ܚܠܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܚ ܠ ܒ (ḥ l b)
1 term

ܚܠܒܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic חַלְבָּא (ḥalbā), from Proto-Semitic *ḥalīb-; compare Arabic حَلِيب (ḥalīb), Hebrew חָלָב (khaláv) and Akkadian 𒄭𒅋𒁍 (ḫilpu).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈxal.wɑː]

Noun

ܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܐ • (ḥalḇā) m sg

1. milk
   • 1 Peter 2:2:

     ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܝܲܠܕܘܼܕܹ̈ܐ ܙܥܘܿܪܹ̈ܐ ܬܵܙܵܐ ܗ݇ܘܝܼܹܐ، ܫܲܗܘܸܬܘܼܢ ܠܗܹܡܸܙܡܵܢ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܕܠܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܐ ܨܸܦܝܵܐ ܕܒܝܼܹܗ ܓܲܪܘܸܣܝܼܬܘܿܢ ܠܦܘܼܪܩܵܢܵܐ،

     ayḵ yaldūdē zˁōrē tāzā wīyē, šahwitūn l-hēmizmān ayḵ d-l-ḥalḇā ṣipyā d-bīyēh garwisītōn l-purqānā,

     as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby,

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܚܲܠܒ݂ܝܼ (ḥalḇī)		ܚܲܠܒ݂ܲܢ (ḥalḇan)
	construct	ܚܠܲܒ݂ (ḥlaḇ)		2nd person	ܚܲܠܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ḥalḇūḵ)	ܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥalḇāḵ)	ܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥalḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܐ (ḥalḇā)		3rd person	ܚܲܠܒ݂ܹܗ (ḥalḇēh)	ܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (ḥalḇāh)	ܚܲܠܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ḥalḇhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܚܲܠܒ݂ܝܼ̈ (ḥalḇī)		ܚܲܠܒ݂ܲܢ̈ (ḥalḇan)
	construct	ܚܲܠܒ݂ܲܝ̈ (ḥalḇay)		2nd person	ܚܲܠܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥalḇūḵ)	ܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥalḇāḵ)	ܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥalḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܲܠܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (ḥalḇē)		3rd person	ܚܲܠܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥalḇūh)	ܚܲܠܒ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ḥalḇōh)	ܚܲܠܒ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ḥalḇhōn)

Derived terms

• ܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܐ ܓܠܝܼܙ ܩܪܘܼܫܬܵܐ (ḥalḇā glīz qruštā, “skim milk”)
• ܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܢܝܼܬܵܐ (ḥalḇānītā, “galbanum”)
• ܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܢܵܐ (ḥalḇānā, “milky”)
• ܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ (ḥalḇānāyā)
• ܚܵܠܹܒ݂ (ḥālēḇ, “to milk”)

 

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ḥalīb-.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈħal(ə)vɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈxal.wɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈħɑl.wo]

Noun

ܚܠܒܐ • (ḥaləḇā) m(uncountable)

1. milk
   • Peshitta, 1 Peter 2:2:

     ܘܗܘܘ ܐܝܟ ܝܠܘܕ̈ܐ ܫܒܪ̈ܐ. ܘܐܬܪܓܪܓܘ ܠܗܿ ܠܡܠܬܐ. ܐܝܟ ܕܠܚܠܒܐ ܢܩܕܐ ܘܪܘܚܢܐ. ܕܒܗܿ ܬܬܪܒܘܢ ܠܚܝ̈ܐ.

     wa-həwaw ʾāḵ yallūḏē šaḇrē, wə-ʾeṯraḡraḡ[w] lāh lə-melləṯā, ʾāḵ da-lə-ḥaləḇā naqdā wə-rūḥānā, də-ḇāh ṯeṯrabbon lə-ḥayyē.

     As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow

2. (figuratively) juice, sap

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܠܒܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܠܒ		1st person	ܚܠܒܝ		ܚܠܒܢ
	construct	ܚܠܒ		2nd person	ܚܠܒܟ	ܚܠܒܟܝ	ܚܠܒܟܘܢ	ܚܠܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܠܒܐ		3rd person	ܚܠܒܗ	ܚܠܒܗ	ܚܠܒܗܘܢ	ܚܠܒܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Compare Arabic خِلْب (ḵilb, “diaphragm, flesh between the ribs”), Hebrew חֵלֶב (ḥḗleḇ, “treyf animal fat”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈħɛl.bɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈxɪl.bɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈħɛl.bo]

Noun

ܚܠܒܐ • (ḥelbā) m (plural ܚܠܒܐ (ḥelbē))

1. fat
2. membrane
3. peel, rind, shell
4. (anatomy) peritoneum, omentum, epiploon, diaphragm
5. (anatomy) retina

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܠܒܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܠܒ		1st person	ܚܠܒܝ		ܚܠܒܢ
	construct	ܚܠܒ		2nd person	ܚܠܒܟ	ܚܠܒܟܝ	ܚܠܒܟܘܢ	ܚܠܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܠܒܐ		3rd person	ܚܠܒܗ	ܚܠܒܗ	ܚܠܒܗܘܢ	ܚܠܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܠܒܝܢ		1st person	ܚܠܒܝ		ܚܠܒܝܢ
	construct	ܚܠܒܝ		2nd person	ܚܠܒܝܟ	ܚܠܒܝܟܝ	ܚܠܒܝܟܘܢ	ܚܠܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܠܒܐ		3rd person	ܚܠܒܘܗܝ	ܚܠܒܝܗ	ܚܠܒܝܗܘܢ	ܚܠܒܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ḥlb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-24
• “ḥlb²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-24
• 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 142b
• 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 451b-452a