simen

Malay

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd-

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *kh₂éydeti

Proto-Italic *kaidō

Latin caedō

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom

Proto-Italic *-mentom

Latin -mentum

Latin caementum

Old French cimentbor.

Middle English syment

English cementbor.

Malay simen

Borrowed from English cement

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsimen/ [ˈsi.men]
• Hyphenation: si‧men

Noun

simén (Jawi spelling سيمين, uncountable)

1. cement (a powdered substance)

Alternative forms

• semen (Indonesia)

Maltese

Root
s-m-n
10 terms

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic سَمِنَ (samina).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪ.mɛn/
• Rhymes: -ɪmɛn

Verb

simen (imperfect jismen)

1. to put on weight, to stout

Conjugation

Conjugation of simen (Form I, sound, i-e ~ i-e)

positive forms
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	smint	smint	simen	sminna	smintu	simnu
	f			simnet
imperfect	m	nismen	tismen	jismen	nisemnu	tisemnu	jisemnu
	f			tismen
imperative			ismen			isemnu
negative forms
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	smintx	smintx	siminx	sminniex	smintux	simnux
	f			simnitx
imperfect	m	nisminx	tisminx	jisminx	nisemnux	tisemnux	jisemnux
	f			tisminx
imperative			tisminx			tisemnux

Manchu

Romanization

simen

1. romanization of ᠰᡳᠮᡝᠨ

Mauritian Creole

Noun

simen

1. alternative form of semin (“road”)

Mwotlap

Etymology

Borrowed from Bislama simen, from English cement.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /simɛn/

Noun

simen (determinate nismen)

1. cement

References

• François, Alexandre (2026), “s‹i›men”, in Online Mwotlap–English–French cultural dictionary‎^[1] (electronic files; overall work in English and French), Paris: CNRS

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Romanian

Noun

simen m (plural simeni)

1. alternative form of seimen

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	simen	simenul	simeni	simenii
genitive-dative	simen	simenului	simeni	simenilor
vocative	simenule		simenilor

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English cement.

Noun

simen

1. cement