simmiltum

Akkadian

Etymology

Unknown

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

1. ladder, stair

Alternative forms

• simmiltu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒄑𒄿𒇻 (GIŠ.KUN₄) (in early texts) 𒄑𒌉𒂠 (GIŠ.KUN₅)	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