simmiltum

Akkadian

Etymology

Unknown

Pronunciation

(Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /simˈmil.tum/

Noun

simmiltum f (plural simmilātum) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

ladder, stair

Alternative forms

simmiltu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms	Phonetic
𒄑𒄿𒇻 (GIŠ.KUN₄) 𒄑𒌉𒂠 (GIŠ.KUN₅) (in early texts)	𒍣𒅎𒈪𒅋𒌈 (si₂-im-mi-il-tum) 𒉆𒅖𒌈 (sim-mil-tum)

Descendants

→ Aramaic:
Christian Palestinian Aramaic: ܣܠܘܡܐ

Jewish Palestinian Aramaic: סולם, סלם

Jewish Literary Aramaic: סוּלַם (sulam)

Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: סוּלָּמָא (sullāmā), סוּלָמָא (sulāmā)

Classical Syriac: ܣܒܠܬܐ (sebbelṯā)

Classical Mandaic: ࡎࡅࡌࡁࡉࡋࡕࡀ (sumbiltā)

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܣܸܡܲܠܬܵܐ (simmaltā), ܣܸܡܸܠܬܵܐ (simmiltā)
- → Arabic: سُلَّم (sullam)
  - Algerian Arabic: سلوم (sallūm)
  - Egyptian Arabic: سلم (sillim)
  - Maltese: sellum
  - Moroccan Arabic: سلوم (sallūm)
→ Hebrew: סֻלָּם (sullɔ́m)

References

“simmiltu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011

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