إشتيام

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إشتيام

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From Aramaic אִישְׁתְּיָאמָא (ʾištyāmā) / ܐܸܫܬܝܵܡܵܐ (ʾeštyāmā, “captain”), assumed to be from Akkadian 𒊮𒌓 (ŠA₃.TAM /⁠šatammu⁠/, “administrator, chief accountant”), from Sumerian 𒊮𒌓 (ŠA₃.TAM /⁠šatam⁠/, “auditor, administration official”), having passed into Aramaic as */šətammā/ → */šətēmā/ → /ištēmā/, then misvocalized and spoken instead of אִשְׁתֵּימָא (ʾištēmā) as אִשְׁתְּיָמָא (ʾištyāmā) and written plene אִישְׁתְּיָאמָא (ʾištyāmā).

noun إِشْتِيَام · ʔištiyām · أَشَاتِمَة · الْإِشْتِيَام

obsolete captain, or specifically a supercargo
Similar: رُبَّان, قُبْطَان

In English

supracargo officer on board a merchant ship in charge of the cargo and its sale

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"إشتيام." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A5%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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إشتيام. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A5%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85

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"إشتيام." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A5%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {إشتيام},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A5%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}