ܣܡܠܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܣܡܠܬܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic, from Akkadian 𒄑𒄿𒇻 (simmiltum); compare Arabic سُلَّم (sullam) and Hebrew סֻלָּם (sulám). Doublet of ܣܸܒܸܠܬܵܐ (sibbiltā, “staircase”)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sɪmmaltaː]

Noun

ܣܸܡܲܠܬܵܐ or ܣܸܡܸܠܬܵܐ • (simmaltā or simmiltā) f sg (plural ܣܸܡܠܵܬܹ̈ܐ (simlātē) or ܣܸܡܲܠܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (simmalyātē))

1. ladder (frame used for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces and fastened rungs acting as stairs)

   ܐܵܙܹܠ݇ܢ ܡܵܝܬܹܝܢ ܕܲܒܸܪ ܚܵܠܘܿܠܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܕܚܵܠܨܹܢܵܗ̇ ܣܸܡܲܠܬܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܢܵܦܠܹܬ ܘܬܵܒ݂ܪܹܬ ܠܹܗ ܩܕܵܠܘܼܟ݂.

   āzēn māytēn dabbir ḥālōlā qā d-ḥālṣēnāh simmaltā min qam nāplēt w-tāḇrēt lēh qdālūḵ.

   I should go bring a screwdriver to tighten the ladder before you fall and break your neck.

   • Genesis 28:12:

     ܚܠܝܼܡ ܠܹܗ ܘܚܙܹܐ ܠܹܗ، ܘܗܵܐ، ܣܸܡܲܠܬܵܐ ܡܘܼܟܠܝܼܬܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܘܪܹܝܫܘܿܗ̇ ܡܸܛܝܵܐ ܠܫܡܲܝܵܐ؛ ܘܗܵܐ، ܡܲܠܲܐܟ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܒܹܐ݇ܣܵܩܵܐ ܘܒܸܨܠܵܝܵܐ ܥܲܠܘܿܗ̇.

     ḥlīm lēh w-ḥzē lēh, w-hā, simmaltā muklītā ˁal arˁā w-rēšōh 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

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܸܡܲܠܬ݂ܝܼ (simmalṯī)		ܣܸܡܲܠܬ݂ܲܢ (simmalṯan)
	construct	ܣܸܡܠܲܬ݂ (simlaṯ)	2nd person	ܣܸܡܲܠܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (simmalṯūḵ)	ܣܸܡܲܠܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (simmalṯāḵ)	ܣܸܡܲܠܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (simmalṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܸܡܲܠܬ݂ܵܐ (simmalṯā)	3rd person	ܣܸܡܲܠܬ݂ܹܗ (simmalṯēh)	ܣܸܡܲܠܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (simmalṯāh)	ܣܸܡܲܠܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (simmalṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܸܡܠܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (simlāṯī)		ܣܸܡܠܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (simlāṯan)
	construct	ܣܸܡܠܵܬ݂̈ (simlāṯ)	2nd person	ܣܸܡܠܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (simlāṯūḵ)	ܣܸܡܠܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (simlāṯāḵ)	ܣܸܡܠܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (simlāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܸܡܠܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (simlāṯē)	3rd person	ܣܸܡܠܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (simlāṯūh)	ܣܸܡܠܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (simlāṯōh)	ܣܸܡܠܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (simlāṯhōn)

Inflection of ܣܸܡܲܠܬ݂ܵܐ (simmalṯā)

See also

• ܗܵܘܩܵܐ (hāwqā, “rung”)