ܗܠܟܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Root
ܗ-ܠ-ܟ
2 terms

From ܗܠܟ (hlak, “to walk”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [h(ə)lax(ə)θɑ], [hɛllax(ə)θɑ], [hɛlk(ə)θɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [halkɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܗܠܟܬܐ • (həllaḵṯā, hellaḵṯā, helkəṯā) f (plural ܗܠܟܬܐ (halkāṯā))

1. going, walking, treading, marching
2. mobility, locomotion
3. (in the plural) goings, steps, ways

Inflection

Inflection of ܗܠܟܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܗܠܟܐ		1st person	ܗܠܟܬܝ		ܗܠܟܬܢ
	construct	ܗܠܟܬ		2nd person	ܗܠܟܬܟ	ܗܠܟܬܟܝ	ܗܠܟܬܟܘܢ	ܗܠܟܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܗܠܟܬܐ		3rd person	ܗܠܟܬܗ	ܗܠܟܬܗ	ܗܠܟܬܗܘܢ	ܗܠܟܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܗܠܟܢ		1st person	ܗܠܟܬܢ		ܗܠܟܬܢ
	construct	ܗܠܟܬ		2nd person	ܗܠܟܬܟ	ܗܠܟܬܟܝ	ܗܠܟܬܟܘܢ	ܗܠܟܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܗܠܟܬܐ		3rd person	ܗܠܟܬܗ	ܗܠܟܬܗ	ܗܠܟܬܗܘܢ	ܗܠܟܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Root
ܗ-ܠ-ܟ
2 terms

From ܗܠܟ (hlak, “to walk”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hallɑxtɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [hallɑxɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܗܠܟܬܐ • (hallāḵtā) f (plural ܗܠܟܬܐ (hallāḵāṯā), singular masculine counterpart ܗܠܟܐ (hallāḵā))

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

Inflection

Inflection of ܗܠܟܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܗܠܟܐ		1st person	ܗܠܟܬܝ		ܗܠܟܬܢ
	construct	ܗܠܟܬ		2nd person	ܗܠܟܬܟ	ܗܠܟܬܟܝ	ܗܠܟܬܟܘܢ	ܗܠܟܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܗܠܟܬܐ		3rd person	ܗܠܟܬܗ	ܗܠܟܬܗ	ܗܠܟܬܗܘܢ	ܗܠܟܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܗܠܟܢ		1st person	ܗܠܟܬܢ		ܗܠܟܬܢ
	construct	ܗܠܟܬ		2nd person	ܗܠܟܬܟ	ܗܠܟܬܟܝ	ܗܠܟܬܟܘܢ	ܗܠܟܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܗܠܟܬܐ		3rd person	ܗܠܟܬܗ	ܗܠܟܬܗ	ܗܠܟܬܗܘܢ	ܗܠܟܬܗܝܢ

References

• “hlkh²”, 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, page 344b