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))
- 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.
- (music) scale
Inflection
| 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”)