ܚܠܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From Aramaic חָלָא (ḥālā); related to Arabic خَال (ḵāl).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܵܠܵܐ (ḥālām (plural ܚܵܠܹ̈ܐ (ḥālē) or ܚܵܠܲܘ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥālawwāṯā), feminine ܚܵܠܬܵܐ (ḥāltā))

  1. maternal blood uncle (brother of one's mother)
    Coordinate terms: ܥܲܡܵܐ (ˁammā), ܥܲܡܬܵܐ (ˁamtā), ܚܵܠܬܵܐ (ḥāltā)
Inflection
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Akkadian 𒂁𒄬 (/⁠ḫallu⁠/, pot; earthen container to store liquids); cognate with Arabic خَلّ (ḵall).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܲܠܵܐ (ḥallām (uncountable)

  1. vinegar
Inflection

Etymology 3

Compare Hebrew חוֹל (ḥol) and Arabic حُلَّة (ḥulla).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܸܠܵܐ (ḥillā? (plural ܚܸܠܹ̈ܐ (ḥillē))

  1. powder
  2. (pathology) cataract
Inflection

Etymology 4

Root
ܚ ܠ ܐ (ḥ l ˀ)
5 terms

Compare Arabic حَلَّ (ḥalla).

Pronunciation

Verb

ܚܵܠܹܐ (ḥālē) (present participle ܚܠܵܝܵܐ (ḥlāyā), past participle ܚܸܠܝܵܐ (ḥilyā))

  1. (intransitive) to sweeten
  2. to make pleasant
Conjugation

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Aramaic, from Akkadian 𒂁𒄬 (/⁠ḫallu⁠/), from Sumerian 𒂁𒄬 (/⁠ḫal⁠/, pot; earthen container to store liquids); cognate with Arabic خَلّ (ḵall).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܠܐ (ḥallā) m (uncountable)

  1. vinegar
Inflection

Etymology 2

Compare Hebrew חוֹל (ḥôl).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܠܐ (ḥālā) m (uncountable)

  1. sand, gravel
Inflection

Etymology 3

Compare Arabic خَال (ḵāl).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܠܐ (ḥālām (plural ܚܠܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܚܠܬܐ)

  1. maternal uncle
Inflection
See also

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܠܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܚܠܐ)

  1. dust, powder
Inflection
Synonyms

Etymology 5

Compare Arabic حُلَّة (ḥulla).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܠܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܚܠܐ)

  1. cloth, covering, veil
  2. (pathology) cataract
Inflection

Etymology 6

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܠܐ (transliteration needed)

  1. emphatic plural of ܚܠܬܐ

References

  • ḥl”, 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, pp. 99b, 104b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 142a-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. 451a-b

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Etymology

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Noun

ܚܳܠܐ (ḥolom

  1. maternal uncle