ܚܠܒܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
| Root |
|---|
| ܚ ܠ ܒ (ḥ l b) |
| 1 term |
Etymology edit
From Aramaic חַלְבָּא (ḥalbā), from Proto-Semitic *ḥalīb-; compare Arabic حَلِيب (ḥalīb), Hebrew חָלָב (khaláv) and Akkadian 𒄭𒅋𒁍 (ḫilpu).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܐ • (ḥalḇā) m sg
- milk
- 1 Peter 2:2:
- ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܝܲܠܕܘܼܕܹ̈ܐ ܙܥܘܿܪܹ̈ܐ ܬܵܙܵܐ ܗ݇ܘܝܼܹܐ، ܫܲܗܘܸܬܘܼܢ ܠܗܹܡܸܙܡܵܢ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܕܠܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܐ ܨܸܦܝܵܐ ܕܒܝܼܹܗ ܓܲܪܘܸܣܝܼܬܘܿܢ ܠܦܘܼܪܩܵܢܵܐ،
- ayḵ yaldūdē zˁōrē tāzā wīyē, šahwitūn l-hēmizmān ayḵ d-l-ḥalḇā ṣipyā d-bīyēh garwisītōn l-purqānā,
- as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby,
- 1 Peter 2:2:
Inflection edit
Inflection of ܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܐ (ḥalḇā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܚܲܠܒ݂ܝܼ (ḥalḇī) |
ܚܲܠܒ݂ܲܢ (ḥalḇan) | ||
| construct | ܚܠܲܒ݂ (ḥlaḇ) |
2nd person | ܚܲܠܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ḥalḇūḵ) |
ܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥalḇāḵ) |
ܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥalḇāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܐ (ḥalḇā) |
3rd person | ܚܲܠܒ݂ܹܗ (ḥalḇēh) |
ܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (ḥalḇāh) |
ܚܲܠܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ḥalḇhōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܚܲܠܒ݂ܝܼ̈ (ḥalḇī) |
ܚܲܠܒ݂ܲܢ̈ (ḥalḇan) | ||
| construct | ܚܲܠܒ݂ܲܝ̈ (ḥalḇay) |
2nd person | ܚܲܠܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥalḇūḵ) |
ܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥalḇāḵ) |
ܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥalḇāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܚܲܠܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (ḥalḇē) |
3rd person | ܚܲܠܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥalḇūh) |
ܚܲܠܒ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ḥalḇōh) |
ܚܲܠܒ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ḥalḇhōn) | ||
Derived terms edit
- ܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܐ ܓܠܝܼܙ ܩܪܘܼܫܬܵܐ (ḥalḇā glīz qruštā, “skim milk”)
- ܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܢܝܼܬܵܐ (ḥalḇānītā, “galbanum”)
- ܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܢܵܐ (ḥalḇānā, “milky”)
- ܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ (ḥalḇānāyā)
- ܚܵܠܹܒ݂ (ḥālēḇ, “to milk”)
Classical Syriac edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Semitic *ḥalīb-.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈħal(ə)vɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈxal.wɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈħɑl.wo]
Noun edit
ܚܠܒܐ • (ḥaləḇā) m (uncountable)
- milk
- (figuratively) juice, sap
Inflection edit
declension of ܚܠܒܐ
| state | singular (uncountable) |
|---|---|
| absolute | ܚܠܒ |
| construct | ܚܠܒ |
| emphatic | ܚܠܒܐ |
| possessive forms | |
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܚܠܒܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܚܠܒܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܚܠܒܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܚܠܒܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܚܠܒܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܚܠܒܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܚܠܒܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܚܠܒܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܚܠܒܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܚܠܒܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2 edit
Compare Arabic خِلْب (ḵilb, “diaphragm, flesh between the ribs”), Hebrew חֵלֶב (ḥḗleḇ, “treyf animal fat”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈħɛl.bɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈxɪl.bɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈħɛl.bo]
Noun edit
ܚܠܒܐ • (ḥelbā) m (plural ܚܠܒܐ (ḥelbē))
Inflection edit
inflection of ܚܠܒܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܚܠܒ | ܚܠܒܝܢ |
| construct | ܚܠܒ | ܚܠܒܝ |
| emphatic | ܚܠܒܐ | ܚܠܒܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܚܠܒܝ | ܚܠܒܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܚܠܒܟ | ܚܠܒܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܚܠܒܟܝ | ܚܠܒܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܚܠܒܗ | ܚܠܒܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܚܠܒܗ | ܚܠܒܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܚܠܒܢ | ܚܠܒܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܚܠܒܟܘܢ | ܚܠܒܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܚܠܒܟܝܢ | ܚܠܒܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܚܠܒܗܘܢ | ܚܠܒܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܚܠܒܗܝܢ | ܚܠܒܝܗܝܢ |
References edit
- “ḥlb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-24
- “ḥlb2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-24
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 105a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 142b
- 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 451b-452a