ܚܠܒܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܚ ܠ ܒ (ḥ l b)
1 term
ܚܠܒܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic חַלְבָּא (ḥalbā), from Proto-Semitic *ḥalīb-; compare Arabic حَلِيب (ḥalīb), Hebrew חָלָב (khaláv) and Akkadian 𒄭𒅋𒁍 (ḫilpu).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܐ • (ḥalḇā) m sg

  1. milk
    • 1 Peter 2:2:
      ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܝܲܠܕܘܼܕܹ̈ܐ ܙܥܘܿܪܹ̈ܐ ܬܵܙܵܐ ܗ݇ܘܝܼܹܐ، ܫܲܗܘܸܬܘܼܢ ܠܗܹܡܸܙܡܵܢ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܕܠܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܐ ܨܸܦܝܵܐ ܕܒܝܼܹܗ ܓܲܪܘܸܣܝܼܬܘܿܢ ܠܦܘܼܪܩܵܢܵܐ،
      ayḵ yaldūdē zˁōrē tāzā wīyē, šahwitūn l-hēmizmān ayḵ d-l-ḥalḇā ṣipyā d-bīyēh garwisītōn l-purqānā,
      as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby,

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܚܲܠܒ݂ܲܢ (ḥalḇan)
construct ܚܠܲܒ݂ (ḥlaḇ) 2nd person ܚܲܠܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ḥalḇūḵ) ܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥalḇāḵ) ܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥalḇāwḵōn)
emphatic ܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܐ (ḥalḇā) 3rd person ܚܲܠܒ݂ܹܗ (ḥalḇēh) ܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (ḥalḇāh) ܚܲܠܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ḥalḇhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܚܲܠܒ݂ܝܼ̈ (ḥalḇī) ܚܲܠܒ݂ܲܢ̈ (ḥalḇan)
construct ܚܲܠܒ݂ܲܝ̈ (ḥalḇay) 2nd person ܚܲܠܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥalḇūḵ) ܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥalḇāḵ) ܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥalḇāwḵōn)
emphatic ܚܲܠܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (ḥalḇē) 3rd person ܚܲܠܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥalḇūh) ܚܲܠܒ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ḥalḇōh) ܚܲܠܒ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ḥalḇhōn)

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ḥalīb-.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܠܒܐ • (ḥaləḇā) m(uncountable)

  1. milk
    • Peshitta, 1 Peter 2:2:
      ܘܗܘܘ ܐܝܟ ܝܠܘܕ̈ܐ ܫܒܪ̈ܐ. ܘܐܬܪܓܪܓܘ ܠܗܿ ܠܡܠܬܐ. ܐܝܟ ܕܠܚܠܒܐ ܢܩܕܐ ܘܪܘܚܢܐ. ܕܒܗܿ ܬܬܪܒܘܢ ܠܚܝ̈ܐ.
      wa-həwaw ʾāḵ yallūḏē šaḇrē, wə-ʾeṯraḡraḡ lāh lə-melləṯā, ʾāḵ da-lə-ḥaləḇā naqdā wə-rūḥānā, də-ḇāh ṯeṯrabbon lə-ḥayyē.
      As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow
  2. (figuratively) juice, sap
Inflection
Inflection of ܚܠܒܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܚܠܒ 1st person ܚܠܒܝ ܚܠܒܢ
construct ܚܠܒ 2nd person ܚܠܒܟ ܚܠܒܟܝ ܚܠܒܟܘܢ ܚܠܒܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܠܒܐ 3rd person ܚܠܒܗ ܚܠܒܗ ܚܠܒܗܘܢ ܚܠܒܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Compare Arabic خِلْب (ḵilb, “diaphragm, flesh between the ribs”), Hebrew חֵלֶב (ḥḗleḇ, “treyf animal fat”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܠܒܐ • (ḥelbā) m (plural ܚܠܒܐ (ḥelbē))

  1. fat
  2. membrane
  3. peel, rind, shell
  4. (anatomy) peritoneum, omentum, epiploon, diaphragm
  5. (anatomy) retina
Inflection
Inflection of ܚܠܒܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܚܠܒ 1st person ܚܠܒܝ ܚܠܒܢ
construct ܚܠܒ 2nd person ܚܠܒܟ ܚܠܒܟܝ ܚܠܒܟܘܢ ܚܠܒܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܠܒܐ 3rd person ܚܠܒܗ ܚܠܒܗ ܚܠܒܗܘܢ ܚܠܒܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܚܠܒܝܢ 1st person ܚܠܒܝ ܚܠܒܝܢ
construct ܚܠܒܝ 2nd person ܚܠܒܝܟ ܚܠܒܝܟܝ ܚܠܒܝܟܘܢ ܚܠܒܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܠܒܐ 3rd person ܚܠܒܘܗܝ ܚܠܒܝܗ ܚܠܒܝܗܘܢ ܚܠܒܝܗܝܢ

References

  • “ḥlb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-24
  • “ḥlb2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-24
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 105a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 142b
  • 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 451b-452a
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