ܚܠܝܘܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܚ ܠ ܐ (ḥ l ˀ)
6 terms

Etymology

From ܚܸܠܝܵܐ (ḥilyā, “sweet”) +‎ -ܘܬܐ (-utā, the abstract noun ending); cognate to Arabic حَلَاوَة (ḥalāwa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [xɪljuːtɑː]

Noun

ܚܸܠܝܘܼܬܵܐ • (ḥilyūtā) f sg (plural ܚܸܠܝܵܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ḥilyāwātē))

1. sweetness, pleasantness
2. sweetmeat, candy, dessert

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܸܠܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܚܸܠܝܘܼܬ݂ܝܼ (ḥilyūṯī)		ܚܸܠܝܘܼܬ݂ܲܢ (ḥilyūṯan)
	construct	ܚܸܠܝܘܼܬ݂ (ḥilyūṯ)		2nd person	ܚܸܠܝܘܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ḥilyūṯūḵ)	ܚܸܠܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥilyūṯāḵ)	ܚܸܠܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥilyūṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܸܠܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥilyūṯā)		3rd person	ܚܸܠܝܘܼܬ݂ܹܗ (ḥilyūṯēh)	ܚܸܠܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ḥilyūṯāh)	ܚܸܠܝܘܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ḥilyuṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܚܸܠܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (ḥilyawwāṯī)		ܚܸܠܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (ḥilyawwāṯan)
	construct	ܚܸܠ̈ܝܲܘܵܬ݂ (ḥilyawwāṯ)		2nd person	ܚܸܠܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥilyawwāṯūḵ)	ܚܸܠܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥilyawwāṯāḵ)	ܚܸܠܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥilyawwāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܸܠ̈ܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥilyawwāṯā)		3rd person	ܚܸܠ̈ܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܹܗ (ḥilyawwāṯēh)	ܚܸܠ̈ܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ḥilyawwāṯāh)	ܚܸܠܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ḥilyawwāṯhōn)

Related terms

• ܚܸܠܘܵܐ (ḥilwā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From ܚܠܝܐ (ḥalyā, “sweet”) +‎ -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯā, abstract noun ending). Compare Arabic حَلَاوَة (ḥalāwa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħaljuθɑ]

Noun

ܚܠܝܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f(uncountable)

1. sweetness, pleasantness
2. sweetmeat
3. must, sweet wine

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܠܝܘܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܠܝܘ		1st person	ܚܠܝܘܬܝ		ܚܠܝܘܬܢ
	construct	ܚܠܝܘܬ		2nd person	ܚܠܝܘܬܟ	ܚܠܝܘܬܟܝ	ܚܠܝܘܬܟܘܢ	ܚܠܝܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܠܝܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܚܠܝܘܬܗ	ܚܠܝܘܬܗ	ܚܠܝܘܬܗܘܢ	ܚܠܝܘܬܗܝܢ

References

• “ḥlyw”, 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 105a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 143b
• 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 455a