simmiltum

simmiltum

Akkadian

Etymology

Unknown

Pronunciation

• 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) 𒄑𒌉𒂠 (GIŠ.KUN₅) (in early texts)	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: [script needed] (sīmeltā, semmiltā)

  • → Arabic:

    Standard Arabic: سُلَّم‎ (sullam)

    Maltese: sellum

    Moroccan Arabic: سلوم‎ (sallūm)

• → Hebrew: סֻלָּם‎ (sullām)

References

• “simmiltu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011