ܗܠܟܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Root
ܗ-ܠ-ܟ
2 terms

From ܗܠܟ (hlak, “to walk”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [h(ə)lax(ə)θɑ], [hɛllax(ə)θɑ], [hɛlk(ə)θɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [halkɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܗܠܟܬܐ • (həllaḵṯā, hellaḵṯā, helkəṯā) f (plural ܗܠܟܬܐ (halkāṯā))

1. going, walking, treading, marching
2. mobility, locomotion
3. (in the plural) goings, steps, ways

Inflection

    declension of ܗܠܟܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܗܠܟܐ	ܗܠܟܢ
construct	ܗܠܟܬ	ܗܠܟܬ
emphatic	ܗܠܟܬܐ	ܗܠܟܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܗܠܟܬܝ	ܗܠܟܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܗܠܟܬܟ	ܗܠܟܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܗܠܟܬܟܝ	ܗܠܟܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܗܠܟܬܗ	ܗܠܟܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܗܠܟܬܗ	ܗܠܟܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܗܠܟܬܢ	ܗܠܟܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܗܠܟܬܟܘܢ	ܗܠܟܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܗܠܟܬܟܝܢ	ܗܠܟܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܗܠܟܬܗܘܢ	ܗܠܟܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܗܠܟܬܗܝܢ	ܗܠܟܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Root
ܗ-ܠ-ܟ
2 terms

From ܗܠܟ (hlak, “to walk”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hallɑxtɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [hallɑxɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܗܠܟܬܐ • (hallāḵtā) f (plural ܗܠܟܬܐ (hallāḵāṯā), singular masculine counterpart ܗܠܟܐ (hallāḵā))

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

Inflection

    declension of ܗܠܟܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܗܠܟܐ	ܗܠܟܢ
construct	ܗܠܟܬ	ܗܠܟܬ
emphatic	ܗܠܟܬܐ	ܗܠܟܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܗܠܟܬܝ	ܗܠܟܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܗܠܟܬܟ	ܗܠܟܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܗܠܟܬܟܝ	ܗܠܟܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܗܠܟܬܗ	ܗܠܟܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܗܠܟܬܗ	ܗܠܟܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܗܠܟܬܢ	ܗܠܟܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܗܠܟܬܟܘܢ	ܗܠܟܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܗܠܟܬܟܝܢ	ܗܠܟܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܗܠܟܬܗܘܢ	ܗܠܟܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܗܠܟܬܗܝܢ	ܗܠܟܬܗܝܢ

References

• “hlkh²”, 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, page 344b