Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Root
ܚ ܠ ܐ (ḥ l ˀ)
6 terms

Etymology

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From ܚܸܠܝܵܐ (ḥilyā, sweet) +‎ -ܘܬܐ (-utā, the abstract noun ending); cognate to Arabic حَلَاوَة (ḥalāwa).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [xɪljuːtɑː]

Noun

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ܚܸܠܝܘܼܬܵܐ (ḥilyūtāf sg (plural ܚܸܠܝܵܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ḥilyāwātē))

  1. sweetness, pleasantness
  2. sweetmeat, candy, dessert

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From ܚܠܝܐ (ḥalyā, sweet) +‎ -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯā, abstract noun ending). Compare Arabic حَلَاوَة (ḥalāwa).

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Noun

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ܚܠܝܘܬܐ (transliteration needed) f (uncountable)

  1. sweetness, pleasantness
  2. sweetmeat
  3. must, sweet wine

Inflection

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References

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  • ḥlyw”, 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 105a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 143b
  • 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 455a