Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ܚ ܠ ܛ (ḥ l ṭ)
2 terms

From Aramaic חְלַט (ḥəlaṭ). The sense of “err” is a semantic loan from Arabic as an allusion to غَلَطَ (ḡalaṭa).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [xɑːletˤː]

Verb edit

ܚܵܠܹܛ (ḥālēṭ) (present participle ܚܠܵܛܵܐ (ḥlāṭā), past participle ܚܠܝܼܛܵܐ (ḥlīṭā))

  1. to combine, mingle, mix up
    ܓܵܘ ܒܹܝܬ ܒܘܼܫܵܠܵܐ ܕܝܼܝܼ، ܘܵܠܹܐ ܕܚܵܠܛܹܬ ܐܲܕܘܹ̈ܐ ܒܡܹܐܟ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ
    gāw bēt buššālā dīyī, wālē d-ḥālṭēt adwē b-mēḵultā
    In my kitchen, you must add seasoning to food.
  2. to err, make a mistake
    ܚܠܝܼܛ ܠܝܼ ܘܚܲܪܬܵܐ ܚܪܝܼܒ݂ ܠܹܗ.
    ḥlīṭ lī w-ḥartā ḥrīḇ lēh.
    I made a mistake and then it became ruined.

Conjugation edit

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