شمع

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See also: سمع and س م ع

Arabic

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Etymology 1

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From the root ش م ع (š-m-ʕ) meaning "to spread or disperse", hence melting wax.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃamʕ/, IPA(key): /ʃa.maʕ/
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Noun

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شَمْع or شَمَع (šamʕ or šamaʕm (collective, singulative شَمْعَة f (šamʕa) or شَمَعَة (šamaʕa), plural شُمُوع (šumūʕ))

  1. wax
  2. candles
  3. a thing one lights, a torch, lantern
Declension
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Descendants
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  • Maltese: xema’
  • Aramaic:
  • Azerbaijani: şam, şəm
  • Bengali: শামা (śama)
  • Ge'ez: ሠምዕ (śämʿ)
  • Persian: شمع (šam')
  • Somali: shumac
  • Swahili: mshumaa

Etymology 2

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From the root ش م ع (š-m-ʕ) in the sense of "to disperse or go away", "to be away from work", hence "to be at leisure".

Verb

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شَمَعَ (šamaʕa) I, non-past يَشْمَعُ‎ (yašmaʕu)

  1. to play, to sport, to game
  2. to joke or jest
  3. to be mirthful, to laugh
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Etymology 3

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Probably denominal.

Verb

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شَمَّعَ (šammaʕa) II, non-past يُشَمِّعُ‎ (yušammiʕu)

  1. to wax, to rub or smear with wax
  2. to make waterproof or wax-coated
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References

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Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic شَمْع (šamʕ, wax; candle).

Noun

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شمع (şemʼ)

  1. wax, an oily, water-resistant, semisolid substance
    Synonym: موم (mum)
  2. wax-candle, a candle or taper made of wax
    Synonym: موم (mum)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Further reading

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Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic شَمْع (šamʕ).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? šam'
Iranian reading? šam'
Tajik reading? šamʾ

Noun

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Dari شمع
Iranian Persian
Tajik шамъ

شمع (šam') (plural شمع‌ها (šam'-hâ))

  1. candle

South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ش م ع
2 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic شَمْع (šamʕ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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شمع (šamʕm (collective, singulative شمعة f (šamʕa), paucal شمعات (šamʕāt))

  1. wax
  2. (uncountable) candles

See also

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Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian شمع (šam'), from Arabic شَمْع (šamʕ).

Noun

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شَمْع (śam'f (Hindi spelling शमा)

  1. candle