ܚܠܝܘܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܚ ܠ ܐ (ḥ l ˀ)
6 terms

From ܚܸܠܝܵܐ (ḥilyā, sweet) +‎ -ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (-ūṯā, the abstract noun ending); cognate to Arabic حَلَاوَة (ḥalāwa).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [xɪljuːθɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [xɪljuːtɑː]

Noun

ܚܸܠܝܘܼܬܵܐ • (ḥilyūtāf sg (plural ܚܸܠܝ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥilyawwāṯā))

  1. sweetness, pleasantness
  2. sweetmeat, candy, dessert

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܸܠܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܚܸܠܝܘܼ (ḥilyū) 1st person ܚܸܠܝܘܼܬ݂ܝܼ (ḥilyūṯī) ܚܸܠܝܘܼܬ݂ܲܢ (ḥilyūṯan)
construct ܚܸܠܝܘܼܬ݂ (ḥilyūṯ) 2nd person ܚܸܠܝܘܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ḥilyūṯōḵ) ܚܸܠܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥilyūṯāḵ) ܚܸܠܝܘܼܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥilyūṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܚܸܠܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥilyūṯā) 3rd person ܚܸܠܝܘܼܬ݂ܹܗ (ḥilyūṯēh) ܚܸܠܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ḥilyūṯāh) ܚܸܠܝܘܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ḥilyuṯhōn)
plural absolute ܚܸܠܝܲܘܵܢ̈ (ḥilyawwān) 1st person ܚܸܠܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (ḥilyawwāṯī) ܚܸܠܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (ḥilyawwāṯan)
construct ܚܸܠܝܲܘܵܬ݂̈ (ḥilyawwāṯ) 2nd person ܚܸܠܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥilyawwāṯōḵ) ܚܸܠܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥilyawwāṯāḵ) ܚܸܠܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥilyawwāṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܚܸܠܝ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥilyawwāṯā) 3rd person ܚܸܠܝ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܹܗ (ḥilyawwāṯēh) ܚܸܠܝ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ḥilyawwāṯāh) ܚܸܠܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ḥilyawwāṯhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From ܚܠܝܐ (ḥalyā, sweet) +‎ -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯā, abstract noun ending). Compare Arabic حَلَاوَة (ḥalāwa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ħaljuθɑ]

Noun

ܚܠܝܘܬܐ • (transliteration neededf(uncountable)

  1. sweetness, pleasantness
  2. sweetmeat
  3. must, sweet wine

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܠܝܘܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܚܠܝܘ 1st person ܚܠܝܘܬܝ ܚܠܝܘܬܢ
construct ܚܠܝܘܬ 2nd person ܚܠܝܘܬܟ ܚܠܝܘܬܟܝ ܚܠܝܘܬܟܘܢ ܚܠܝܘܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܠܝܘܬܐ 3rd person ܚܠܝܘܬܗ ܚܠܝܘܬܗ ܚܠܝܘܬܗܘܢ ܚܠܝܘܬܗܝܢ

References

  • ḥlyw”, 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, 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 143b
  • 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, page 455a