ܣܡܟܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Ultimately derived from Phoenician 𐤎𐤌𐤊 (smk, literally “fish”) through Classical Syriac; compare Hebrew סָמֶךְ (sámekh) and Ancient Greek ξεῖ (xeî).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sɪm.kaθ.]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [sɪm.t͡ʃat.]

Noun

ܣܸܡܟܲܬ݂ • (simkaṯ) f

1. Simketh (the fifteenth letter of the Assyrian alphabet and Syriac script)

Usage notes

• Simkaṯ represents the number sixty in the native numbering system (usually used for ordinal numbers, book publishing data or biblical references).
  • When a mṭalqānā is placed above (ܣ݇), it means 60,000.

Coordinate terms

• (symbol) ܣ

Assyrian letter namesedit

• ܐܵܠܲܦ (ālap)
• ܒܹܝܬ݂ (bēṯ)
• ܓܵܡܲܠ (gāmal)
• ܕܵܠܲܬ݂ (dālaṯ)
• ܗܹܐ (hē)
• ܘܲܘ (waw)
• ܙܹܝܢ (zēn)
• ܚܹܝܬ݂ (ḥēṯ)
• ܛܹܝܬ݂ (ṭēṯ)
• ܝܘܿܕ݂ (yōḏ)
• ܟܲܦ (kap)
• ܠܵܡܲܕ݂ (lāmaḏ)
• ܡܝܼܡ (mīm)
• ܢܘܼܢ (nūn)
• ܣܸܡܟܲܬ݂ (simkaṯ)
• ܥܹܐ (ˁē)
• ܦܹܐ (pē)
• ܨܵܕ݂ܹܐ (ṣāḏē)
• ܩܘܿܦ (qōp)
• ܪܹܝܫ (rēš)
• ܫܝܼܢ (šīn)
• ܬܲܘ (taw)