ܗܠܟܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Root
ܗ-ܠ-ܟ
3 terms

From ܗܠܟ (hlak, “to walk”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hɛlkɑ], [halkɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [hɛlke], [halke] (plural)

Noun

ܗܠܟܐ • (helkā, halkā) m (plural ܗܠܟܐ (helkē, halkē))

1. moving, walking, going
2. walk, march
3. way, course

Inflection

Inflection of ܗܠܟܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܗܠܟ		1st person	ܗܠܟܝ		ܗܠܟܢ
	construct	ܗܠܟ		2nd person	ܗܠܟܟ	ܗܠܟܟܝ	ܗܠܟܟܘܢ	ܗܠܟܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܗܠܟܐ		3rd person	ܗܠܟܗ	ܗܠܟܗ	ܗܠܟܗܘܢ	ܗܠܟܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܗܠܟܝܢ		1st person	ܗܠܟܝ		ܗܠܟܝܢ
	construct	ܗܠܟܝ		2nd person	ܗܠܟܝܟ	ܗܠܟܝܟܝ	ܗܠܟܝܟܘܢ	ܗܠܟܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܗܠܟܐ		3rd person	ܗܠܟܘܗܝ	ܗܠܟܝܗ	ܗܠܟܝܗܘܢ	ܗܠܟܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Root
ܗ-ܠ-ܟ
3 terms

From ܗܠܟ (hlak, “to walk”). Compare Hebrew הַלָּךְ (hallāḵ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hallɑxɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [hallɑxe] (plural)

Noun

ܗܠܟܐ • (hallāḵā) m (plural ܗܠܟܐ (hallāḵē), singular feminine counterpart ܗܠܟܬܐ (hallāḵtā))

1. walker, pedestrian
2. forerunner, precursor
3. peripatetic philosopher

Inflection

Inflection of ܗܠܟܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܗܠܟ		1st person	ܗܠܟܝ		ܗܠܟܢ
	construct	ܗܠܟ		2nd person	ܗܠܟܟ	ܗܠܟܟܝ	ܗܠܟܟܘܢ	ܗܠܟܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܗܠܟܐ		3rd person	ܗܠܟܗ	ܗܠܟܗ	ܗܠܟܗܘܢ	ܗܠܟܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܗܠܟܝܢ		1st person	ܗܠܟܝ		ܗܠܟܝܢ
	construct	ܗܠܟܝ		2nd person	ܗܠܟܝܟ	ܗܠܟܝܟܝ	ܗܠܟܝܟܘܢ	ܗܠܟܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܗܠܟܐ		3rd person	ܗܠܟܘܗܝ	ܗܠܟܝܗ	ܗܠܟܝܗܘܢ	ܗܠܟܝܗܝܢ

References

• “hlk²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “hlk”, 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 77b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 104a
• 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 344a–b