyā) c ‎(plural ܫܡܝܐ)

1. sky, skies
2. heaven, heavens, paradise
3. (architecture) ceiling, roof, eaves
4. peak, height, highest part
5. shelter
6. pride

Inflection

Usage notes

This world usually appears as singular and masculine.

Antonyms

• (heaven): ܓܝܗܢܐ

Derived terms

• ܓܘܢ ܫܡܝܐ
• ܫܡܝ ܒܬܐ
• ܫܡܝ ܓܠܕܐ
• ܫܡܝ ܚܟܐ
• ܫܡܝ ܡܘܚܐ
• ܫܡܝ ܦܘܡܐ
• ܫܡܝ ܪܝܫܐ
• ܫܡܝ ܫܘܪܐ
• ܫܡܝ ܫܡܝܐ

Etymology 2

Adjective

ܫܡܝܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) m ‎(plural ܫܡܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܫܡܝܬܐ)

1. Alternative spelling of ܫܐܡܝܐ

Inflection

Noun

ܫܡܝܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) m ‎(plural ܫܡܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܫܡܝܬܐ)

1. Alternative spelling of ܫܐܡܝܐ

Inflection

References

• “$myn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 372b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 584a
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana; Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 1572b