ܚܠܒܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ḥalīb-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ħal(ə)vɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܚܠܒܐ • (ħalbā') m (uncountable)

  1. milk
  2. (figuratively) juice, sap
Inflection
    declension of ܚܠܒܐ
state singular (uncountable)
absolute ܚܠܒ
construct ܚܠܒ
emphatic ܚܠܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܚܠܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܚܠܒܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܚܠܒܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܚܠܒܗ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܚܠܒܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܚܠܒܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܚܠܒܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܚܠܒܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܚܠܒܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܚܠܒܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Compare Hebrew חֵלֶב‎ (ḥḗleḇ).

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ħɛlbɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħɛlbe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܚܠܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܚܠܒܐ)

  1. fat
  2. membrane
  3. peel, rind, shell
  4. (anatomy) peritoneum, omentum, epiploon, diaphragm
  5. (anatomy) retina
Inflection
    declension of ܚܠܒܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܚܠܒ ܚܠܒܝܢ
construct ܚܠܒ ܚܠܒܝ
emphatic ܚܠܒܐ ܚܠܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܚܠܒܝ ܚܠܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܚܠܒܟ ܚܠܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܚܠܒܟܝ ܚܠܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܚܠܒܗ ܚܠܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܚܠܒܗ ܚܠܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܚܠܒܢ ܚܠܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܚܠܒܟܘܢ ܚܠܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܚܠܒܟܝܢ ܚܠܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܚܠܒܗܘܢ ܚܠܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܚܠܒܗܝܢ ܚܠܒܝܗܝܢ

References
  • “ḥlb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 105a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 142b
  • 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, pp. 451b-452a
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