ܚܠܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܚ ܠ ܡ (ḥ l m)
4 terms

Compare Arabic حُلْم (ḥulm) and Hebrew חֲלוֹם (ḥălôm).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [xɪlmaː], [ħɪlmaː]

Noun

ܚܸܠܡܵܐ • (ḥilmā) m (plural ܚܸܠܡܹ̈ܐ (ḥilmē) or ܚܸ̈ܠܡܵܢܹܐ (ḥilmānē) or ܚܸ̈ܠܡܵܡܹܐ (ḥilmāmē))

1. dream
2. (figuratively) a hope, a wish, a desire

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܚ-ܠ-ܡ (ḥ-l-m) related to dreaming. Compare Arabic حُلْم (ḥulm) and Hebrew חֲלוֹם (ḥălôm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħɛlmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħɛlme(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܚܠܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܚܠܡܐ)

1. dream

Inflection

    inflection of ܚܠܡܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܚܠܡ	ܚܠܡܝܢ
construct	ܚܠܡ	ܚܠܡܝ
emphatic	ܚܠܡܐ	ܚܠܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܚܠܡܝ	ܚܠܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܚܠܡܟ	ܚܠܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܚܠܡܟܝ	ܚܠܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܚܠܡܗ	ܚܠܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܚܠܡܗ	ܚܠܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܚܠܡܢ	ܚܠܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܚܠܡܟܘܢ	ܚܠܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܚܠܡܟܝܢ	ܚܠܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܚܠܡܗܘܢ	ܚܠܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܚܠܡܗܝܢ	ܚܠܡܝܗܝܢ

Antonyms

• ܥܠܘܐ

Etymology 2

From the root ܚ-ܠ-ܡ (ḥ-l-m) related to dreaming. Compare Arabic حَالِم (ḥālim) and Hebrew חוֹלֵם (ḥôlēm).

Alternative forms

• ܚܠܘܡܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħɑlmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħɑlme(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܚܠܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܚܠܡܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܚܠܡܬܐ)

1. dreamer

Inflection

    inflection of ܚܠܡܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܚܠܡ	ܚܠܡܝܢ
construct	ܚܠܡ	ܚܠܡܝ
emphatic	ܚܠܡܐ	ܚܠܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܚܠܡܝ	ܚܠܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܚܠܡܟ	ܚܠܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܚܠܡܟܝ	ܚܠܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܚܠܡܗ	ܚܠܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܚܠܡܗ	ܚܠܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܚܠܡܢ	ܚܠܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܚܠܡܟܘܢ	ܚܠܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܚܠܡܟܝܢ	ܚܠܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܚܠܡܗܘܢ	ܚܠܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܚܠܡܗܝܢ	ܚܠܡܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܚ-ܠ-ܡ (ḥ-l-m) related to dreaming.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħallɑmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħallɑme(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܚܠܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܚܠܡܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܚܠܡܬܐ)

1. oneiromancer

Inflection

    inflection of ܚܠܡܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܚܠܡ	ܚܠܡܝܢ
construct	ܚܠܡ	ܚܠܡܝ
emphatic	ܚܠܡܐ	ܚܠܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܚܠܡܝ	ܚܠܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܚܠܡܟ	ܚܠܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܚܠܡܟܝ	ܚܠܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܚܠܡܗ	ܚܠܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܚܠܡܗ	ܚܠܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܚܠܡܢ	ܚܠܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܚܠܡܟܘܢ	ܚܠܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܚܠܡܟܝܢ	ܚܠܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܚܠܡܗܘܢ	ܚܠܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܚܠܡܗܝܢ	ܚܠܡܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ḥlm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-09-24
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 105b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 144a
• 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, p. 457b

Anagrams

• ܠܚܡܐ
• ܡܠܚܐ