حلب

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See also: حلت, خلت, and ح ل ب

Arabic

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Proper noun

حَلَب (ḥalabm

  1. Aleppo

Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From the root ح ل ب (ḥ-l-b)

Verb

حَلَبَ (ḥalaba) I, non-past يَحْلُبُ or يَحْلِبُ‎ (yaḥlubu or yaḥlibu)

  1. to milk
  2. (rare) to yield milk
  3. (rare) to grant milking, to assign an animal to milk
Conjugation

Verb

حَلِبَ (ḥaliba) I, non-past يَحْلَبُ‎ (yaḥlabu)

  1. to be black
Conjugation

Noun

حَلْب (ḥalbm

  1. verbal noun of حَلَبَ (ḥalaba) (form I)
Declension

Noun

حَلَب (ḥalabm

  1. verbal noun of حَلِبَ (ḥaliba) (form I)
  2. fresh milk
Declension

Etymology 3

Related to the milk-giving qualities of these plants, compare the Spanish name of the spurge lechetrezna; but possibly from Classical Syriac, ܚܰܠܒ݂ܳܐ (ḥalbā, milk), construct state ܚܠܷܒ (ḥăleḇ), also meaning “spurge” in compounds.

Alternative forms

Noun

حُلَّب (ḥullabm

  1. Flueggea tinctoria; Euphorbia aegyptiaca and Euphorbia granulata
Declension

Persian

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

حلب (halab)

  1. tin (container)
  2. tin plate

Etymology 2

From Arabic حَلَب (ḥalab).

Proper noun

حلب (Halab)

  1. Aleppo