ܗܘܠܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܗܝܘܠܐ (hiyūlā), ܗܝܠܐ (hīlā)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hulɑ], [hule]

Noun

ܗܘܠܐ • (hūlā) f (plural ܗܘܠܣ (hūlas) or ܗܘܠܐܣ (hulas) or ܗܘܠܐ (hūlē))

1. matter, material

   Synonym: ܝܬܐ (yāṯā)

2. fuel, firewood

   Synonym: ܝܩܕܐ (yaqdā)

3. forest, woods

   Synonyms: ܥܒܐ (ʿāḇā), ܐܝܠܬܐ (ʾīlṯā)

References

• “hwl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “hylˀ”, 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 75b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 102a
• 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 335a