ܣܡܠܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܣ ܡ ܠ (s m l)
4 terms

Inherited from Aramaic סְמָלָא (səmālā), from Proto-Semitic *śimaʔl-; compare Arabic شِمَال (šimāl), Hebrew שְׂמֹאל (s'mól), Akkadian 𒆏 (šumēlum), and Ugaritic 𐎌𐎎𐎀𐎍 (šmảl). The third definition is a semantic loan from English left.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܣܸܡܵܠܵܐ (simmālāf sg (plural ܣܸ̈ܡܵܠ݂ܹܐ)

  1. (uncountable) left (direction)
    Synonym: ܟ̰ܲܦܹܐ (čappē)
  2. (anatomy) left hand
    • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Matthew 6:3:
      ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܐܲܢ݇ܬ، ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܥܵܒ݂ܕ݂ܹܬ ܐܸܪܘܵܢܵܐ، ܠܵܐ ܫܵܒ݂ܩܹܬ ܣܸܡܵܠܘܼܟ݂ ܝܵܕ݂ܥܵܐ ܡܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܒܸܥܒ݂ܵܕ݂ܵܐ ܝܲܡܝܼܢܘܼܟ݂،
      īnā at, īman d-ˁāḇḏēt irwānā, lā šāḇqēt simmālōḵ yāḏˁā mā ìlāh biˁḇāḏā yamīnōḵ,
      But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
  3. (by extension) small bundle of grass or produce (held in the left hand during harvesting)
  4. (politics, modern) left, left-wing

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܸܡܵܠܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܣܸܡܵܠ (simmāl) 1st person ܣܸܡܵܠܝܼ (simmālī) ܣܸܡܵܠܲܢ (simmālan)
construct ܣܸܡܵܠ (simmāl) 2nd person ܣܸܡܵܠܘܼܟ݂ (simmālōḵ) ܣܸܡܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ (simmālāḵ) ܣܸܡܵܠܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (simmālawḵōn)
emphatic ܣܸܡܵܠܵܐ (simmālā) 3rd person ܣܸܡܵܠܹܗ (simmālēh) ܣܸܡܵܠܵܗ̇ (simmālāh) ܣܸܡܵܠܗܘܿܢ (simmālhōn)
plural absolute ܣܸܡܵܠܝܼ̈ܢ (simmālīn) 1st person ܣܸܡܵܠܝܼ̈ (simmālī) ܣܸܡܵܠܲܢ̈ (simmālan)
construct ܣܸܡܵܠܲܝ̈ (simmālay) 2nd person ܣܸܡܵܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (simmālōḵ) ܣܸܡܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (simmālāḵ) ܣܸܡܵܠܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (simmālawḵōn)
emphatic ܣܸ̈ܡܵܠܹܐ (simmālē) 3rd person ܣܸܡܵܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (simmālūh) ܣܸܡܵܠܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (simmālōh) ܣܸܡܵܠܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (simmālayhōn)

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Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Arabic شِمَال (šimāl) and Hebrew שְׂמֹאל (śəmōl).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܣܡܠܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܣܡܠܐ)

  1. left (direction)
  2. (anatomy) left hand

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܡܠܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܣܡܠ 1st person ܣܡܠܝ ܣܡܠܢ
construct ܣܡܠ 2nd person ܣܡܠܟ ܣܡܠܟܝ ܣܡܠܟܘܢ ܣܡܠܟܝܢ
emphatic ܣܡܠܐ 3rd person ܣܡܠܗ ܣܡܠܗ ܣܡܠܗܘܢ ܣܡܠܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܣܡܠܝܢ 1st person ܣܡܠܝ ܣܡܠܝܢ
construct ܣܡܠܝ 2nd person ܣܡܠܝܟ ܣܡܠܝܟܝ ܣܡܠܝܟܘܢ ܣܡܠܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܣܡܠܐ 3rd person ܣܡܠܘܗܝ ܣܡܠܝܗ ܣܡܠܝܗܘܢ ܣܡܠܝܗܝܢ

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References

  • smˀl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 231a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 381b
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, →ISBN, page 1020a