ܣܒܠܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܣܒܠܬܐ (sebbelṯā), from Akkadian 𒄑𒄿𒇻 (/simmiltum/). Doublet of ܣܸܡܲܠܬܵܐ (simmaltā, “ladder”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܣܸܒܸܠܬ݂ܵܐ • (sibbilṯā) f (plural ܣܸܒ̈ܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ (siblāṯā))
- 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
| 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
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))
- ladder, staircase
- (astronomy) zodiac sign
- kind of hymn
Inflection
| 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)
Inflection
| 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 5 May 2013
- “sblh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 5 May 2013
- 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)[1], 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