ܣܡܝܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Derived from the noun ܣܸܡܵܠܵܐ (simmālā, “left”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sɪmmeːleː]

Proper noun

ܣܸܡܹܝܠܹܐ • (simmēlē) f

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

Derived terms

• ܣܸܡܹܝܠܢܵܝܵܐ (simmēlnāyā)
• ܦܪܵܡܬܵܐ ܕܣܸܡܹܝܠܹܐ (prāmtā d-simmēlē)

Descendants

• → Arabic: سُمِّيلْ (summīl)
• → Northern Kurdish: سێمێل (sêmêl)