ܣܒܠܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sɪb.bɪl.ləθɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [sɪ.bɪl.tɑː]

Noun

ܣܸܒܸܠܬ݂ܵܐ • (sibbilṯā) f (plural ܣܸܒ̈ܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ (siblāṯā))

1. staircase, stairway (flight of stairs)

   Synonyms: ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (darḡāṯā), ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܕܲܪ̈ܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (bēṯ darḡāṯā)

   ܨܠܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܠܣܸܒܸܠܬ݂ܵܐ ܘܐ݇ܙܝܼܠ ܠܹܗ ܠܕܵܪܬܵܐ.

   ṣlē lēh l-sibbilṯā w-zīl lēh l-dārtā.

   He went down the staircase and went to the yard.

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܸܒܸܠܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܸܒܠܵܐ (siblā)		1st person	ܣܸܒܸܠܬ݂ܝܼ (sibbilṯī)		ܣܸܒܸܠܬ݂ܲܢ (sibbilṯan)
	construct	ܣܸܒܠܲܬ݂ (siblaṯ)		2nd person	ܣܸܒܸܠܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (sibbilṯōḵ)	ܣܸܒܸܠܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (sibbilṯāḵ)	ܣܸܒܸܠܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sibbilṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܸܒܸܠܬ݂ܵܐ (sibbilṯā)		3rd person	ܣܸܒܸܠܬ݂ܹܗ (sibbilṯēh)	ܣܸܒܸܠܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (sibbilṯāh)	ܣܸܒܸܠܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (sibbilṯhōn)
plural	absolute	ܣܸܒܠܵܢ̈ (siblān)		1st person	ܣܸܒܠܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (siblāṯī)		ܣܸܒܠܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (siblāṯan)
	construct	ܣܸܒܠܵܬ݂̈ (siblāṯ)		2nd person	ܣܸܒܠܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (siblāṯōḵ)	ܣܸܒܠܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (siblāṯāḵ)	ܣܸܒܠܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (siblāṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܸܒ̈ܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ (siblāṯā)		3rd person	ܣܸܒ̈ܠܵܬ݂ܹܗ (siblāṯēh)	ܣܸܒ̈ܠܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (siblāṯāh)	ܣܸܒܠܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (siblāṯhōn)

See also

• ܕܲܪܓ݂ܵܐ (darḡā, “stair; step”)

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

Inflection of ܣܒܠܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܒܠܐ		1st person	ܣܒܠܬܝ		ܣܒܠܬܢ
	construct	ܣܒܠܬ		2nd person	ܣܒܠܬܟ	ܣܒܠܬܟܝ	ܣܒܠܬܟܘܢ	ܣܒܠܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܒܠܬܐ		3rd person	ܣܒܠܬܗ	ܣܒܠܬܗ	ܣܒܠܬܗܘܢ	ܣܒܠܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܣܒܠܢ		1st person	ܣܒܠܬܢ		ܣܒܠܬܢ
	construct	ܣܒܠܬ		2nd person	ܣܒܠܬܟ	ܣܒܠܬܟܝ	ܣܒܠܬܟܘܢ	ܣܒܠܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܒܠܬܐ		3rd person	ܣܒܠܬܗ	ܣܒܠܬܗ	ܣܒܠܬܗܘܢ	ܣܒܠܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܣ ܒ ܠ related to bearing.

Pronunciation

Uncertain.

Noun

ܣܒܠܬܐ f (plural ܣܒܠܬܐ)

1. burden

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܒܠܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܒܠܐ		1st person	ܣܒܠܬܝ		ܣܒܠܬܢ
	construct	ܣܒܠܬ		2nd person	ܣܒܠܬܟ	ܣܒܠܬܟܝ	ܣܒܠܬܟܘܢ	ܣܒܠܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܒܠܬܐ		3rd person	ܣܒܠܬܗ	ܣܒܠܬܗ	ܣܒܠܬܗܘܢ	ܣܒܠܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܣܒܠܢ		1st person	ܣܒܠܬܢ		ܣܒܠܬܢ
	construct	ܣܒܠܬ		2nd person	ܣܒܠܬܟ	ܣܒܠܬܟܝ	ܣܒܠܬܟܘܢ	ܣܒܠܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܒܠܬܐ		3rd person	ܣܒܠܬܗ	ܣܒܠܬܗ	ܣܒܠܬܗܘܢ	ܣܒܠܬܗܝܢ

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
  • Addendum: Landsberger, Benno (1934) “Lexikalisches Archiv”, in Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und verwandte Gebiete (in German), volume 42, page 166
• 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, →ISBN, page 963a