ܫܡܫܘܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܫ ܡ ܫ (š m š)
10 terms

Borrowed from Classical Syriac [Term?], from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְשׁוֹן (śimśōn, literally “little sun”); compare the native ܫܸܡܫܘܿܢܵܐ (šimšōnā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃɪmʃoːn]

Proper noun

ܫܸܡܫܘܿܢ • (šimšōn) m

1. (biblical) Samson (an Israelite judge in the Old Testament who performed feats of strength against the Philistines but was betrayed by Delilah his mistress)
2. a male given name, Shimshon, equivalent to English Samson