ܚܠܝܘܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܚ ܠ ܐ (ḥ l ˀ)
5 terms

Etymology

From ܚܸܠܝܵܐ (ḥilyā, “sweet”) +‎ -ܘܬܐ (-utā, the abstract noun ending); cognate to Arabic حَلَاوَة (ḥalāwa).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [xɪljuːtɑː]

Noun

ܚܸܠܝܘܼܬܵܐ • (ḥilyūtā) f sg (plural ܚܸܠܝܵܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ḥilyāwātē))

1. sweetness, pleasantness
2. sweetmeat, candy, dessert

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܸܠܝܘܼܬܵܐ (ḥilyūtā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܚܸܠܝܘܼܬܝܼ (ḥilyūtī)		ܚܸܠܝܘܼܬܲܢ (ḥilyūtan)
	construct	ܚܸܠܝܘܼܬ (ḥilyūt)	2nd person	ܚܸܠܝܘܼܬܘܼܟ݂ (ḥilyūtūḵ)	ܚܸܠܝܘܼܬܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥilyūtāḵ)	ܚܸܠܝܘܼܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥilyūtāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܸܠܝܘܼܬܵܐ (ḥilyūtā)	3rd person	ܚܸܠܝܘܼܬܹܗ (ḥilyūtēh)	ܚܸܠܝܘܼܬܵܗ̇ (ḥilyūtāh)	ܚܸܠܝܘܼܬܗܘܿܢ (ḥilyuthōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܚܸܠܝܵܘܵܬܝܼ̈ (ḥilyāwātī)		ܚܸܠܝܵܘܵܬܲܢ̈ (ḥilyāwātan)
	construct	ܚܸܠܝܵܘܵܬ (ḥilyāwāt)	2nd person	ܚܸܠܝܵܘܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥilyāwātūḵ)	ܚܸܠܝܵܘܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥilyāwātāḵ)	ܚܸܠܝܵܘܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥilyāwātāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܸܠܝܵܘܵܬܹܐ (ḥilyāwātē)	3rd person	ܚܸܠܝܵܘܵܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥilyāwātūh)	ܚܸܠܝܵܘܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ḥilyāwātōh)	ܚܸܠܝܵܘܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ḥilyāwāthōn)

Related terms

• ܚܸܠܘܵܐ (ḥilwā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From ܚܠܝܐ (ḥalyā, “sweet”) +‎ -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯā, abstract noun ending). Compare Arabic حَلَاوَة (ḥalāwa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħaljuθɑ]

Noun

ܚܠܝܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (uncountable)

1. sweetness, pleasantness
2. sweetmeat
3. must, sweet wine

Inflection

    declension of ܚܠܝܘܬܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܚܠܝܘ
construct	ܚܠܝܘܬ
emphatic	ܚܠܝܘܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܚܠܝܘܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܚܠܝܘܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܚܠܝܘܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܚܠܝܘܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܚܠܝܘܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܚܠܝܘܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܚܠܝܘܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܚܠܝܘܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܚܠܝܘܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܚܠܝܘܬܗܝܢ

References

• “ḥlyw”, 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 105a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 143b
• 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 455a