ܚܘܠܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܚܘܠܢܐ

Root
ܚ ܠ ܠ (ḥ l l)
4 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic חוּלָנָא (ḥullānā, “hollow, cavern, tunnel”)

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [xul.lɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܚܘܼܠܵܢܵܐ • (ḥullānā) m sg (plural ܚܘܼܠܵܢܹ̈ܐ (ḥūlānē))

1. tunnel (underground or underwater passage)

   ܡܲܥܒܪܵܐ ܠܡܲܪܙܵܐ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ ܕܢܲܗܪܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܚܘܼܠܵܢܵܐ ܝܲܢ ܓܸܫܪܵܐ.

   maˁbrā l-marzā ḥēnā d-nahrā ìlēh ḥullānā yan gišrā.

   The passage to the other side of the river is either a tunnel or a bridge.

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܘܼܠܵܢܵܐ (ḥullānā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܚܘܼܠܵܢܝܼ (ḥūlānī)		ܚܘܼܠܵܢܲܢ (ḥūlānan)
	construct	ܚܘܼܠܵܢ (ḥūlān)	2nd person	ܚܘܼܠܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (ḥūlānūḵ)	ܚܘܼܠܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥūlānāḵ)	ܚܘܼܠܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥūlānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܘܼܠܵܢܵܐ (ḥullānā)	3rd person	ܚܘܼܠܵܢܹܗ (ḥūlānēh)	ܚܘܼܠܵܢܵܗ̇ (ḥūlānāh)	ܚܘܼܠܵܢܗܘܿܢ (ḥūlānhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܚܘܼܠܵܢܝܼ̈ (ḥūlānī)		ܚܘܼܠܵܢܲܢ̈ (ḥūlānan)
	construct	ܚܘܼܠܵܢܲܝ̈ (ḥūlānay)	2nd person	ܚܘܼܠܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥūlānūḵ)	ܚܘܼܠܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥūlānāḵ)	ܚܘܼܠܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥūlānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܘܼܠܵܢܹ̈ܐ (ḥūlānē)	3rd person	ܚܘܼܠܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥūlānūh)	ܚܘܼܠܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ḥūlānōh)	ܚܘܼܠܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ḥūlānhōn)

See also

• ܚܠܵܠܵܐ (ḥlālā)
• ܓܸܫܪܵܐ (gišrā, “bridge”)