ܚܠܙܘܢܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
Etymology edit
From Aramaic חְלָזֹונָא (ḥəlāzōnā), possibly from Ancient Greek ἑλικών (helikṓn); compare Hebrew חִלָּזוֹן (khilazón), Arabic حَلَزُون (ḥalazūn).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܵܐ • (ḥallāzōnā) m (plural ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ (ḥallāzōnē), feminine ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܬܵܐ (ḥallāzōntā))
- snail (mollusk with a coiled shell)
- ܡܲܪܕܝܼܬܵܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܢܝܼܚܬܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ، ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܵܐ ܒܸܪܚܵܫܵܐ ܝܘܲܚ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܒܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ.
- mardītā rābā nīḥtā ìwā, ayḵ ḥallāzōnā birḥāšā ìwaḥ wā b-urḥā.
- The traffic was so slow, we were crawling like a snail on the road.
- Psalms 58:8:
- ܗܘܝܼ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܵܐ ܒܸܦܫܵܪܵܐ ܟܲܕ ܒܸܪܚܵܫܵܐ، ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܡܘܼܪ̈ܚܸܫܹܐ ܕܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܕܠܵܐ ܚܙܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܫܸܡܫܵܐ.
- hwī ayḵ ḥallāzōnā bipšārā kad birḥāšā, ayḵ murḥiššē d-baḵtātē d-lā ḥzē lhōn šimšā.
- Let them be like a snail which melts away as it goes, Like a stillborn child of a woman, that they may not see the sun.
- snail (pastry in the form of a snail or helix)
- shellfish, murex
- (anatomy) cochlea
Inflection edit
Inflection of ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܵܐ (ḥallāzōnā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܝܼ (ḥallāzōnī) |
ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܲܢ (ḥallāzōnan) | ||
| construct | ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢ (ḥallāzōn) |
2nd person | ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܘܼܟ݂ (ḥallāzōnūḵ) |
ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥallāzōnāḵ) |
ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥallāzōnāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܵܐ (ḥallāzōnā) |
3rd person | ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܹܗ (ḥallāzōnēh) |
ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܵܗ̇ (ḥallāzōnāh) |
ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܗܘܿܢ (ḥallāzōnhōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܝܼ̈ (ḥallāzōnī) |
ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܲܢ̈ (ḥallāzōnan) | ||
| construct | ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܲܝ̈ (ḥallāzōnay) |
2nd person | ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥallāzōnūḵ) |
ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥallāzōnāḵ) |
ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥallāzōnāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ (ḥallāzōnē) |
3rd person | ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥallāzōnūh) |
ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ḥallāzōnōh) |
ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ḥallāzōnhōn) | ||
Derived terms edit
- ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܵܝܵܐ (ḥallāzōnāyā, “cochlear”)
Classical Syriac edit
Alternative forms edit
- ܚܠܝܙܘܢܐ (ḥəlīzōnā)
Etymology edit
Compare Arabic حَلَزُون (ḥalazūn), Hebrew חילזון (ḥilazón), Middle Armenian խլէզ (xlēz).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ħ(ə.)lɑˈzo.nɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [xlɑˈzo.nɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ħloˈzu.no]
Noun edit
ܚܠܙܘܢܐ • (ḥəlāzōnā) m (plural ܚܠܙܘܢܐ (ḥəlāzōnē))
Inflection edit
inflection of ܚܠܙܘܢܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܚܠܙܘܢ | ܚܠܙܘܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܚܠܙܘܢ | ܚܠܙܘܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܚܠܙܘܢܐ | ܚܠܙܘܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܚܠܙܘܢܝ | ܚܠܙܘܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܚܠܙܘܢܟ | ܚܠܙܘܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܚܠܙܘܢܟܝ | ܚܠܙܘܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܚܠܙܘܢܗ | ܚܠܙܘܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܚܠܙܘܢܗ | ܚܠܙܘܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܚܠܙܘܢܢ | ܚܠܙܘܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܚܠܙܘܢܟܘܢ | ܚܠܙܘܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܚܠܙܘܢܟܝܢ | ܚܠܙܘܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܚܠܙܘܢܗܘܢ | ܚܠܙܘܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܚܠܙܘܢܗܝܢ | ܚܠܙܘܢܝܗܝܢ |
References edit
- “ḥlzwn3”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2018-06-14
- Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 233b
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 105b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 142b-143a
- 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 454a, 455b