شيم

Arabic

Alternative forms

  • صِيم (ṣīm), صِيمَة (ṣīma)

Etymology 1

Coined from the root ش ي م (š-y-m) meaning a mole or marking, the sense being borrowed from Aramaic סיּם‎ (sayyēm, to mark, to indicate); so called for the notable large black spot near the gills of many members of this group.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃiːm/

Noun

شِيم (šīm) m

  1. Caranx
Declension

Etymology 2

From the root ش ي م (š-y-m).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃaj.ja.ma/

Verb

شَيَّمَ (šayyama) II, non-past يُشَيِّمُ‎ (yušayyimu)

  1. to hide, to sheathe
Conjugation

References

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