ܗܠܟܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Root
ܗ-ܠ-ܟ
2 terms

From ܗܠܟ (hlak, “to walk”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hɛlkɑ], [halkɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [hɛlke], [halke] (plural)

Noun

ܗܠܟܐ • (helkā, halkā) m (plural ܗܠܟܐ (helkē, halkē))

1. moving, walking, going
2. walk, march
3. way, course

Inflection

    inflection of ܗܠܟܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܗܠܟ	ܗܠܟܝܢ
construct	ܗܠܟ	ܗܠܟܝ
emphatic	ܗܠܟܐ	ܗܠܟܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܗܠܟܝ	ܗܠܟܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܗܠܟܟ	ܗܠܟܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܗܠܟܟܝ	ܗܠܟܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܗܠܟܗ	ܗܠܟܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܗܠܟܗ	ܗܠܟܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܗܠܟܢ	ܗܠܟܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܗܠܟܟܘܢ	ܗܠܟܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܗܠܟܟܝܢ	ܗܠܟܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܗܠܟܗܘܢ	ܗܠܟܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܗܠܟܗܝܢ	ܗܠܟܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Root
ܗ-ܠ-ܟ
2 terms

From ܗܠܟ (hlak, “to walk”). Compare Hebrew הַלָּךְ (hallāḵ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hallɑxɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [hallɑxe] (plural)

Noun

ܗܠܟܐ • (hallāḵā) m (plural ܗܠܟܐ (hallāḵē), singular feminine counterpart ܗܠܟܬܐ (hallāḵtā))

1. walker, pedestrian
2. forerunner, precursor
3. peripatetic philosopher

Inflection

    inflection of ܗܠܟܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܗܠܟ	ܗܠܟܝܢ
construct	ܗܠܟ	ܗܠܟܝ
emphatic	ܗܠܟܐ	ܗܠܟܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܗܠܟܝ	ܗܠܟܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܗܠܟܟ	ܗܠܟܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܗܠܟܟܝ	ܗܠܟܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܗܠܟܗ	ܗܠܟܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܗܠܟܗ	ܗܠܟܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܗܠܟܢ	ܗܠܟܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܗܠܟܟܘܢ	ܗܠܟܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܗܠܟܟܝܢ	ܗܠܟܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܗܠܟܗܘܢ	ܗܠܟܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܗܠܟܗܝܢ	ܗܠܟܝܗܝܢ

References

• “hlk²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “hlk”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 77b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 104a
• 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 344a–b