ܚܠܡܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Hebrew חֶלָּמוּת (ḥellāmûṯ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħ(ə)lam(ə)θɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħalmɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܚܠܡܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܚܠܡܬܐ)

1. (botany) anchusa, oxtongue, alkanet

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܠܡܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܠܡܐ		1st person	ܚܠܡܬܝ		ܚܠܡܬܢ
	construct	ܚܠܡܬ		2nd person	ܚܠܡܬܟ	ܚܠܡܬܟܝ	ܚܠܡܬܟܘܢ	ܚܠܡܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܠܡܬܐ		3rd person	ܚܠܡܬܗ	ܚܠܡܬܗ	ܚܠܡܬܗܘܢ	ܚܠܡܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܠܡܢ		1st person	ܚܠܡܬܢ		ܚܠܡܬܢ
	construct	ܚܠܡܬ		2nd person	ܚܠܡܬܟ	ܚܠܡܬܟܝ	ܚܠܡܬܟܘܢ	ܚܠܡܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܠܡܬܐ		3rd person	ܚܠܡܬܗ	ܚܠܡܬܗ	ܚܠܡܬܗܘܢ	ܚܠܡܬܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܚܠܡܬܐ ܕܬܕܐ

Etymology 2

From the root ܚ-ܠ-ܡ (ḥ-l-m) related to dreaming. Compare Arabic حَالِمَة (ḥālima) and Hebrew חוֹלֵמָה (ḥôlēmâ).

Alternative forms

• ܚܠܘܡܬܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħɑlɛm(ə)θɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħɑlmɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܚܠܡܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܚܠܡܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܚܠܡܐ)

1. dreamer

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܠܡܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܠܡܐ		1st person	ܚܠܡܬܝ		ܚܠܡܬܢ
	construct	ܚܠܡܬ		2nd person	ܚܠܡܬܟ	ܚܠܡܬܟܝ	ܚܠܡܬܟܘܢ	ܚܠܡܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܠܡܬܐ		3rd person	ܚܠܡܬܗ	ܚܠܡܬܗ	ܚܠܡܬܗܘܢ	ܚܠܡܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܠܡܢ		1st person	ܚܠܡܬܢ		ܚܠܡܬܢ
	construct	ܚܠܡܬ		2nd person	ܚܠܡܬܟ	ܚܠܡܬܟܝ	ܚܠܡܬܟܘܢ	ܚܠܡܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܠܡܬܐ		3rd person	ܚܠܡܬܗ	ܚܠܡܬܗ	ܚܠܡܬܗܘܢ	ܚܠܡܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܚ-ܠ-ܡ (ḥ-l-m) related to dreaming.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħallɑmtɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħallɑmɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܚܠܡܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܚܠܡܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܚܠܡܐ)

1. oneiromancer

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܠܡܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܠܡܐ		1st person	ܚܠܡܬܝ		ܚܠܡܬܢ
	construct	ܚܠܡܬ		2nd person	ܚܠܡܬܟ	ܚܠܡܬܟܝ	ܚܠܡܬܟܘܢ	ܚܠܡܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܠܡܬܐ		3rd person	ܚܠܡܬܗ	ܚܠܡܬܗ	ܚܠܡܬܗܘܢ	ܚܠܡܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܠܡܢ		1st person	ܚܠܡܬܢ		ܚܠܡܬܢ
	construct	ܚܠܡܬ		2nd person	ܚܠܡܬܟ	ܚܠܡܬܟܝ	ܚܠܡܬܟܘܢ	ܚܠܡܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܠܡܬܐ		3rd person	ܚܠܡܬܗ	ܚܠܡܬܗ	ܚܠܡܬܗܘܢ	ܚܠܡܬܗܝܢ

References

• “ḥlmh”, 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, pages 105b-106a
• 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 447b-458a