ܚܠܡܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Hebrew חֶלָּמוּת (ḥellāmûṯ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ħ(ə)lam(ə)θɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħalmɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܚܠܡܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܚܠܡܬܐ)

  1. (botany) anchusa, oxtongue, alkanet
Inflection
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From the root ܚ-ܠ-ܡ (ḥ-l-m) related to dreaming. Compare Arabic حَالِمَة (ḥālima) and Hebrew חוֹלֵמָה (ḥôlēmâ).

Alternative forms

  • ܚܠܘܡܬܐ

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ħɑlɛm(ə)θɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħɑlmɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܚܠܡܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܚܠܡܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܚܠܡܐ)

  1. dreamer
Inflection

Etymology 3

From the root ܚ-ܠ-ܡ (ḥ-l-m) related to dreaming.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ħallɑmtɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħallɑmɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܚܠܡܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܚܠܡܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܚܠܡܐ)

  1. oneiromancer
Inflection

References

  • ḥlmh”, 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, pages 105b-106a
  • 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 447b-458a
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