ܣܡܠܬܐ

ܣܡܠܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܣܡܠܬܐ

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [sɪ.mal.tɑː]

Noun

ܣܸܡܲܠܬܵܐ • (simmaltā) 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 ḥālolā qā d-ḥālṣēnāh simmaltā min qam nāplēt w-tāḇrēt lēh qdāluḵ.

   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.‎‎

     ḥlim lēh w-ḥzē lēh, w-hā, simmaltā muklītā ʿal arʿā w-rēšoh miṭyā l-šmayyā; w-hā, mallaʾḵē d-ʾallāhā bēsāqā w-biṣlāyā ʿaloh.

     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

Inflection of ܣܸܡܲܠܬܵܐ (simmaltā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܸܡܲܠܬܝܼ‎ (simmaltī)		ܣܸܡܲܠܬܲܢ‎ (simmaltan)
	construct	ܣܸܡܲܠܬ‎ (simmalt)	2nd person	ܣܸܡܲܠܬܘܼܟ݂‎ (simmaltuḵ)	ܣܸܡܲܠܬܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (simmaltāḵ)	ܣܸܡܲܠܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (simmaltāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܣܸܡܲܠܬܵܐ (simmaltā)	3rd person	ܣܸܡܲܠܬܹܗ‎ (simmaltēh)	ܣܸܡܲܠܬܘܿܗ̇‎ (simmaltoh)	ܣܸܡܲܠܬܗܘܿܢ‎ (simmalthon)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܸܡܠܵܬܝܼ̈‎ (simlātī)		ܣܸܡܠܵܬܲܢ̈‎ (simlātan)
	construct	ܣܸܡܠܵܬ̈‎ (simlāt)	2nd person	ܣܸܡܠܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂‎ (simlātuḵ)	ܣܸܡܠܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈‎ (simlātāḵ)	ܣܸܡܠܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (simlātāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܣܸܡܠܵܬܹ̈ܐ (simlātē)	3rd person	ܣܸܡܠܵܬܹ̈ܗ‎ (simlātēh)	ܣܸܡܠܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇‎ (simlātoh)	ܣܸܡܠܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ‎ (simlāthon)

See also

• ܗܵܘܩܵܐ‎ (hāwqā, “rung”)