ܗܠܝܢ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Aramaic הָלֵין (hālēn); compare Arabic هٰؤُلَاءِ (hāʔulāʔi) and Hebrew אֵלֶּה (éle).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [hɑːleːn]

Pronoun

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ܗܵܠܹܝܢ (hālēnpl (masculine singular ܗܵܢܵܐ (hānā), feminine singular ܗܵܕ݂ܹܐ (hāḏē))

  1. (demonstrative) these, these things, these ones
    ܗܵܠܹܝܢ ܝܢܵܐ ܛܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐhālēn ìnā ṭāḇēThese are good
    ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܢ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܗܵܠܹܝܢkē bāˁēn lhōn hālēnI want these ones
    ܐܟ݂ܝܼܠ ܠܝܼ ܗܵܠܹܝܢ ܚܲܒܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ ܬܸܡܵܠḵīl lī hālēn ḥabūšē timmālI ate these apples yesterday

Derived terms

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Classical Syriac

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ܗܠܝܢ (transliteration needed) c pl (singular ܗܕܐ ,ܗܢܐ)

  1. (demonstrative) these

Usage notes

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  • As an attributive adjective, ܗܠܝܢ can come either before or after the noun it describes without any change in meaning.

Pronoun

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ܗܠܝܢ (transliteration neededc pl (singular ܗܕܐ or ܗܢܐ)

  1. (demonstrative) these things, these ones

References

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  • hlyn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Brockelmann, Carl (1895) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), Berlin, Edinburgh: Reuther & Reichard, T. & T. Clark
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press