Given name · Syriac · aii

ܫܡܝܪܡ

“my name”·“exalted”

ܫܡܝܪܡ (šamīrām) is a feminine given name from Akkadian. It is used in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic and Classical Syriac.

Syriac and aiiWritten in Syriac script, read right to left. In English: Šammīrām.

Meaning & origin

ܫܡܝܪܡ is built from elements meaning “my name” and “exalted”.

ܫܡܝܪܡ comes from Akkadian.

From Akkadian 𒊩𒊓𒄠𒈬𒊏𒆳, built from Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܫܸܡܵܐ (“my name”) + ܪܵܡܵܐ (“exalted”).

In Classical Syriac usage, ܫܡܝܪܡ can be written in the Roman alphabet as Šammīrām.

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Akkadian

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