ܚܠܒܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ܚ ܠ ܒ (ḥ l b) |
| 3 terms |
Inherited from Aramaic חַלְבָּא (ḥalbā), from Proto-Semitic *ḥalīb-; compare Arabic حَلِيب (ḥalīb), Hebrew חָלָב (khaláv) and Akkadian 𒄭𒅋𒁍 (ḫilpu).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [ˈxal.wɑː]
Noun
ܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܐ • (ḥalḇā) m sg
- milk
- c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., 1 Peter 2:2:
- ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܝܲܠܘܼܕܹ̈ܐ ܙܥܘܿܪܹ̈ܐ ܬܵܙܵܐ ܗܸܘܝܹ̈ܐ، ܫܲܗܘܬܘܼܢ ܠܵܗ̇ ܡܸܠܬ݂ܵܐ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܕܠܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܐ ܨܸܦܝܵܐ ܕܒܹܗ ܪܵܒ݂ܹܝܬܘܿܢ ܠܦܘܼܪܩܵܢܵܐ،
- ayḵ yalūdē zˁōrē tāzā hiwyē, šahwtūn lāh milṯā ayḵ dlḥalḇā ṣipyā d-bēh rāḇētōn l-purqānā,
- as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby,
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܚܠܲܒ݂ (ḥlaḇ) | 1st person | ܚܲܠܒ݂ܝܼ (ḥalḇī) | ܚܲܠܒ݂ܲܢ (ḥalḇan) | |||
| construct | ܚܠܲܒ݂ (ḥlaḇ) | 2nd person | ܚܲܠܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ḥalḇōḵ) | ܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥalḇāḵ) | ܚܲܠܒ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥalḇawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܐ (ḥalḇā) | 3rd person | ܚܲܠܒ݂ܹܗ (ḥalḇēh) | ܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (ḥalḇāh) | ܚܲܠܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ḥalḇhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܚܲܠܒ݂ܝܼ̈ܢ (ḥalḇīn) | 1st person | ܚܲܠܒ݂ܝܼ̈ (ḥalḇī) | ܚܲܠܒ݂ܲܢ̈ (ḥalḇan) | |||
| construct | ܚܲܠܒ݂ܲܝ̈ (ḥalḇay) | 2nd person | ܚܲܠܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥalḇōḵ) | ܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥalḇāḵ) | ܚܲܠܒ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥalḇawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܚܲܠܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (ḥalḇē) | 3rd person | ܚܲܠܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥalḇūh) | ܚܲܠܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (ḥalḇōh) | ܚܲܠܒ݂ܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ḥalḇayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From Proto-Semitic *ḥalīb-.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈħal(ə)vɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈxal.wɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈħɑl.wo]
Noun
ܚܠܒܐ • (ḥaləḇā) m(uncountable)
Inflection
| 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
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈħɛl.bɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈxɪl.bɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈħɛl.bo]
Noun
ܚܠܒܐ • (ḥelbā) m (plural ܚܠܒܐ (ḥelbē))
Inflection
| 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 24 November 2011
- “ḥlb2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 24 November 2011
- 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, →ISBN, pages 451b–452a