ܣܡܠܐܝܬ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܣ ܡ ܠ (s m l)
3 terms

Etymology

From ܣܸܡܵܠܵܐ (simmālā, left side; left hand) +‎ -ܐܝܼܬ݂ (-īṯ, the adverbial suffix); compare Hebrew שְׂמֹאלָה (smóla)

Pronunciation

Adverb

ܣܸܡܵܠܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (simmālāˀīṯ)

  1. (formal) to the left, leftward
    ܦܬܘܿܠ ܣܸܡܵܠܵܐܝܼܬ݂ptōl simmālāˀīṯTurn left (literally, “Turn leftward”)
  2. (figuratively) unfortunately
    ܪܵܒܵܐ ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐ ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܟܹܐ ܐܵܬܝܼ ܠܚܲܟܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ ܣܸܡܵܠܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܘܠܣܲܟ݂ܠܹ̈ܐ ܝܲܡܝܼܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂
    rābā gāhē mindīyānē kē ātī l-ḥakīmē simmālāˀīṯ w-l-saḵlē yamīnāˀīṯ
    Many times things happen to the wise in an unfortunate way and to fools in a fortunate way

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