ܣܡܝܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Derived from the noun ܣܸܡܵܠܵܐ (simmālā, “left”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [sɪmmeːleː]

Proper noun

ܣܸܡܹܝܠܹܐ • (simmēlē) f

  1. Simele (an Assyrian town in northern Iraq)
  2. Clipping of ܩܛܵܠܥܲܡܵܐ ܕܣܸܡܹܝܠܹܐ (“The Simele Genocide”)

Derived terms

  • ܣܸܡܹܝܠܢܵܝܵܐ (simmēlnāyā)
  • ܦܪܵܡܬܵܐ ܕܣܸܡܹܝܠܹܐ (prāmtā d-simmēlē)

Descendants

  • → Arabic: سُمِّيلْ (summīl)
  • → Northern Kurdish: سێمێل (sêmêl)
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