ܣܡܠܬܐ

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

Inflection of ܣܸܡܲܠܬܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܸܡܠܵܐ (simlā)		1st person	ܣܸܡܲܠܬܝܼ (simmaltī)		ܣܸܡܲܠܬܲܢ (simmaltan)
	construct	ܣܸܡܠܲܬ݂ (simlaṯ)		2nd person	ܣܸܡܲܠܬܘܼܟ݂ (simmaltōḵ)	ܣܸܡܲܠܬܵܟ݂ܝ (simmaltāḵ)	ܣܸܡܲܠܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (simmaltawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܸܡܲܠܬܵܐ (simmaltā)		3rd person	ܣܸܡܲܠܬܹܗ (simmaltēh)	ܣܸܡܲܠܬܵܗ̇ (simmaltāh)	ܣܸܡܲܠܬܗܘܿܢ (simmalthōn)
plural	absolute	ܣܸܡܠܵܢ̈ (simlān)		1st person	ܣܸܡܠܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (simlāṯī)		ܣܸܡܠܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (simlāṯan)
	construct	ܣܸܡܠܵܬ݂̈ (simlāṯ)		2nd person	ܣܸܡܠܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (simlāṯōḵ)	ܣܸܡܠܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (simlāṯāḵ)	ܣܸܡܠܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (simlāṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܸܡ̈ܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ (simlāṯā)		3rd person	ܣܸܡ̈ܠܵܬ݂ܹܗ (simlāṯēh)	ܣܸܡ̈ܠܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (simlāṯāh)	ܣܸܡܠܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (simlāṯhōn)

See also

• ܗܲܘܩܵܐ (hawqā, “rung”)