ܚܠܘܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܚ ܠ ܐ (ḥ l ˀ)
6 terms

Etymology

The sense of “halva” is a semantic loan from Ottoman Turkish حلوا (halva), itself from cognate Arabic حَلْوَى (ḥalwā). Compare also borrowed into Hebrew חַלְוָה (khálva).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܸܠܘܵܐ or ܚܲܠܘܵܐ (ḥilwā or ḥalwām sg (plural ܚܸܠܘܹ̈ܐ (ḥilwē))

  1. dessert
  2. candy, confection, sweet pastry
    Synonyms: ܩܲܒܠܝܼܩܵܐ (qablīqā), ܦܲܛܒ݂ܵܓܵܐ (paṭḇāgā)
  3. halva, confection usually made from crushed sesame seeds and honey

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܸܠܘܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܚܠܸܘ (ḥliw) 1st person ܚܸܠܘܝܼ (ḥilwī) ܚܸܠܘܲܢ (ḥilwan)
construct ܚܠܸܘ (ḥliw) 2nd person ܚܸܠܘܘܼܟ݂ (ḥilwōḵ) ܚܸܠܘܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥilwāḵ) ܚܸܠܘܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥilwawḵōn)
emphatic ܚܸܠܘܵܐ (ḥilwā) 3rd person ܚܸܠܘܹܗ (ḥilwēh) ܚܸܠܘܵܗ̇ (ḥilwāh) ܚܸܠܘܗܘܿܢ (ḥilwhōn)
plural absolute ܚܸܠܘܝܼ̈ܢ (ḥilwīn) 1st person ܚܸܠܘܝܼ̈ (ḥilwī) ܚܸܠܘܲܢ̈ (ḥilwan)
construct ܚܸܠܘܲܝ̈ (ḥilway) 2nd person ܚܸܠܘܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥilwōḵ) ܚܸܠܘܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥilwāḵ) ܚܸܠܘܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥilwawḵōn)
emphatic ܚܸܠܘܹ̈ܐ (ḥilwē) 3rd person ܚܸܠܘܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥilwūh) ܚܸܠܘܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (ḥilwōh) ܚܸܠܘܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ḥilwayhōn)

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