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 ܚ̈ܵܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥālāṯā) or ܚ̈ܵܠܬܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥāltāṯā), masculine ܚܵܠܵܐ (ḥālā))

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

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

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܵܠܬܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܵܠܵܐ (ḥālā)		1st person	ܚܵܠܬܝܼ (ḥāltī)		ܚܵܠܬܲܢ (ḥāltan)
	construct	ܚܵܠܲܬ݂ (ḥālaṯ)		2nd person	ܚܵܠܬܘܼܟ݂ (ḥāltōḵ)	ܚܵܠܬܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥāltāḵ)	ܚܵܠܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥāltawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܵܠܬܵܐ (ḥāltā)		3rd person	ܚܵܠܬܹܗ (ḥāltēh)	ܚܵܠܬܵܗ̇ (ḥāltāh)	ܚܵܠܬܗܘܿܢ (ḥālthōn)
plural	absolute	ܚܵܠܵܢ̈ (ḥālān)		1st person	ܚܵܠܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (ḥālāṯī)		ܚܵܠܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (ḥālāṯan)
	construct	ܚܵܠܵܬ݂̈ (ḥālāṯ)		2nd person	ܚܵܠܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥālāṯōḵ)	ܚܵܠܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥālāṯāḵ)	ܚܵܠܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥālāṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚ̈ܵܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥālāṯā)		3rd person	ܚ̈ܵܠܵܬ݂ܹܗ (ḥālāṯēh)	ܚ̈ܵܠܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ḥālāṯāh)	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)”)
• ܒܲܪ݇ܬ݂ ܚܵܠܬܵܐ (baṯ ḥāltā, “cousin (mother’s sister’s daughter)”)

Etymology 2

Compare also in Classical Syriac.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܚܸܠܬ݂ܵܐ • (ḥilṯā) f (plural ܚܸ̈ܠܹܐ (ḥillē))

1. sheath, scabbard

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܸܠܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܸܠܵܐ (ḥillā)		1st person	ܚܸܠܬ݂ܝܼ (ḥilṯī)		ܚܸܠܬ݂ܲܢ (ḥilṯan)
	construct	ܚܸܠܲܬ݂ (ḥillaṯ)		2nd person	ܚܸܠܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ḥilṯōḵ)	ܚܸܠܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥilṯāḵ)	ܚܸܠܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥilṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܸܠܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥilṯā)		3rd person	ܚܸܠܬ݂ܹܗ (ḥilṯēh)	ܚܸܠܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ḥilṯāh)	ܚܸܠܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ḥilṯhōn)
plural	absolute	ܚܸܠܝܼ̈ܢ (ḥilīn)		1st person	ܚܸܠܝܼ̈ (ḥilī)		ܚܸܠܲܢ̈ (ḥillan)
	construct	ܚܸܠܲܝ̈ (ḥillay)		2nd person	ܚܸܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥilōḵ)	ܚܸܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥillāḵ)	ܚܸܠܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥillawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܸ̈ܠܹܐ (ḥillē)		3rd person	ܚܸ̈ܠܘܼܗܝ (ḥilūh)	ܚܸ̈ܠܘܼܗ̇ (ḥillōh)	ܚܸܠܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ḥillayhōn)

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] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħallɑθɑ], [ħɛllɑθɑ], [ħɑlɑθɑ] (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, →ISBN, pages 461a–b