حلب

See also: حلت, خلت, and ح ل ب

Arabic

Etymology 1

Perhaps from the root ح ل ب (ḥ-l-b), coming from the ancient tradition that Abraham gave milk to travelers as they moved throughout the region.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħa.lab/

Proper noun

حَلَب • (ḥalab) f

  1. Aleppo (the capital city of Aleppo governorate, Syria)
  2. Aleppo (a governorate of Syria).
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

Root
ح ل ب (ḥ-l-b)

Cognate with Hebrew חלב (khaláv).

Verb

حَلَبَ • (ḥalaba) I, non-past يَحْلُبُ or يَحْلِبُ‎ (yaḥlubu or yaḥlibu)

  1. to milk
  2. (rare) to yield milk
  3. (rare) to grant milking, to assign an animal to milk
Conjugation

Verb

حَلِبَ • (ḥaliba) I, non-past يَحْلَبُ‎ (yaḥlabu)

  1. to be black
Conjugation

Noun

حَلْب • (ḥalb) m

  1. verbal noun of حَلَبَ (ḥalaba) (form I)
Declension

Noun

حَلَب • (ḥalab) m

  1. verbal noun of حَلِبَ (ḥaliba) (form I)
  2. fresh milk
Declension

Etymology 3

Related to the milk-giving qualities of these plants, compare the Spanish name of the spurge lechetrezna; but possibly from Classical Syriac, ܚܰܠܒ݂ܳܐ (ḥalbā, milk), construct state ܚܠܷܒ (ḥăleḇ), also meaning “spurge” in compounds.

Alternative forms

  • حِلِبْلَاب (ḥiliblāb), حِلْبَاب (ḥilbāb), حُلَّاب (ḥullāb)

Noun

حُلَّب • (ḥullab) m

  1. Flueggea tinctoria; Euphorbia aegyptiaca and Euphorbia granulata
    Synonym: عَوْسَج صَغِير (ʕawsaj ṣaḡīr)
    (Can we find and add a quotation of كتاب عمدة الطبيب في معرفة النبات لكل لبيب to this entry?)
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Ibn Wāfid to this entry?)
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Ibn Baṣṣāl to this entry?)
Declension

Noun

حَلَب • (ḥalab) m (collective, singulative حَلَبِيّ m (ḥalabiyy))

  1. Ḥalab, one of the tribes of Doms in Egypt
Declension

Azerbaijani

Proper noun

حلب

  1. Arabic spelling of Hələb

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَلَب (ḥalab).

Proper noun

حَلَب • (Haleb, vulg. Halep)

  1. Aleppo (a city in Syria)
    Synonym: حلب الشهبا (Halebü'ş-Şehbâ, Aleppo the Grey)

Descendants

Further reading

Pashto

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَلَب (ḥalab).

Proper noun

حَلَب • (haláb)

  1. Aleppo (the capital city of Aleppo governorate, Syria)
  2. Aleppo (a governorate of Syria).

Persian

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [hä.lǽb]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔä.lǽb]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔä.lǽb̥]

Readings
Classical reading? halaḇ
Dari reading? halab
Iranian reading? halab
Tajik reading? halab

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

حلب • (halab)

  1. tin (container)
  2. tin plate

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic حَلَب (ḥalab).

Proper noun

Dari حلب
Iranian Persian
Tajik Ҳалаб

حلب • (halab)

  1. Aleppo (the capital city of Aleppo governorate, Syria)
  2. Aleppo (a governorate of Syria).

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَلَب (ḥalab).

Proper noun

حَلَب • (ḥalab) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਹਲਬ)

  1. Aleppo (the capital city of Aleppo governorate, Syria)
  2. Aleppo (a governorate of Syria).

Sindhi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَلَب (ḥalab).

Proper noun

حلب • (transliteration needed)

  1. Aleppo (the capital city of Aleppo governorate, Syria)
  2. Aleppo (a governorate of Syria).

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic حَلَب (ḥalab).

Proper noun

حلب • (ḥalab) m

  1. Aleppo (a city in Syria)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَلَب (ḥalab).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

حَلَب • (halab) m (Hindi spelling हलब)

  1. Aleppo (the capital city of Aleppo governorate, Syria)
  2. Aleppo (a governorate of Syria).
  • حَلَبِی (ḥalabī, Aleppine)

Further reading

  • حلب”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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