ܫܡܥܘܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Syriac, from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (Šimʿôn).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃɪmʕoːn]

Proper noun

ܫܸܡܥܘܿܢ • (šimˁōn) m

1. (biblical) Simon, Simeon
2. a male given name from Hebrew
3. a surname transferred from the given name

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (Šimʿôn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃɛmʕon]

Proper noun

ܫܡܥܘܢ • (šemʿōn) m

1. Simeon, Simon (Biblical figure)
2. a male given name

References

• Costaz, Louis (2002), Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 419b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 585a