ܣܡܠܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܣܡܠܬܐ

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [sɪmmaltaː]

Noun

ܣܸܡܲܠܬܵܐ or ܣܸܡܸܠܬܵܐ • (simmaltā or simmiltā) 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 ḥālōlā qā d-ḥālṣēnāh simmaltā min qam nāplēt w-tāḇrēt lēh qdālūḵ.
    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.
      ḥlīm lēh w-ḥzē lēh, w-hā, simmaltā muklītā ˁal arˁā w-rēšōh miṭyā l-šmayyā; w-hā, mallaˀḵē d-allāhā bēsāqā w-biṣlāyā ˁallōh.
      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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