Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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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

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [xɑːletˤː]

Verb

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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

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See also

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