سمكة
Arabic
Etymology
From the root س م ك (s-m-k), meaning "to be elevated or lofty", "to be supported or held up", "to sustain"; hence the meaning of "a source of sustenance", "a mainstay or staple-food". Cognate with Hebrew סָמַך (samak, “to lean, lay, rest, support”) attested in the Bible with the similar semantic sense "to sustain" or "to nourish".[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsamaka/, [ˈsamaka]
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Noun
سَمَكَة • (samaka) f (singulative, collective سَمَك (samak), plural سَمَاك (samāk) or أَسْماك (ʾasmāk))
- a fish
Declension
Declension of noun سَمَكَة (samaka)
| Singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | سَمَكَة samaka |
السَّمَكَة as-samaka |
سَمَكَة samakat |
| Nominative | سَمَكَةٌ samakatun |
السَّمَكَةُ as-samakatu |
سَمَكَةُ samakatu |
| Accusative | سَمَكَةً samakatan |
السَّمَكَةَ as-samakata |
سَمَكَةَ samakata |
| Genitive | سَمَكَةٍ samakatin |
السَّمَكَةِ as-samakati |
سَمَكَةِ samakati |
| Collective | basic collective triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | سَمَك samak |
السَّمَك as-samak |
سَمَك samak |
| Nominative | سَمَكٌ samakun |
السَّمَكُ as-samaku |
سَمَكُ samaku |
| Accusative | سَمَكًا samakan |
السَّمَكَ as-samaka |
سَمَكَ samaka |
| Genitive | سَمَكٍ samakin |
السَّمَكِ as-samaki |
سَمَكِ samaki |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | سَمَكَتَيْن samakatayn |
السَّمَكَتَيْن as-samakatayn |
سَمَكَتَيْ samakatay |
| Nominative | سَمَكَتَانِ samakatāni |
السَّمَكَتَانِ as-samakatāni |
سَمَكَتَا samakatā |
| Accusative | سَمَكَتَيْنِ samakatayni |
السَّمَكَتَيْنِ as-samakatayni |
سَمَكَتَيْ samakatay |
| Genitive | سَمَكَتَيْنِ samakatayni |
السَّمَكَتَيْنِ as-samakatayni |
سَمَكَتَيْ samakatay |
| Paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | سَمَكَات samakāt |
السَّمَكَات as-samakāt |
سَمَكَات samakāt |
| Nominative | سَمَكَاتٌ samakātun |
السَّمَكَاتُ as-samakātu |
سَمَكَاتُ samakātu |
| Accusative | سَمَكَاتٍ samakātin |
السَّمَكَاتِ as-samakāti |
سَمَكَاتِ samakāti |
| Genitive | سَمَكَاتٍ samakātin |
السَّمَكَاتِ as-samakāti |
سَمَكَاتِ samakāti |
| Plural of variety | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | سَمَاك; أَسْماك samāk; ʾasmāk |
السَّمَاك; الْأَسْماك as-samāk; al-ʾasmāk |
سَمَاك; أَسْماك samāk; ʾasmāk |
| Nominative | سَمَاكٌ; أَسْماكٌ samākun; ʾasmākun |
السَّمَاكُ; الْأَسْماكُ as-samāku; al-ʾasmāku |
سَمَاكُ; أَسْماكُ samāku; ʾasmāku |
| Accusative | سَمَاكًا; أَسْماكًا samākan; ʾasmākan |
السَّمَاكَ; الْأَسْماكَ as-samāka; al-ʾasmāka |
سَمَاكَ; أَسْماكَ samāka; ʾasmāka |
| Genitive | سَمَاكٍ; أَسْماكٍ samākin; ʾasmākin |
السَّمَاكِ; الْأَسْماكِ as-samāki; al-ʾasmāki |
سَمَاكِ; أَسْماكِ samāki; ʾasmāki |
Related terms
- سَمَّاك (sammāk, “fishmonger, fisherman”)
- سَمَّاكَة (sammāka, “woman fishmonger, fisherwoman”)
- سَمَكِيّ (samakiyy, “fishy, fishlike, fish-”)
- مَسَامِك (masāmik, “fish stores, seafood stores”)
References
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “سمكة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, pages 1430-1431
- H5564 in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979
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