ܚܠܒܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From Proto-Semitic *ḥalīb-.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈħal(ə)vɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈxal.wɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈħɑl.wo]
Noun
ܚܠܒܐ • (ḥaləḇā) m (uncountable)
- milk
- Peshitta, 1 Peter 2:2:
- ܘܗܘܘ ܐܝܟ ܝܠܘܕ̈ܐ ܫܒܪ̈ܐ. ܘܐܬܪܓܪܓܘ ܠܗܿ ܠܡܠܬܐ. ܐܝܟ ܕܠܚܠܒܐ ܢܩܕܐ ܘܪܘܚܢܐ. ܕܒܗܿ ܬܬܪܒܘܢ ܠܚܝ̈ܐ.
- wa-həwaw ʾāḵ yallūḏē šaḇrē, wə-ʾeṯraḡraḡ[w] lāh lə-melləṯā, ʾāḵ da-lə-ḥaləḇā naqdā wə-rūḥānā, də-ḇāh ṯeṯrabbon lə-ḥayyē.
- As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow
- Peshitta, 1 Peter 2:2:
- (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 Arabic خِلْب (ḵilb, “diaphragm, flesh between the ribs”), Hebrew חֵלֶב (ḥḗleḇ, “treyf animal fat”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈħɛl.bɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈxɪl.bɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈħɛl.bo]
Noun
ܚܠܒܐ • (ḥelbā) m (plural ܚܠܒܐ (ḥelbē))
- fat
- membrane
- peel, rind, shell
- (anatomy) peritoneum, omentum, epiploon, diaphragm
- (anatomy) retina
Inflection
inflection 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–, retrieved 2011-11-24
- “ḥlb2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-24
- 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 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, pages 451b-452a