ܣܡܠܐܝܬ

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

• (standard) IPA^(key): [sim.mɑːlɑːʔiθː]

Adverb

ܣܸܡܵܠܵܐܝܼܬ݂ • (simmālāˀīṯ)

1. (formal) to the left, leftward

   ܦܬܘܿܠ ܣܸܡܵܠܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ― ptōl simmālāˀīṯ ― Turn 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

Antonyms

• ܝܲܡܝܼܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (yamīnāˀīṯ)