ܚܠܛܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܚ ܠ ܛ (ḥ l ṭ)
2 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic חֵלְטָא (ḥelṭā). The sense of “error” is a semantic loan from Arabic as an allusion to غَلَط (ḡalaṭ).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [xɪlːtˤɑː]

Noun

ܚܸܠܛܵܐ • (ḥilṭā) m sg (plural ܚܸܠܛܹ̈ܐ (ḥilṭē))

1. mistake, error

   ܐܵܗܵܐ ܦܸܬܓ݂ܵܡܵܐ ܕܚܸܠܛܘܼ̈ܗܝ ܦܝܵܫܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܡܘܼܟ݂ܫܸܛܵܐ ܒܕܲܠܩܘܼܒ݂ܠܵܝܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܚܲܒܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ

   āhā pitḡāmā d-ḥilṭūh pyāšā ìlēh muḵšiṭṭā b-dalquḇlāyūtā d-ḥabrūh

   This is a phrase whose error is revealed by the contrariness of its words.

2. wrong, incorrect

   ܦܘܼܢܵܝܵܐ ܚܸܠܛܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ― punnāyā ḥilṭā ìlēh ― The answer is wrong.

   ܦܘܼܪܡܝܼ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܚܸܠܛܵܐ ― purmī lūḵ ḥilṭā ― You misunderstood me.

3. mixture

Usage notes

• Although ܚܸܠܛܵܐ is a noun, its usage covers situations where an adjective or adverb would be used in English.

  The native synonym ܛܥܝܼܫܵܐ (ṭˁīšā) is an equivalent adjective, and ܛܥܝܼܫܵܐܝܼܬ (ṭˁīšāˀīt) is an equivalent adverb.

See also

• (error): ܛܥܘܼܫܝܵܐ (ṭˁušyā)