ܚܠܘܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܚ ܠ ܐ (ḥ l ˀ)
6 terms

Etymology

The sense of “halva” is a semantic loan from Ottoman Turkish حلوا (halva), itself from cognate Arabic حَلْوَى (ḥalwā). Compare also borrowed into Hebrew חַלְוָה (khálva).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [xɪl.wɑː], [ħal.wɑː]

Noun

ܚܸܠܘܵܐ or ܚܲܠܘܵܐ • (ḥilwā or ḥalwā) m sg (plural ܚܸܠܘܹ̈ܐ (ḥilwē))

1. dessert
2. candy, confection, sweet pastry

   Synonyms: ܩܲܒܠܝܼܩܵܐ (qablīqā), ܦܲܛܒ݂ܵܓܵܐ (paṭḇāgā)

3. halva, confection usually made from crushed sesame seeds and honey

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܸܠܘܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܚܸܠܘܝܼ (ḥilwī)		ܚܸܠܘܲܢ (ḥilwan)
	construct	ܚܠܸܘ (ḥliw)		2nd person	ܚܸܠܘܘܼܟ݂ (ḥilwūḵ)	ܚܸܠܘܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥilwāḵ)	ܚܸܠܘܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥilwāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܸܠܘܵܐ (ḥilwā)		3rd person	ܚܸܠܘܹܗ (ḥilwēh)	ܚܸܠܘܵܗ̇ (ḥilwāh)	ܚܸܠܘܗܘܿܢ (ḥilwhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܚܸܠܘܝܼ̈ (ḥilwī)		ܚܸܠܘܲܢ̈ (ḥilwan)
	construct	ܚܸܠܘܲܝ̈ (ḥilway)		2nd person	ܚܸܠܘܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥilwūḵ)	ܚܸܠܘܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥilwāḵ)	ܚܸܠܘܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥilwāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܸܠܘܹ̈ܐ (ḥilwē)		3rd person	ܚܸܠܘܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥilwūh)	ܚܸܠܘ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ḥilwōh)	ܚܸܠܘܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ḥilwhōn)

Derived terms

• ܚܸܠܘܵܐ ܛܵܚܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (ḥilwā ṭāḥīnāyā)

Related terms

• ܚܸܠܝܘܼܬܵܐ (ḥilyūtā)