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ܣܡܠܬܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [sɪmmaltaː]

Noun

ܣܸܡܲܠܬܵܐ or ܣܸܡܸܠܬܵܐ (simmaltā or simmiltā) f sg (plural ܣܸܡ̈ܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ (simlāṯā) or ܣܸܡܲܠܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (simmalyāṯā))

  1. ladder
    • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Genesis 28:12:
      ܚܠܝܼܡ ܠܹܗ ܘܚܙܹܐ ܠܹܗ، ܘܗܵܐ، ܣܸܡܲܠܬܵܐ ܡܘܼܟܠܲܝܬܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܘܪܹܝܫܵܗ̇ ܡܸܛܝܵܐ ܠܫ̈ܡܲܝܵܐ؛ ܘܗܵܐ، ܡܲܠܲܐܟ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܒܹܐ݇ܣܵܩܵܐ ܘܒܸܨܠܵܝܵܐ ܥܲܠܘܿܗ̇.
      ḥlīm lēh w-ḥzē lēh, w-hā, simmaltā muklaytā ˁal arˁā w-rēšāh 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

More information isolated forms, with possessive pronouns ...

See also

  • ܗܲܘܩܵܐ (hawqā, rung)
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