"ሰማይ" meaning in Ge'ez

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Noun

Forms: sämay [romanization], ሰማየ [accusative, singular], ሰማያት [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Semitic *šamāy- (“sky, heaven”). Etymology templates: {{inh|gez|sem-pro|*šamāy-|gloss=sky, heaven}} Proto-Semitic *šamāy- (“sky, heaven”) Head templates: {{head|gez|noun|accusative singular|ሰማየ|plural|ሰማያት|autotrinfl=1}} ሰማይ • (sämay) (accusative singular ሰማየ (sämayä), plural ሰማያት (sämayat))
  1. heaven
    Sense id: en-ሰማይ-gez-noun-gY7-RqbC Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Ge'ez entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 24 6 24 6 24 6 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 6 24 6 24 6 9 Disambiguation of Ge'ez entries with incorrect language header: 92 8
  2. sky
    Sense id: en-ሰማይ-gez-noun-BfUU-ufK
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      "args": {
        "1": "gez",
        "2": "sem-pro",
        "3": "*šamāy-",
        "gloss": "sky, heaven"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Semitic *šamāy- (“sky, heaven”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Semitic *šamāy- (“sky, heaven”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sämay",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ሰማየ",
      "roman": "sämayä",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ሰማያት",
      "roman": "sämayat",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gez",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "accusative singular",
        "4": "ሰማየ",
        "5": "plural",
        "6": "ሰማያት",
        "autotrinfl": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "ሰማይ • (sämay) (accusative singular ሰማየ (sämayä), plural ሰማያት (sämayat))",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ge'ez",
  "lang_code": "gez",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "24 6 24 6 24 6 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "24 6 24 6 24 6 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "92 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ge'ez entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Genesis 1:1:\nበቀዳሚ ፡ ገብረ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ሰማየ ፡ ወምድረ ።\nbäḳädami gäbrä ʾəgziʾäbḥer sämayä wämdərä .\nIn the beginning God created Heaven and Earth.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "heaven"
      ],
      "id": "en-ሰማይ-gez-noun-gY7-RqbC",
      "links": [
        [
          "heaven",
          "heaven"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sky"
      ],
      "id": "en-ሰማይ-gez-noun-BfUU-ufK",
      "links": [
        [
          "sky",
          "sky"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ሰማይ"
}
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    "Ge'ez lemmas",
    "Ge'ez nouns",
    "Ge'ez terms derived from Proto-Semitic",
    "Ge'ez terms inherited from Proto-Semitic",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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        "1": "gez",
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      "name": "inh"
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    },
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      "form": "ሰማየ",
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      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ሰማያት",
      "roman": "sämayat",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gez",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "accusative singular",
        "4": "ሰማየ",
        "5": "plural",
        "6": "ሰማያት",
        "autotrinfl": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "ሰማይ • (sämay) (accusative singular ሰማየ (sämayä), plural ሰማያት (sämayat))",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ge'ez",
  "lang_code": "gez",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        "Ge'ez terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Genesis 1:1:\nበቀዳሚ ፡ ገብረ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ሰማየ ፡ ወምድረ ።\nbäḳädami gäbrä ʾəgziʾäbḥer sämayä wämdərä .\nIn the beginning God created Heaven and Earth.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "heaven",
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      ]
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      "glosses": [
        "sky"
      ],
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        [
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          "sky"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ሰማይ"
}

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