حلب

See also: حلت, خلت, and ح ل ب

Arabic

Etymology 1

Perhaps from the root ح ل ب (ḥ-l-b), coming from the ancient tradition that Abraham gave milk to travelers as they moved throughout the region.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈħalab]

Proper noun

حَلَب • (ḥalab) f

1. Aleppo (the capital city of Aleppo governorate, Syria)

Declension

Declension of noun حَلَب (ḥalab)

Singular	basic singular diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	حَلَب ḥalab	—
Nominative	—	حَلَبُ ḥalabu	—
Accusative	—	حَلَبَ ḥalaba	—
Genitive	—	حَلَبَ ḥalaba	—

Derived terms

• حَلَبِيّ (ḥalabiyy)

Etymology 2

From the root ح ل ب (ḥ-l-b).

Verb

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

Verb

1. to be black

Noun

حَلْب • (ḥalb) m

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

Declension

Declension of noun حَلْب (ḥalb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَلْب ḥalb	الْحَلْب al-ḥalb	حَلْب ḥalb
Nominative	حَلْبٌ ḥalbun	الْحَلْبُ al-ḥalbu	حَلْبُ ḥalbu
Accusative	حَلْبًا ḥalban	الْحَلْبَ al-ḥalba	حَلْبَ ḥalba
Genitive	حَلْبٍ ḥalbin	الْحَلْبِ al-ḥalbi	حَلْبِ ḥalbi

Noun

حَلَب • (ḥalab) m

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

Declension

Declension of noun حَلَب (ḥalab)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَلَب ḥalab	الْحَلَب al-ḥalab	حَلَب ḥalab
Nominative	حَلَبٌ ḥalabun	الْحَلَبُ al-ḥalabu	حَلَبُ ḥalabu
Accusative	حَلَبًا ḥalaban	الْحَلَبَ al-ḥalaba	حَلَبَ ḥalaba
Genitive	حَلَبٍ ḥalabin	الْحَلَبِ al-ḥalabi	حَلَبِ ḥalabi

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

• حِلِبْلَاب (ḥiliblāb), حِلْبَاب (ḥilbāb), حُلَّاب (ḥullāb)

Noun

حُلَّب • (ḥullab) m

1. Flueggea tinctoria; Euphorbia aegyptiaca and Euphorbia granulata
   • Synonym: عَوْسَج صَغِير (ʕawsaj ṣaḡīr)

     c. 1200, يحيى بن محمد بن أحمد بن العوام [yaḥyā ibn muḥammad ibn ʔaḥmad ibn al-ʕawwām], edited by José Antonio Banqueri, كتاب الفلاحة [Book on Agriculture], volume 1, Madrid: Imprenta Real, published 1802^IA, Cap. 3, Art. 1, page 139:

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Declension

Declension of noun حُلَّب (ḥullab)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حُلَّب ḥullab	الْحُلَّب al-ḥullab	حُلَّب ḥullab
Nominative	حُلَّبٌ ḥullabun	الْحُلَّبُ al-ḥullabu	حُلَّبُ ḥullabu
Accusative	حُلَّبًا ḥullaban	الْحُلَّبَ al-ḥullaba	حُلَّبَ ḥullaba
Genitive	حُلَّبٍ ḥullabin	الْحُلَّبِ al-ḥullabi	حُلَّبِ ḥullabi

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Persian

Etymology 1

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Noun

حلب • (halab)

1. tin (container)
2. tin plate

Etymology 2

From Arabic حَلَب (ḥalab).

Proper noun

حلب • (Halab)

1. Aleppo (the capital city of Aleppo governorate, Syria)

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South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic حَلَب (ḥalab).

Proper noun

حلب • (ḥalab) m

1. Aleppo (a city in Syria)

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Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَلَب (ḥalab).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɦə.ləb/
• Rhymes: -əb

Proper noun

حَلَب • (ḥalab) m (Hindi spelling हलब)

1. Aleppo (the capital city of Aleppo governorate, Syria)