שמש

See also: שמשׂ‎

Aramaic

Verb

שמש • (transliteration needed)

  1. to serve

Hebrew

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *śamš-.

Noun

שֶׁמֶשׁ • (shémesh) f (plural indefinite שְׁמָשׁוֹת‎) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. sun

Etymology 2

Root
שׁ־מ־שׁ‎

Noun

שַׁמָּשׁ • (shamásh) m

  1. servant
  2. (Judaism) sexton
  3. (Judaism) candle used to light a menorah
  4. (obsolete) waiter

Verb

שִׁמֵּשׁ • (shimésh) (pi'el construction)

  1. Defective spelling of שימש‎.

Yiddish

Noun

שמש • (shames)

  1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of שמשׂ‎ (shames).
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