ܣܡܠܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܣܡܠܬܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic, from Akkadian 𒄑𒄿𒇻 (simmiltum); compare Arabic سُلَّم‎ (sullam) and Hebrew סֻלָּם‎ (sulám). Doublet of ܣܸܒܸܠܬܵܐ‎ (sibiltā)

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [sɪ.mal.tɑː]

Noun

ܣܸܡܲܠܬܵܐ • (simmaltā) f sg (plural ܣܸܡܠܵܬܹ̈ܐ (simlātē) or ܣܸܡܲܠܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ‎ (simmalyātē))

  1. ladder (frame used for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces and fastened rungs acting as stairs)
    ‏ܐܵܙܹܠ݇ܢ ܡܵܝܬܹܝܢ ܕܲܒܸܪ ܚܵܠܘܿܠܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܕܚܵܠܨܹܢܵܗ̇ ܣܸܡܲܠܬܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܢܵܦܠܹܬ ܘܬܵܒ݂ܪܹܬ ܠܹܗ ܩܕܵܠܘܼܟ݂.‎‎
    āzēn māytēn dabbir ḥālolā qā d-ḥālṣēnāh simmaltā min qam nāplēt w-tāḇrēt lēh qdāluḵ.
    I should go bring a screwdriver to tighten the ladder before you fall and break your neck.
    • Genesis 28:12:
      ‏ܚܠܝܼܡ ܠܹܗ ܘܚܙܹܐ ܠܹܗ، ܘܗܵܐ، ܣܸܡܲܠܬܵܐ ܡܘܼܟܠܝܼܬܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܘܪܹܝܫܘܿܗ̇ ܡܸܛܝܵܐ ܠܫܡܲܝܵܐ؛ ܘܗܵܐ، ܡܲܠܲܐܟ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܒܹܐ݇ܣܵܩܵܐ ܘܒܸܨܠܵܝܵܐ ܥܲܠܘܿܗ̇.‎‎
      ḥlim lēh w-ḥzē lēh, w-hā, simmaltā muklītā ʿal arʿā w-rēšoh miṭyā l-šmayyā; w-hā, mallaʾḵē d-ʾallāhā bēsāqā w-biṣlāyā ʿaloh.
      Then he dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven; and there the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.
  2. (music) scale

Inflection

See also

  • ܗܵܘܩܵܐ‎ (hāwqā, “rung”)
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