ܣܝܡܐ

Verbal noun of ܣܵܐܹܡ (sāˀēm). The latter noun is borrowed from Classical Syriac ܣܝܡܐ (syāmē).

• ܣܝܵܡܵܐ:
  • (Standard) IPA^(key): [sjɑːmɑː]
• ܣܝܵܡܹ̈ܐ:
  • (Standard) IPA^(key): [sjɑːmeː]

ܣܝܵܡܵܐ • (syāmā) m sg (plural ܣܝܵܡܹ̈ܐ (syāmē))

1. setting, placing, positioning
2. position, situation, placement
3. installation

   Synonyms: ܬܘܼܩܵܢܵܐ (tuqqānā), ܬܘܼܪܵܨܵܐ (turrāṣā)

4. configuration

   Synonym: ܬܘܼܚܵܡܵܐ (tuḥḥāmā)

5. work or composition of literature, music, or art

   Synonyms: ܐܲܡܢܵܐ (amnā), ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܵܐ (pulḥānā), ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܵܐ (šuḡlā)

• ܣܝܵܡܵܝܵܐ (syāmāyā)
• ܣܝܵܡ ܐܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ (syām īḏā, “ordination, consecration”, literally “laying of the hand”)
• ܣܝܵܡ ܚܲܝܹ̈ܐ (syām ḥayyē, “biography”)

ܣܝܵܡܹ̈ܐ • (syāmē) m pl (plural only)

1. (typography) syame, the diacritic consisting of two horizontal dots used to indicate a plural in the Syriac scripts

   ‎ܬܹܐܢܵܐ (tēnā) → ‎ܬܹܐܢܹ̈ܐ (tēnē)

   ‎ܩܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (qrīṯā) → ‎ܩܘܼܪ̈ܝܵܐ (quryā)

   ‎ܒܲܝܬܵܐ (baytā) → ‎ܒ̈ܵܬܹܐ (bātē)

   ‎ܥܵܢܵܐ (ˁānā) → ‎ܥܵܢ̈ܵܐ (ˁānā)

   ‎ܣܘܼܪܵܝܬܵܐ (sūrāytā) → ‎ܣܘܼܪ̈ܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (sūrāyāṯā)

• If written above resh, they replace the single dot that differentiates it from daleth.
• In the Serto script, syame may be placed diagonally when placed on a lamedh.

• ܡܣܲܝܸܡ (msayyim, “to provide syame”)

Passive participle of ܣܵܐܹܡ (sāˀēm).

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [siːmɑː]

ܣܝܼܡܵܐ • (sīmā) (feminine ܣܝܼܡܬܵܐ (sīmtā), plural ܣܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ (sīmē))

1. composed, set down
2. ordained, consecrated, confirmed
3. prepared, determined, ready
4. to be supposed to, be meant to

   ܚܲܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܣܝܼܡܬܵܐ ܕܗܵܘܝܵܐ ܦܫܝܼܩܬܵܐ.

   ḥayūṯā lā ìlāh sīmtā d-hāwyā pšīqtā.

   Life is not meant to be easy.

   ܠܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܣܝܼܡܵܐ ܕܡܡܲܠܠܸܢ ܥܲܡܹܗ.

   lā ìwen sīmā d-mmallin ˁammēh.

   I am not supposed to talk to him.

   ܗܲܘ ܣܝܼܡܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܕܚܵܙܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܐܸܕܠܹܝܠ.

   haw sīmā ìlēh d-ḥāzē lī idlēl.

   He is supposed to see me tonight.

• (to be supposed to) while ܣܝܼܡܵܐ (sīmā) is an adjective, it is used in much the same way as a present-tense verb.