Contionary:chemai

Phrygian

Etymology

From Classical Phrygian mɑɯɑ̄ï (chamāï), from Proto-Semitic *šamāy-. Cognate with Hebrew שָׁמַיִם (shamáyim), Aramaic שְׁמָיָא (šmayyā), Arabic سَمَاء (samāʾ), among others.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Phrygian) IPA: /xɛˈmɛː/
  • (Smyrna Phrygian) IPA: [ʀᵊˈmɛː]
  • (Attalia Phrygian) IPA: [xəˈmɛɪ̯]
  • (Prusa Phrygian) IPA: [χəˈmiː]
• (Classical Phrygian) IPA: /çaˈmaːj/

Noun

mɛɯɑ́ı • (chemái) f (plural mɛɯɑ́ıɜ)

1. sky, space
2. (religion) heaven, paradise

   Synonym: ƞɛpɑ́sɛɜ, ũɑıʌ

Inflection

Declension of mɛɯɑ́ı (chemái)
	Singular		Plural
Nominative	ı̔ʌ	mɛɯɑ́ı chemái	ı̔ʌ	mɛɯɑ́ıɜ chemáisj
Oblique	rıʌ		rıʌ	mɛɯɑ́ıɜɛ chemáisje
Vocative	oɛx		oɛxɑ́ɜ

Derived terms

• mɛɯɑ́ıɑı