ἄσημον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Neuter form of ἄσημος (ásēmos, “uncoined, without marks”), which is, by surface analysis, ἀ- (a-, “not, a-”) +‎ σῆμα (sêma, “mark, sign”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἄσημον • (ásēmon) n (genitive ἀσήμου); second declension

  1. plate, silver

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Aramaic: סאמא
  • → Bactrian: σιμινο (simino)
  • → Hebrew: אסימון
  • Greek: ασήμι (asími)
  • → Parthian: hsym (hasēm)
  • → Persian: سیم (sêm)

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