ܣܒܠܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܣܒܠܬܐ

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܣܒܠܬܐ (sebbelṯā), from Akkadian 𒄑𒄿𒇻 (/⁠simmiltum⁠/). Doublet of ܣܸܡܲܠܬܵܐ (simmaltā, “ladder”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [sɪ.bɪl.tɑː]

Noun

ܣܸܒܸܠܬܵܐ • (sibbiltā) f sg (plural ܣܸܒܠܵܬܹ̈ܐ (siblātē))

1. staircase, stairway (flight of stairs)

   ܨܠܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܠܣܸܒܸܠܬܵܐ ܘܐ݇ܙܝܼܠ ܠܹܗ ܠܕܵܪܬܵܐ.

   ṣlē lēh l-sibbiltā w-zīl lēh l-dārtā.

   He went down the staircase and went into the yard.

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܸܒܸܠܬ݂ܵܐ (sibbilṯā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܸܒܸܠܬ݂ܝܼ (sibbilṯī)		ܣܸܒܸܠܬ݂ܲܢ (sibbilṯan)
	construct	ܣܸܒܠܲܬ݂ (siblaṯ)	2nd person	ܣܸܒܸܠܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (sibbilṯūḵ)	ܣܸܒܸܠܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (sibbilṯāḵ)	ܣܸܒܸܠܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sibbilṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܸܒܸܠܬ݂ܵܐ (sibbilṯā)	3rd person	ܣܸܒܸܠܬ݂ܹܗ (sibbilṯēh)	ܣܸܒܸܠܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (sibbilṯāh)	ܣܸܒܸܠܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (sibbilṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܣܸܒܠܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (siblāṯī)		ܣܸܒܠܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (siblāṯan)
	construct	ܣܸܒܠܵܬ݂̈ (siblāṯ)	2nd person	ܣܸܒܠܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (siblāṯūḵ)	ܣܸܒܠܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (siblāṯāḵ)	ܣܸܒܠܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (siblāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܣܸܒܠܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (siblāṯē)	3rd person	ܣܸܒܠܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (siblāṯūh)	ܣܸܒܠܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (siblāṯōh)	ܣܸܒܠܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (siblāṯhōn)

See also

• ܕܲܪܓ݂ܵܐ (darḡā, “stair; step”)

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))

1. ladder, staircase
2. (astronomy) zodiac sign
3. kind of hymn

Inflection

    declension of ܣܒܠܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܣܒܠܐ	ܣܒܠܢ
construct	ܣܒܠܬ	ܣܒܠܬ
emphatic	ܣܒܠܬܐ	ܣܒܠܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܣܒܠܬܝ	ܣܒܠܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܣܒܠܬܟ	ܣܒܠܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܣܒܠܬܟܝ	ܣܒܠܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܣܒܠܬܗ	ܣܒܠܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܣܒܠܬܗ	ܣܒܠܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܣܒܠܬܢ	ܣܒܠܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܣܒܠܬܟܘܢ	ܣܒܠܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܣܒܠܬܟܝܢ	ܣܒܠܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܣܒܠܬܗܘܢ	ܣܒܠܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܣܒܠܬܗܝܢ	ܣܒܠܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܣ-ܒ-ܠ (s-b-l) related to bearing.

Pronunciation

Uncertain.

Noun

ܣܒܠܬܐ f (plural ܣܒܠܬܐ)

1. burden

Inflection

    declension of ܣܒܠܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܣܒܠܐ	ܣܒܠܢ
construct	ܣܒܠܬ	ܣܒܠܬ
emphatic	ܣܒܠܬܐ	ܣܒܠܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܣܒܠܬܝ	ܣܒܠܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܣܒܠܬܟ	ܣܒܠܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܣܒܠܬܟܝ	ܣܒܠܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܣܒܠܬܗ	ܣܒܠܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܣܒܠܬܗ	ܣܒܠܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܣܒܠܬܢ	ܣܒܠܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܣܒܠܬܟܘܢ	ܣܒܠܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܣܒܠܬܟܝܢ	ܣܒܠܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܣܒܠܬܗܘܢ	ܣܒܠܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܣܒܠܬܗܝܢ	ܣܒܠܬܗܝܢ

References

• “sblh²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-05-05
• “sblh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-05-05
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