ܚܠܙܘܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܚܠܙܘܢܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic חְלָזֹונָא (ḥəlāzōnā), possibly from Ancient Greek ἑλικών (helikṓn); compare Hebrew חִלָּזוֹן (khilazón), Arabic حَلَزُون (ḥalazūn).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [xal.lɑːzoːnɑː]

Noun

ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܵܐ • (ḥallāzōnā) m (plural ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ (ḥallāzōnē), feminine ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܬܵܐ (ḥallāzōntā))

1. snail (mollusk with a coiled shell)

   ܡܲܪܕܝܼܬܵܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܢܝܼܚܬܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ، ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܵܐ ܒܸܪܚܵܫܵܐ ܝܘܲܚ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܒܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ.

   mardītā rābā nīḥtā ìwā, ayḵ ḥallāzōnā birḥāšā ìwaḥ wā b-urḥā.

   The traffic was so slow, we were crawling like a snail on the road.

   • Psalms 58:8:

     ܗܘܝܼ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܵܐ ܒܸܦܫܵܪܵܐ ܟܲܕ ܒܸܪܚܵܫܵܐ، ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܡܘܼܪ̈ܚܸܫܹܐ ܕܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܕܠܵܐ ܚܙܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܫܸܡܫܵܐ.

     hwī ayḵ ḥallāzōnā bipšārā kad birḥāšā, ayḵ murḥiššē d-baḵtātē d-lā ḥzē lhōn šimšā.

     Let them be like a snail which melts away as it goes, Like a stillborn child of a woman, that they may not see the sun.

2. snail (pastry in the form of a snail or helix)
3. shellfish, murex
4. (anatomy) cochlea

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܵܐ (ḥallāzōnā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܝܼ (ḥallāzōnī)		ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܲܢ (ḥallāzōnan)
	construct	ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢ (ḥallāzōn)	2nd person	ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܘܼܟ݂ (ḥallāzōnūḵ)	ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥallāzōnāḵ)	ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥallāzōnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܵܐ (ḥallāzōnā)	3rd person	ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܹܗ (ḥallāzōnēh)	ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܵܗ̇ (ḥallāzōnāh)	ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܗܘܿܢ (ḥallāzōnhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܝܼ̈ (ḥallāzōnī)		ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܲܢ̈ (ḥallāzōnan)
	construct	ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܲܝ̈ (ḥallāzōnay)	2nd person	ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥallāzōnūḵ)	ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥallāzōnāḵ)	ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥallāzōnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ (ḥallāzōnē)	3rd person	ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥallāzōnūh)	ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ḥallāzōnōh)	ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ḥallāzōnhōn)

Derived terms

• ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܵܝܵܐ (ḥallāzōnāyā, “cochlear”)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܚܠܝܙܘܢܐ (ḥəlīzōnā)

Etymology

Compare Arabic حَلَزُون (ḥalazūn), Hebrew חילזון (ḥilazón), Middle Armenian խլէզ (xlēz).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ħ(ə.)lɑˈzo.nɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [xlɑˈzo.nɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ħloˈzu.no]

Noun

ܚܠܙܘܢܐ • (ḥəlāzōnā) m (plural ܚܠܙܘܢܐ (ḥəlāzōnē))

1. shellfish, murex

Inflection

    inflection of ܚܠܙܘܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܚܠܙܘܢ	ܚܠܙܘܢܝܢ
construct	ܚܠܙܘܢ	ܚܠܙܘܢܝ
emphatic	ܚܠܙܘܢܐ	ܚܠܙܘܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܚܠܙܘܢܝ	ܚܠܙܘܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܚܠܙܘܢܟ	ܚܠܙܘܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܚܠܙܘܢܟܝ	ܚܠܙܘܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܚܠܙܘܢܗ	ܚܠܙܘܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܚܠܙܘܢܗ	ܚܠܙܘܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܚܠܙܘܢܢ	ܚܠܙܘܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܚܠܙܘܢܟܘܢ	ܚܠܙܘܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܚܠܙܘܢܟܝܢ	ܚܠܙܘܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܚܠܙܘܢܗܘܢ	ܚܠܙܘܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܚܠܙܘܢܗܝܢ	ܚܠܙܘܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ḥlzwn³”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2018-06-14
• Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 233b
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 105b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 142b-143a
• 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 454a, 455b