Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħɑltɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħɑlɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܚܠܬܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) f ‎(plural ܚܠܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܚܠܐ)

1. maternal aunt

Inflection

See also

• ܕܕܬܐ
• ܥܡܬܐ

Etymology 2

From the root ܚ-ܠ-ܠ ‎(ḥ-l-l) related to pricking.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħɛll(ə)θɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܚܠܬܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) f ‎(plural ܚܠܐ)

1. sheath, scabbard

Inflection

Etymology 3

From the root ܚ-ܠ-ܠ ‎(ḥ-l-l). Compare Arabic حَلَّة ‎(ḥalla(t)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħall(ə)θɑ(ʔ)], [ħɛll(ə)θɑ(ʔ)], [ħɑll(ə)θɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħallɑθɑ(ʔ)], [ħɛllɑθɑ(ʔ)], [ħɑlɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܚܠܬܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) f ‎(plural ܚܠܬܐ)

1. bucket, pitcher, vase

Inflection

References

• “xlh”, 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. 104b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 145b
• 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, p. 461a-b