Classical Syriac

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ħ(ə)lɑlɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħ(ə)lɑle] (plural)

Etymology 1

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From the root ܚ-ܠ-ܠ (ḥ-l-l) related to puncturing. Compare Arabic خِلَال (ḵilāl) and Hebrew חָלָל (ḥālāl).

Noun

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ܚܠܠܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܚܠܠܐ)

  1. hole, cavity
  2. trench
  3. cave, cavern, tunnel
  4. mine
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Etymology 2

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From the root ܚ-ܠ-ܠ (ḥ-l-l) related to profaning. Compare Hebrew חִלּוּל (ḥillûl).

Noun

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ܚܠܠܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܚܠܠܐ)

  1. profanation
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References

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  • ḥll”, 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 457a