ܗܠܟܐ

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Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Root
ܗ-ܠ-ܟ
2 terms

From ܗܠܟ (hlak, to walk).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܗܠܟܐ (helkā, halkām (plural ܗܠܟܐ (helkē, halkē))

  1. moving, walking, going
  2. walk, march
  3. way, course
Inflection

Etymology 2

Root
ܗ-ܠ-ܟ
2 terms

From ܗܠܟ (hlak, to walk). Compare Hebrew הַלָּךְ (hallāḵ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܗܠܟܐ (hallāḵām (plural ܗܠܟܐ (hallāḵē), singular feminine counterpart ܗܠܟܬܐ (hallāḵtā))

  1. walker, pedestrian
  2. forerunner, precursor
  3. peripatetic philosopher
Inflection

References

  • hlk2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • hlk”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 77b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 104a
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, pages 344a–b