סִימָא III, (v. סוּמָא II) mark, sign. Targ. Y. Ex. XXXII, 20. Targ. O. Num. XXXII, 3, v. סוּמָא II.—Esp. pl. סִימְוָון, סִימְוָן, סִימְוָותָא, סִימְוָאתָא, סִמְ׳ military ensigns, standards. Targ. Jer. IV, 21 (Bxt. סִימָן). Targ. Hab. I, 16; a. fr.—Meg. Taan. IX, beg. איתנטלו ס׳ וכ׳ the (foreign) insignia were removed from the Temple; expl. ib. as referring to Greek idolatrous emblems (סִימְוָאוֹת). [The peculiar application of our w. is caused by the adaptation of σῆμα a. σημαία.]