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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