# ܫܡܐ
## Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
### Alternative forms

* ܫܸܡ (šim) (adverb)

### Etymology

From Aramaic שְׁמָא (šəmā), from Proto-Semitic *šim-; compare Arabic اِسْم (ʔism), Hebrew שֵׁם (shém) and Akkadian 𒈬 (šumum).
The usage as an adverb is also found in Hebrew שׁוּם (shúm, “some, any”), borrowed from Aramaic שֻׁם (šum), indefinite and construct form of שְׁמָא (š'mā, “name”). Also in Turoyo ܐܷܫܡܐ (ëšmo).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard) IPA: [ʃɪm.maː]

### Noun

ܫܸܡܵܐ • (šimmā) m sg (plural ܫܸܡܵܗܹ̈ܐ (šimmāhē) or ܫܸܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ (šimmānē) or ܫܸܡܹ̈ܐ (šimmē) or ܫܸܡܵܡܹ̈ܐ (šimmāmē))
* name, first name (word or set of words by which a person or thing is known, addressed, or referred to)
    ܡܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܫܸܡܘܼܟ݂؟ ― mā ìlēh šimmoḵ? ― What is your name?
    ܫܸܡܘܼܟ݂ ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ؟šimūḵ bšaynā?What is your name?(literally, “Your name in peace?”) (formal)
    ܒܫܸܡܵܐ ܕܒܵܒܵܐ ܘܒܪܘܿܢܵܐ ܘܪܘܼܚܵܐ ܕܩܘܼܕܫܵܐb-šimmā d-bābā w-brōnā w-rūḥā d-qudšāIn the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost
    ܫܸܡܵܐ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ― šimmā d-allāhā (literally, “The name of God”)
* appellation
* reputation, prestige
* (grammar) noun

#### Hyponyms

* ܚܠܵܦܫܡܵܐ (ḥlāpšmā, “pronoun”)
* ܫܸܡ ܣܘܼܥܪܵܢܵܐ (šim suˁrānā, “verbal noun”)
* ܫܸܡܵܐ ܐܲܛܝܼܡܵܐ (šimmā aṭīmā, “rigid noun”)
* ܫܸܡܵܐ ܒܲܝܬܵܝܵܐ (šimmā baytāyā, “attributive noun”)
* ܫܸܡܵܐ ܓܕ݂ܝܼܡܵܐ (šimmā gḏīmā, “jussive noun”)
* ܫܸܡܵܐ ܚܵܒ݂ܘܿܫܵܐ (šimmā ḥāḇōšā, “collective noun”)
* ܫܸܡܵܐ ܡܙܲܥܪܵܐ (šimmā mzaˁrā, “diminuitive noun”)
* ܫܸܡܵܐ ܡܪܲܟܒ݂ܵܐ (šimmā mrakḇā, “compound noun”)
* ܫܸܡܵܐ ܡܵܪܵܢܵܝܵܐ (šimmā mārānāyā, “proper noun”)
* ܫܸܡܵܐ ܣܘܼܟܵܠܵܝܵܐ (šimmā sūkālāyā, “abstract noun”)
* ܫܸܡܵܐ ܩܢܘܿܡܵܝܵܐ (šimmā qnōmāyā, “proper noun”)
* ܫܸܡܵܐ ܫܘܼܐܵܠܵܝܵܐ (šimmā šūˀālāyā, “interrogative pronoun”)

#### Derived terms

* ܒܲܪܫܡܵܐ (baršmā, “namesake”)
* ܡܫܲܡܗܵܢܵܐ (mšamhānā, “illustrious”)
* ܡܸܫܬܲܡܗܵܢܵܐ (mištamhānā, “nominee”)
* ܫܘܼܡܵܗܵܐ (šummāhā, “adjective”)
* ܫܡܵܗܘܼܬܵܐ (šmāhūtā, “naming”)
* ܫܡܵܗܵܝܵܐ (šmāhāyā, “nominal”)
* ܫܲܡܸܗ (šammih, “to name”)
* ܫܸܡ (šim, “some”)
* ܫܸܡܵܐ ܕܛܘܼܗܡܵܐ (šimmā dṭuhmā, “family name”)
* ܫܸܡܵܐ ܕܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ (šimmā dnafšā, “personal name”)

#### See also

* ܟܘܼܢܵܝܵܐ (kunnāyā, “surname”)
* ܣܩܘܿܡܵܐ (sqōmā, “nickname”)

### Adverb

ܫܸܡܵܐ • (šimmā)
* a little, some
* slowly, carefully, lightly

## Classical Syriac
### Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *šim-. Cognates include Arabic اِسْم (ʔism), Hebrew שֵׁם (šēm).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ʃ(ə)mɑ]

### Noun

ܫܡܐ • (šmā) m (plural ܫܡܗܬܐ or ܫܡܗܐ)
* name
* appellation, title
* fame, reputation, renown, glory
* (grammar) word; part of speech; noun
* person
* rumor/rumour, suspicion
* pretense, pretext

#### Inflection
### References

* “šm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
* Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pages 371b–372a
* Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 583a
* 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, pages 1569b–1570a

## Turoyo
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʃmo/

### Noun

ܫܡܳܐ • (šmo) m (plural ܫܡܳܢܶܐ (šmone))
* name
    Synonym: ܐܷܫܡܐ (ëšmo)