ܚܠܘܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܚ ܠ ܐ (ḥ l ˀ)
5 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 (khalvá).

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 (ḥilwā)

number	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)