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The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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$m noun sg. emphatic
šm, šmˀ (šum, šom, šem; šmā) n.m. name
1 name Com. ▶ more

--(a) ܒܹܝܬ ܫ̈ܡܵܗܹܐ : the book of Exodus (i.e. Hebrew שׁמות) Syr.
2 fame, reputation Qum, JLAtg, Gal, PTA, Syr, JBA, Man, LJLA. ▶ more

--(a) d_ : famous JLAtg, Syr.

--(b) אפק שׁמא : to spread a rumor about one JBA.

--(c) terms for a person, epithet Syr.
3 absolute preceding a noun : any JBA, JBAg.
4 pretext Syr. ▶ more

--(a) ܒܫܸܡ : in name only Syr.

(a.1) in the guise of Syr.

(a.2) see also s.v. bšm prep. .

(a.3) ܒܫܡ܂ ܒܫܡܐ ܕ : for the sake of Syr.

--(b) see s.v. lšm, lšwm prep. .
5 (gram.) word Syr. ▶ more

--(a) noun Syr.

(a.1) ܡܠܬ ܫܡܐ : adjective Syr.

--(b) mark of punctuation Syr.

--(c) ܕܥܡ ܫܡܐ : synonym [Greek calque] Syr.