ܣܒܠܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܣܒܠܬܐ

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܣܒܠܬܐ (sebbelṯā), from Akkadian 𒄑𒄿𒇻 (/⁠simmiltum⁠/). Doublet of ܣܸܡܲܠܬܵܐ (simmaltā, ladder).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [sɪ.bɪl.tɑː]

Noun

ܣܸܒܸܠܬܵܐ • (sibbiltā) f sg (plural ܣܸܒܠܵܬܹ̈ܐ (siblātē))

  1. staircase, stairway (flight of stairs)
    Synonym: ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (bēṯ darḡwāṯā)
    ܨܠܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܠܣܸܒܸܠܬܵܐ ܘܐ݇ܙܝܼܠ ܠܹܗ ܠܕܵܪܬܵܐ.
    ṣlē lēh l-sibbiltā w-zīl lēh l-dārtā.
    He went down the staircase and went into the yard.

Inflection

See also

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Akkadian 𒄑𒄿𒇻 (simmiltum).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sɛbbɛl(ə)θɑ], [sɛvl(ə)θɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [sɛb(bə)lɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܣܒܠܬܐ • (sebbelṯā, seḇləṯā) f (plural ܣܒܠܬܐ (sebbəlāṯā, seḇlāṯā))

  1. ladder, staircase
  2. (astronomy) zodiac sign
  3. kind of hymn
Inflection

Etymology 2

From the root ܣ-ܒ-ܠ (s-b-l) related to bearing.

Pronunciation

Uncertain.

Noun

ܣܒܠܬܐ f (plural ܣܒܠܬܐ)

  1. burden
Inflection

References

  • sblh2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-05-05
  • sblh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-05-05
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 218a
  • Kaufman, Stephen A. (1974) The Akkadian Influences on Aramaic (The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago Assyriological Studies; 19), Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 92
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 358b
  • Soden, Wolfram von (1933) “Lexikalisches Archiv”, in Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und verwandte Gebiete (in German), volume 41, pages 230–231 / Nr. 50
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, page 963a
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