ܣܡܠܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
Etymology edit
| Root |
|---|
| ܣ ܡ ܠ (s m l) |
| 3 terms |
From Aramaic סְמָלָא (səmālā), from Proto-Semitic *śimaʔl-; compare Arabic شِمَال (šimāl), Hebrew שְׂמֹאל (s'mól) Akkadian 𒆏 (šumēlum) and Ugaritic 𐎌𐎎𐎀𐎍 (šmảl).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܣܸܡܵܠܵܐ • (simmālā) f sg (plural ܣܸܡܵܠܹ̈ܐ (simmālē))
- (uncountable) left direction
- Synonym: ܟ̰ܲܦܹܐ (čappē)
- (anatomy) left hand
- Matthew 6:3:
- ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܐܲܢ݇ܬ، ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܥܵܒ݂ܕܹܬ ܐܸܪܘܵܢܵܐ، ܠܵܐ ܫܵܒ݂ܩܹܬ ܣܸܡܵܠܘܼܟ݂ ܝܵܕܥܵܐ ܡܘܼܕܝܼ ܒܸܥܒ݂ܵܕܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܝܲܡܝܼܢܘܼܟ݂،
- īnā at, īman d-ˁāḇdēt irwānā, lā šāḇqēt simmālūḵ yādˁā mūdī biˁḇādā ìlāh yamīnūḵ,
- But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
- Matthew 6:3:
- (by extension) small bundle of grass or produce (held in the left hand during harvesting)
- (politics) left, left-wing
Inflection edit
Inflection of ܣܸܡܵܠܵܐ (simmālā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܣܸܡܵܠܝܼ (simmālī) |
ܣܸܡܵܠܲܢ (simmālan) | ||
| construct | ܣܸܡܵܠ (simmāl) |
2nd person | ܣܸܡܵܠܘܼܟ݂ (simmālūḵ) |
ܣܸܡܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ (simmālāḵ) |
ܣܸܡܵܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (simmālāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܣܸܡܵܠܵܐ (simmālā) |
3rd person | ܣܸܡܵܠܹܗ (simmālēh) |
ܣܸܡܵܠܵܗ̇ (simmālāh) |
ܣܸܡܵܠܗܘܿܢ (simmālhōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܣܸܡܵܠܝܼ̈ (simmālī) |
ܣܸܡܵܠܲܢ̈ (simmālan) | ||
| construct | ܣܸܡܵܠܲܝ̈ (simmālay) |
2nd person | ܣܸܡܵܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (simmālūḵ) |
ܣܸܡܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (simmālāḵ) |
ܣܸܡܵܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (simmālāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܣܸܡܵܠܹ̈ܐ (simmālē) |
3rd person | ܣܸܡܵܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (simmālūh) |
ܣܸܡܵܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (simmālōh) |
ܣܸܡܵܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (simmālhōn) | ||
Antonyms edit
- ܝܲܡܝܼܢܵܐ (yamīnā)
Derived terms edit
- ܒܲܪ ܣܸܡܵܠܵܐ (bar simmālā, “demon”)
- ܣܸܡܵܠܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (simmālāˀīṯ, “on the left, unfortunately”)
- ܣܸܡܵܠܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (simmālāyūṯā, “leftism”)
- ܣܸܡܵܠܵܝܵܐ (simmālāyā, “left-hander, leftist”)
Proper noun edit
ܣܸܡܹܠܹܐ • (simmēlē) f
Descendants edit
- → Arabic: سِمِيلْ (simīl)
Classical Syriac edit
Etymology edit
Compare Arabic شِمَال (šimāl) and Hebrew שְׂמֹאל (śəmōl).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܣܡܠܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܣܡܠܐ)
Inflection edit
inflection of ܣܡܠܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܣܡܠ | ܣܡܠܝܢ |
| construct | ܣܡܠ | ܣܡܠܝ |
| emphatic | ܣܡܠܐ | ܣܡܠܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܣܡܠܝ | ܣܡܠܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܣܡܠܟ | ܣܡܠܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܣܡܠܟܝ | ܣܡܠܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܣܡܠܗ | ܣܡܠܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܣܡܠܗ | ܣܡܠܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܣܡܠܢ | ܣܡܠܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܣܡܠܟܘܢ | ܣܡܠܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܣܡܠܟܝܢ | ܣܡܠܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܣܡܠܗܘܢ | ܣܡܠܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܣܡܠܗܝܢ | ܣܡܠܝܗܝܢ |
Antonyms edit
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “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, p. 231a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, p. 1020a