*sullam-: 'ladder, stairs'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*sullam-
Meaning	'ladder, stairs'
Basis	project

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Phoenician	slmt (T 229)	T 229	gloss withheld
Ugaritic	mslmt (DULAT 575)	DULAT 575	gloss withheld
Hebrew	sullām (HALOT 757–758)	HALOT 757–758	gloss withheld

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Notes

Tomback (T 229) compares Heb. sullām 'ladder, ascent', Akk. simmiltu 'staircase, steps', Syr. sebletaʾ 'staircase, ladder', N.Syr. simaltaʾ, J.Aram. sulmaʾ, Mand. sumbiltaʾ, Amh. masalal and Arab. sullamun.

Updated 3 November 2026

*sullam-: 'ladder, stairs'

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