ܚܝܠܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܚ ܘ ܠ (ḥ w l)
1 term

Inherited from Aramaic חַילָא (ḥaylā); compare Arabic حَوْل (ḥawl) and Hebrew חַיִל (kháyil) with the sense of “miracle” a semantic loan from Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis). In some dialects influenced by Classical Syriac, hence /ḥ/.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܲܝܠܵܐ (ḥaylām sg (plural ܚܲܝ̈ܠܵܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ (ḥaylāwāṯē))

  1. strength, vigor, might, force, power
    Synonyms: ܬܘܼܦܩܵܐ (tupqā), ܥܘܼܙܵܐ (ˁūzā), ܥܘܼܫܢܵܐ (ˁušnā), ܚܘܼܣܢܵܐ (ḥusnā)
  2. multitude, abundance, wealth, resource, possession
  3. potentiality, possibility, capacity
  4. miracle, wonder
  5. (military, in the plural) army, force, host

Inflection

    Inflection of ܚܲܝܠܵܐ (ḥaylā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܚܲܝܠܝܼ
(ḥaylī)
ܚܲܝܠܲܢ
(ḥaylan)
construct ܚܹܝܠ
(ḥēl)
2nd person ܚܲܝܠܘܼܟ݂
(ḥaylūḵ)
ܚܲܝܠܵܟ݂ܝ
(ḥaylāḵ)
ܚܲܝܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(ḥaylāwḵōn)
emphatic ܚܲܝܠܵܐ
(ḥaylā)
3rd person ܚܲܝܠܹܗ
(ḥaylēh)
ܚܲܝܠܵܗ̇
(ḥaylāh)
ܚܲܝܠܗܘܿܢ
(ḥaylhōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܚܲܝܠܵܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈
(ḥaylāwāṯī)
ܚܲܝܠܵܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈
(ḥaylāwāṯan)
construct ܚܲܝ̈ܠܵܘܵܬ݂
(ḥaylāwāṯ)
2nd person ܚܲܝܠܵܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(ḥaylāwāṯūḵ)
ܚܲܝܠܵܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(ḥaylāwāṯāḵ)
ܚܲܝܠܵܘܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(ḥaylāwāṯāwḵōn)
emphatic ܚܲܝ̈ܠܵܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ
(ḥaylāwāṯē)
3rd person ܚܲܝܠܵܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(ḥaylāwāṯūh)
ܚܲܝ̈ܠܵܘܵܬ݂ܘܿܗ̇
(ḥaylāwāṯōh)
ܚܲܝܠܵܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(ḥaylāwāṯhōn)

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic حَوْل (ḥawl) and Hebrew חַיִל (ḥayil). The sense of "miracle" is a calque of Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܝܠܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܚܝܠܝܘܬܐ or ܚܝܠܘܬܐ or ܚܝܠܐ)

  1. strength, vigor/vigour, might
  2. force, power
  3. (military) army, host
  4. multitude, abundance, wealth
  5. meaning, sense, import
  6. resource, possession
  7. courage, virtue
  8. sacred service
  9. (usually feminine) miracle, wonder
  10. potentiality, possibility, capacity
Inflection

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܝܠܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܚܝܠܐ)

  1. cry for help
  2. (by extension) help
Inflection

Etymology 3

Possibly from Arabic خَيَال (ḵayāl).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܝܠܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܚܝܠܐ)

  1. kind of plant
Inflection

References

  • ḥyl”, 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, p. 103b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 140a-b
  • 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, p. 447b-448a