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ܗܘܠܐ

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Classical Syriac

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܗܘܠܐ (hūlāf (plural ܗܘܠܣ (hūlas) or ܗܘܠܐܣ (hulas) or ܗܘܠܐ (hūlē))

  1. matter, material
    Synonym: ܝܬܐ (yāṯā)
  2. fuel, firewood
    Synonym: ܝܩܕܐ (yaqdā)
  3. forest, woods
    Synonyms: ܥܒܐ (ʿāḇā), ܐܝܠܬܐ (ʾīlṯā)

References

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  • hwl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • hylˀ”, 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 75b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 102a
  • 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 335a