סולם

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ס־ל־ם (s-l-m)
2 terms

Borrowed from Akkadian 𒄑𒄿𒇻 (simmiltum, “stair; stairs; ladder”). Cognate with Aramaic סוּלַם (sulam), Arabic سُلَّم (sullam), borrowed from the same etymon.

Pronunciation

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Noun

סולם / סֻלָּם • (sulám) m (plural indefinite סולמות)

  1. (music) scale
  2. ladder
    • נתן גושן, נושבת באוויר
      עדינה ומטפסת, הכי גבוה מכולם, קצת שכחת מי מחזיק את הסולם.

Derived terms

  1. סולמית / סֻלָּמִית (sulamít, “the # symbol”)

References

  • “סלם” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
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