ܚܒܠܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ḥabl-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ħavlɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħavle] (plural)

Noun

ܚܒܠܐ • (ḥaḇlā) m (plural ܚܒܠܐ (ḥaḇlē))

  1. rope, cord
    Synonym: ܡܢܬܐ
  2. line, row, series
  3. noose
  4. snare, trap
  5. measuring rope
  6. (by extension) portion, allotment; lot, tract of land
  7. space, area, zone, district, region
  8. troop, band
  9. flame
Inflection
Descendants
  • Old Armenian: հաղբք (hałbkʻ), խաղբք (xałbkʻ)
    • Armenian: խախբՙ (xaxbʻ), խաբՙ (xabʻ) (dialectal), հաղբ (haġb) (learned)

Etymology 2

From the root ܚ-ܒ-ܠ (ḥ-b-l) related to giving birth. Compare Arabic حَبَل (ḥabal) and Hebrew חֵבֶל (ḥḗḇel).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ħɛvlɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħɛvle] (plural)

Noun

ܚܒܠܐ • (ḥeḇlā) m (plural ܚܒܠܐ (ḥeḇlē))

  1. travail, pang, pain (from childbirth)
  2. throe
Inflection

Etymology 3

From the root ܚ-ܒ-ܠ (ḥ-b-l) related to perishing. Compare Arabic خَبَال (ḵabāl) and Hebrew חִבּוּל (ḥibbûl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ħ(ə)vɑlɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħ(ə)vɑle] (plural)

Noun

ܚܒܠܐ • (ḥəḇālā) m (plural ܚܒܠܐ (ḥəḇālē))

  1. damage, destruction
  2. desolation
  3. injury, hurt, harm
  4. corruption
  5. adultery
Inflection

Etymology 4

From the root ܚ-ܒ-ܠ (ḥ-b-l) related to perishing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ħabbɑlɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħabbɑle] (plural)

Noun

ܚܒܠܐ • (ḥabbālā) m (plural ܚܒܠܐ (ḥabbālē), singular feminine counterpart ܚܒܠܬܐ (ḥabbāltā))

  1. destroyer, corrupter
  2. avenger
Inflection

References

  • ḥbl2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • ḥblyn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • ḥbl3”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • ḥbl”, 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 94a, b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 124a–b
  • 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, pages 407b–408a
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