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شمع

شمع

See also: سمع and س م ع

Arabic

Verb

شَمَّعَ (šammaʿa) II, non-past يُشَمِّعُ‎ (yušammiʿu)

  1. to wax, to rub with wax

Conjugation

Noun

شَمْع or شَمَع (šamʿ or šamaʿ) m (collective, singulative شَمْعَة (šamʿa) or شَمَعَة (šamaʿa), plural شُمُوع (šumūʿ))

  1. wax
  2. candles

Declension


Persian

Dari شمع
Iranian Persian شمع
Tajik шамъ (šamʾ)
شمع

Etymology

From Arabic شمع.

Pronunciation

Noun

شمع (šam') (plural شمع‌ها (šam'-hâ))

  1. candle

Urdu

Etymology

From Persian شمع, from Arabic شمع.

Noun

شمع (shamā) f (Hindi spelling शमा)

  1. candle