ܣܡܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology
Root
ܣ ܡ ܠ (s m l)
3 terms

From Aramaic סְמָלָא (səmālā), from Proto-Semitic *śimaʔl-; compare Arabic شِمَال (šimāl), Hebrew שְׂמֹאל (s'mól) Akkadian 𒆏 (šumēlum) and Ugaritic 𐎌𐎎𐎀𐎍 (šmảl).

Pronunciation
  • ܣܸܡܵܠܵܐ:
    • (standard) IPA(key): [sim.ma.ːlaː]
  • ܣܸܡܹܠܹܐ:
    • (standard) IPA(key): [sɪm.me.ːleː]

Noun

ܣܸܡܵܠܵܐ • (simmālā) f sg (plural ܣܸܡܵܠܹ̈ܐ (simmālē))

  1. (uncountable) left direction
    Synonym: ܟ̰ܲܦܹܐ (čappē)
  2. (anatomy) left hand
    • Matthew 6:3:
      ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܐܲܢ݇ܬ، ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܥܵܒ݂ܕܹܬ ܐܸܪܘܵܢܵܐ، ܠܵܐ ܫܵܒ݂ܩܹܬ ܣܸܡܵܠܘܼܟ݂ ܝܵܕܥܵܐ ܡܘܼܕܝܼ ܒܸܥܒ݂ܵܕܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܝܲܡܝܼܢܘܼܟ݂،
      īnā at, īman d-ˁāḇdēt irwānā, lā šāḇqēt simmālūḵ yādˁā mūdī biˁḇādā ìlāh yamīnūḵ,
      But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
  3. (by extension) small bundle of grass or produce (held in the left hand during harvesting)
  4. (politics) left, left-wing

Inflection
Inflection of ܣܸܡܵܠܵܐ (simmālā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܣܸܡܵܠܝܼ
(simmālī)		 ܣܸܡܵܠܲܢ
(simmālan)
construct ܣܸܡܵܠ
(simmāl)		 2nd person ܣܸܡܵܠܘܼܟ݂
(simmālūḵ)		 ܣܸܡܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ
(simmālāḵ)		 ܣܸܡܵܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(simmālāwḵōn)
emphatic ܣܸܡܵܠܵܐ
(simmālā)		 3rd person ܣܸܡܵܠܹܗ
(simmālēh)		 ܣܸܡܵܠܵܗ̇
(simmālāh)		 ܣܸܡܵܠܗܘܿܢ
(simmālhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܣܸܡܵܠܝܼ̈
(simmālī)		 ܣܸܡܵܠܲܢ̈
(simmālan)
construct ܣܸܡܵܠܲܝ̈
(simmālay)		 2nd person ܣܸܡܵܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(simmālūḵ)		 ܣܸܡܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(simmālāḵ)		 ܣܸܡܵܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(simmālāwḵōn)
emphatic ܣܸܡܵܠܹ̈ܐ
(simmālē)		 3rd person ܣܸܡܵܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(simmālūh)		 ܣܸܡܵܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(simmālōh)		 ܣܸܡܵܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(simmālhōn)

Antonyms

Derived terms

Proper noun

ܣܸܡܹܠܹܐ • (simmēlē) f

  1. Simele (an Assyrian town in northern Iraq)
  2. Clipping of ܩܛܵܠܥܲܡܵܐ ܕܣܸܡܹܠܹܐ (“The Simele Genocide”)

Descendants
  • → Arabic: سِمِيلْ (simīl)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Arabic شِمَال (šimāl) and Hebrew שְׂמֹאל (śəmōl).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [sɛmmɑlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [sɛmmɑle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܣܡܠܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܣܡܠܐ)

  1. left (direction)
  2. (anatomy) left hand

Inflection
    inflection of ܣܡܠܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܣܡܠ ܣܡܠܝܢ
construct ܣܡܠ ܣܡܠܝ
emphatic ܣܡܠܐ ܣܡܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܣܡܠܝ ܣܡܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܣܡܠܟ ܣܡܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܣܡܠܟܝ ܣܡܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܣܡܠܗ ܣܡܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܣܡܠܗ ܣܡܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܣܡܠܢ ܣܡܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܣܡܠܟܘܢ ܣܡܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܣܡܠܟܝܢ ܣܡܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܣܡܠܗܘܢ ܣܡܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܣܡܠܗܝܢ ܣܡܠܝܗܝܢ

Antonyms

Derived terms

References
  • “smˀl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 231a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 381b
  • 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, p. 1020a
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