حلب

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See also: حلت, خلت, and ح ل ب

Arabic[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

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[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

حَلَب (ḥalabf

  1. Aleppo (the capital city of Aleppo governorate, Syria)
  2. Aleppo (a governorate of Syria).
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Etymology 2[edit]

Root
ح ل ب (ḥ-l-b)

Cognate with Hebrew חלב (khaláv).

Verb[edit]

حَلَبَ (ḥalaba) I, non-past يَحْلُبُ or يَحْلِبُ‎ (yaḥlubu or yaḥlibu)

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

Verb[edit]

حَلِبَ (ḥaliba) I, non-past يَحْلَبُ‎ (yaḥlabu)

  1. to be black
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Noun[edit]

حَلْب (ḥalbm

  1. verbal noun of حَلَبَ (ḥalaba) (form I)
Declension[edit]

Noun[edit]

حَلَب (ḥalabm

  1. verbal noun of حَلِبَ (ḥaliba) (form I)
  2. fresh milk
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Etymology 3[edit]

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.

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Noun[edit]

حُلَّب (ḥullabm

  1. Flueggea tinctoria; Euphorbia aegyptiaca and Euphorbia granulata
    Synonym: عَوْسَج صَغِير (ʕawsaj ṣaḡīr)
    (Can we find and add a quotation of كتاب عمدة الطبيب في معرفة النبات لكل لبيب to this entry?)
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Ibn Wāfid to this entry?)
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Ibn Baṣṣāl to this entry?)
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Etymology 4[edit]

Noun[edit]

حَلَب (ḥalabm (collective, singulative حَلَبِيّ m (ḥalabiyy))

  1. Ḥalab, one of the tribes of Doms in Egypt
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Azerbaijani[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

حلب

  1. Arabic spelling of Hələb

Ottoman Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic حَلَب (ḥalab).

Proper noun[edit]

حَلَب (Haleb, vulg. Halep)

  1. Aleppo (a city in Syria)
    Synonym: حلب الشهبا (Halebü'ş-Şehbâ, Aleppo the Grey)

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Further reading[edit]

Pashto[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic حَلَب (ḥalab).

Proper noun[edit]

حَلَب (haláb)

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

Persian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Readings
Classical reading? halaḇ
Dari reading? halab
Iranian reading? halab
Tajik reading? halab

Etymology 1[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun[edit]

حلب (halab)

  1. tin (container)
  2. tin plate

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic حَلَب (ḥalab).

Proper noun[edit]

Dari حلب
Iranian Persian
Tajik Ҳалаб

حلب (halab)

  1. Aleppo (the capital city of Aleppo governorate, Syria)
  2. Aleppo (a governorate of Syria).
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Punjabi[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic حَلَب (ḥalab).

Proper noun[edit]

حَلَب (ḥalabm (Gurmukhi spelling ਹਲਬ)

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

Sindhi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic حَلَب (ḥalab).

Proper noun[edit]

حلب (transliteration needed?

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

South Levantine Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic حَلَب (ḥalab).

Proper noun[edit]

حلب (ḥalabm

  1. Aleppo (a city in Syria)

Urdu[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic حَلَب (ḥalab).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

حَلَب (halabm (Hindi spelling हलब)

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

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • حلب”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.