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)
- (formal) to the left, leftward
- ܦܬܘܿܠ ܣܸܡܵܠܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ― ptōl simmālāˀīṯ ― Turn left (literally, “Turn leftward”)
- (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)
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