ܚܠܛܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܚ ܠ ܛ (ḥ l ṭ)
2 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic חֵלְטָא (ḥelṭā). The sense of “error” is a semantic loan from Arabic as an allusion to غَلَط (ḡalaṭ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܸܠܛܵܐ (ḥilṭām sg (plural ܚܸܠܛܹ̈ܐ (ḥilṭē))

  1. mistake, error
    ܐܵܗܵܐ ܦܸܬܓ݂ܵܡܵܐ ܕܚܸܠܛܘܼ̈ܗܝ ܦܝܵܫܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܡܘܼܟ݂ܫܸܛܵܐ ܒܕܲܠܩܘܼܒ݂ܠܵܝܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܚܲܒܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ
    āhā pitḡāmā d-ḥilṭūh pyāšā ìlēh muḵšiṭṭā b-dalquḇlāyūtā d-ḥabrūh
    This is a phrase whose error is revealed by the contrariness of its words.
  2. wrong, incorrect
    ܦܘܼܢܵܝܵܐ ܚܸܠܛܵܐ ܝܠܹܗpunnāyā ḥilṭā ìlēhThe answer is wrong.
    ܦܘܼܪܡܝܼ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܚܸܠܛܵܐpurmī lōḵ ḥilṭāYou misunderstood me.
  3. mixture

Usage notes

  • Although ܚܸܠܛܵܐ is a noun, its usage covers situations where an adjective or adverb would be used in English.
    The native synonym ܛܥܝܼܫܵܐ (ṭˁīšā) is an equivalent adjective, and ܛܥܝܼܫܵܐܝܼܬ (ṭˁīšāˀīt) is an equivalent adverb.

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