ܚܠܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From Aramaic חָלתָא (ḥālṯā); related to Arabic خَالَة (ḵāla).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [xɑl.tɑː]

Noun

ܚܵܠܬܵܐ • (ḥāltā) f (plural ܚܵܠܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ḥālātē) or ܚܵܠ̈ܬܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥāltāṯā), masculine ܚܵܠܵܐ (ḥālā))

1. maternal blood aunt (sister of one's mother)

   Coordinate terms: ܥܲܡܵܐ (ˁammā), ܥܲܡܬܵܐ (ˁamtā), ܚܵܠܵܐ (ḥālā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܵܠܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܚܵܠܬ݂ܝܼ (ḥālṯī)		ܚܵܠܬ݂ܲܢ (ḥālṯan)
	construct	ܚܵܠܲܬ݂ (ḥālaṯ)		2nd person	ܚܵܠܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ḥālṯūḵ)	ܚܵܠܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥālṯāḵ)	ܚܵܠܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥālṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܵܠܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥālṯā)		3rd person	ܚܵܠܬ݂ܹܗ (ḥālṯēh)	ܚܵܠܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ḥālṯāh)	ܚܵܠܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ḥālṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܚܵܠܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (ḥālāṯī)		ܚܵܠܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (ḥālāṯan)
	construct	ܚܵܠܵܬ݂̈ (ḥālāṯ)		2nd person	ܚܵܠܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥālāṯūḵ)	ܚܵܠܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥālāṯāḵ)	ܚܵܠܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥālāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܵܠܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (ḥālāṯē)		3rd person	ܚܵܠܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥālāṯūh)	ܚܵܠܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ḥālāṯōh)	ܚܵܠܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ḥālāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܚܵܠܬܘܿ (ḥāltō, “endearing form”)
• ܓܒ݂ܲܪ ܚܵܠܬܵܐ (gḇar ḥāltā, “aunt (mother's sister's husband)”)
• ܒܲܪ ܚܵܠܬܵܐ (bar ḥāltā, “cousin (mother's sister's son)”)
• ܒܲܪ݇ܬ ܚܵܠܬܵܐ (bat ḥāltā, “cousin (mother's sister's daughter)”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [xil.tɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ħil.θɑː]

Noun

ܚܸܠܬܵܐ • (ḥiltā) f (plural ܚܸܠܹ̈ܐ (ḥillē))

1. sheath, scabbard

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܸܠܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܚܸܠܬ݂ܝܼ (ḥilṯī)		ܚܸܠܬ݂ܲܢ (ḥilṯan)
	construct	ܚܸܠܲܬ݂ (ḥillaṯ)		2nd person	ܚܸܠܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ḥilṯūḵ)	ܚܸܠܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥilṯāḵ)	ܚܸܠܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥilṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܸܠܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥilṯā)		3rd person	ܚܸܠܬ݂ܹܗ (ḥilṯēh)	ܚܸܠܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ḥilṯāh)	ܚܸܠܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ḥilṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܚܸܠܝܼ̈ (ḥilī)		ܚܸܠܲܢ̈ (ḥillan)
	construct	ܚܸܠܲܝ̈ (ḥillay)		2nd person	ܚܸܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥilūḵ)	ܚܸܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥillāḵ)	ܚܸܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥillāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܸܠܹ̈ܐ (ḥillē)		3rd person	ܚܸܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥilūh)	ܚܸܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ḥillōh)	ܚܸܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ḥilhōn)

Etymology 3

Root
ܚ ܠ ܠ (ḥ l l)
4 terms

Related to Arabic حَلَّة (ḥalla).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [xal.tɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ħal.θɑː]

Noun

ܚܲܠܬܵܐ • (ḥaltā) f (plural ܚܲܠܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ḥallātē))

1. water pitcher
2. vase

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܲܠܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܚܲܠܬ݂ܝܼ (ḥalṯī)		ܚܲܠܬ݂ܲܢ (ḥalṯan)
	construct	ܚܲܠܲܬ݂ (ḥallaṯ)		2nd person	ܚܲܠܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ḥalṯūḵ)	ܚܲܠܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥalṯāḵ)	ܚܲܠܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥalṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܲܠܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥalṯā)		3rd person	ܚܲܠܬ݂ܹܗ (ḥalṯēh)	ܚܲܠܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ḥalṯāh)	ܚܲܠܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ḥalṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܚܲܠܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (ḥallāṯī)		ܚܲܠܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (ḥallāṯan)
	construct	ܚܲܠܵܬ݂̈ (ḥallāṯ)		2nd person	ܚܲܠܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥallāṯūḵ)	ܚܲܠܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥallāṯāḵ)	ܚܲܠܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥallāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܲܠܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (ḥallāṯē)		3rd person	ܚܲܠܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥallāṯūh)	ܚܲܠܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ḥallāṯōh)	ܚܲܠܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ḥallāṯhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic خَالَة (ḵāla). Cognate to Nabataean Aramaic 𐢊𐢑𐢞𐢆 (ḥlth).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħɑltɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħɑlɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܚܠܬܐ • (ḥāltā) f (plural ܚܠܬܐ (ḥālāṯā), singular masculine counterpart ܚܠܐ (ḥālā))

1. maternal aunt

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܠܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܠܐ		1st person	ܚܠܬܝ		ܚܠܬܢ
	construct	ܚܠܬ		2nd person	ܚܠܬܟ	ܚܠܬܟܝ	ܚܠܬܟܘܢ	ܚܠܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܠܬܐ		3rd person	ܚܠܬܗ	ܚܠܬܗ	ܚܠܬܗܘܢ	ܚܠܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܠܢ		1st person	ܚܠܬܢ		ܚܠܬܢ
	construct	ܚܠܬ		2nd person	ܚܠܬܟ	ܚܠܬܟܝ	ܚܠܬܟܘܢ	ܚܠܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܠܬܐ		3rd person	ܚܠܬܗ	ܚܠܬܗ	ܚܠܬܗܘܢ	ܚܠܬܗܝܢ

See also

• ܕܕܬܐ (dāḏtā)
• ܥܡܬܐ (ʿamməṯā)

Etymology 2

From the root ܚ ܠ ܠ related to pricking.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħɛll(ə)θɑ]

Noun

ܚܠܬܐ • (ḥellṯā) f (plural ܚܠܐ (ḥellā))

1. sheath, scabbard

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܠܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܠܐ		1st person	ܚܠܬܝ		ܚܠܬܢ
	construct	ܚܠܬ		2nd person	ܚܠܬܟ	ܚܠܬܟܝ	ܚܠܬܟܝܢ	ܚܠܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܠܬܐ		3rd person	ܚܠܬܗ	ܚܠܬܗ	ܚܠܬܗܘܢ	ܚܠܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܠܝܢ		1st person	ܚܠܝ		ܚܠܝܢ
	construct	ܚܠܝ		2nd person	ܚܠܝܟ	ܚܠܝܟܝ	ܚܠܝܟܘܢ	ܚܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܠܐ		3rd person	ܚܠܘܗܝ	ܚܠܝܗ	ܚܠܝܗܘܢ	ܚܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܚ ܠ ܠ. Compare Arabic حَلَّة (ḥalla).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħall(ə)θɑ], [ħɛll(ə)θɑ], [ħɑll(ə)θɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħallɑθɑ], [ħɛllɑθɑ], [ħɑlɑθɑ] (in the plural)

Noun

ܚܠܬܐ • (ḥalləṯā, ḥelləṯā, ḥālləṯā) f (plural ܚܠܬܐ (ḥallāṯā, ḥellāṯā, ḥāllāṯā))

1. bucket, pitcher, vase

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܠܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܠܐ		1st person	ܚܠܬܝ		ܚܠܬܢ
	construct	ܚܠܬ		2nd person	ܚܠܬܟ	ܚܠܬܟܝ	ܚܠܬܟܘܢ	ܚܠܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܠܬܐ		3rd person	ܚܠܬܗ	ܚܠܬܗ	ܚܠܬܗܘܢ	ܚܠܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܠܢ		1st person	ܚܠܬܢ		ܚܠܬܢ
	construct	ܚܠܬ		2nd person	ܚܠܬܟ	ܚܠܬܟܝ	ܚܠܬܟܘܢ	ܚܠܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܠܬܐ		3rd person	ܚܠܬܗ	ܚܠܬܗ	ܚܠܬܗܘܢ	ܚܠܬܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Neo-Babylonian: 𒄬𒆷𒌓 (ḫallatu, “wicker basket”)
• → Arabic: حَلّة (ḥalla)

References

• “ḥlh²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ḥlh³”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ḥlh⁴”, 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 104b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 145b
• 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 461a-b