ܚܠܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From Aramaic חָלתָא (ḥālṯā); related to Arabic خَالَة (ḵāla).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [xɑl.tɑː]

Noun

ܚܵܠܬܵܐ • (ḥāltā) f (plural ܚܵܠܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ḥālātē) or ܚܵܠ̈ܬܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥāltāṯā), masculine ܚܵܠܵܐ (ḥālā))

  1. maternal blood aunt (sister of one's mother)
    Coordinate terms: ܥܲܡܵܐ (ˁammā), ܥܲܡܬܵܐ (ˁamtā), ܚܵܠܵܐ (ḥālā)
Inflection
Derived terms
  • ܚܵܠܬܘܿ (ḥāltō, endearing form)
  • ܓܒ݂ܲܪ ܚܵܠܬܵܐ (gḇar ḥāltā, aunt (mother's sister's husband))
  • ܒܲܪ ܚܵܠܬܵܐ (bar ḥāltā, cousin (mother's sister's son))
  • ܒܲܪ݇ܬ ܚܵܠܬܵܐ (bat ḥāltā, cousin (mother's sister's daughter))

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [xil.tɑː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ħil.θɑː]

Noun

ܚܸܠܬܵܐ • (ḥiltā) f (plural ܚܸܠܹ̈ܐ (ḥillē))

  1. sheath, scabbard
Inflection

Etymology 3

Root
ܚ ܠ ܠ (ḥ l l)
4 terms

Related to Arabic حَلَّة (ḥalla).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [xal.tɑː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ħal.θɑː]

Noun

ܚܲܠܬܵܐ • (ḥaltā) f (plural ܚܲܠܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ḥallātē))

  1. water pitcher
  2. vase
Inflection

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic خَالَة (ḵāla).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ħɑltɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħɑlɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܚܠܬܐ • (ḥāltā) f (plural ܚܠܬܐ (ḥālāṯā), singular masculine counterpart ܚܠܐ (ḥālā))

  1. maternal aunt
Inflection
See also

Etymology 2

From the root ܚ-ܠ-ܠ (ḥ-l-l) related to pricking.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ħɛll(ə)θɑ]

Noun

ܚܠܬܐ • (ḥellṯā) f (plural ܚܠܐ (ḥellā))

  1. sheath, scabbard
Inflection

Etymology 3

From the root ܚ-ܠ-ܠ (ḥ-l-l). Compare Arabic حَلَّة (ḥalla).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ħall(ə)θɑ], [ħɛll(ə)θɑ], [ħɑll(ə)θɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħallɑθɑ], [ħɛllɑθɑ], [ħɑlɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܚܠܬܐ • (ḥalləṯā, ḥelləṯā, ḥālləṯā) f (plural ܚܠܬܐ (ḥallāṯā, ḥellāṯā, ḥāllāṯā))

  1. bucket, pitcher, vase
Inflection
Descendants
  • Neo-Babylonian: 𒄬𒆷𒌓 (ḫallatu, wicker basket)
  • Arabic: حَلّة (ḥalla)

References

  • ḥlh2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • ḥlh3”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • ḥlh4”, 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 104b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 145b
  • 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, page 461a-b
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