ܣܝܡܐ

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• (standard) IPA^(key): [siːmɑː]

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

1. past participle of ܣܵܝܹܡ (sāyēm)
2. composed, set down
3. prepared, determined, ready
4. ordained, consecrated, confirmed
5. to be supposed to, be meant to

   ܚܲܝܘܼܬܵܐ ܠܹܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܣܝܼܡܬܵܐ ܕܗܵܘܝܵܐ ܦܫܝܼܩܬܵܐ. ― ḥayūtā lē ìlāh sīmtā d-hāwyā pšīqtā. ― Life is not meant to be easy.

   ܠܹܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܣܝܼܡܵܐ ܕܡܡܲܠܠܸܢ ܥܲܡܹܗ. ― lē ìwen sīmā d-mmallin ˁammēh. ― I am not supposed to talk to him.

   ܗ̇ܘ ܣܝܼܡܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܕܚܵܙܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܐܸܕܠܲܝܠܹܐ. ― awa sīmā ìlēh d-ḥāzē lī idlaylē. ― 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.

Verbal noun of ܣܵܝܹܡ (sāyēm)

• (standard) IPA^(key): [sjɑːmɑː]

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

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

• ܣܝܵܡ ܐܝܼܕܵܐ (syām īdā, “ordination, consecration”, literally “laying of the hand”)

Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܣܝܡܐ (syāmē).

• (standard) IPA^(key): [sjɑːmeː]

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”)