ܚܠܛܐ

ܚܠܛܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܚ ܠ ܛ‎ (ḥ l ṭ)
2 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic חֵלְטָא‎ (ḥelṭā). The sense of “error” is a semantic loan from Arabic as an allusion to غَلَط‎ (ḡalaṭ).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [xɪlːtˤɑː]

Noun

ܚܸܠܛܵܐ • (ḥilṭā) m sg (plural ܚܸܠܛܹ̈ܐ (ḥilṭē))

1. mistake, error

   ‏ܐܵܗܵܐ ܦܸܬܓ݂ܵܡܵܐ ܕܚܸܠܛܘܼ̈ܗܝ ܦܝܵܫܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܡܘܼܟ݂ܫܸܛܵܐ ܒܕܲܠܩܘܼܒ݂ܠܵܝܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܚܲܒܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ‎

   āhā pitḡāmā d-ḥilṭuh pyāšā ìlēh muḵšiṭṭā b-dalquḇlāyutā d-ḥabruh

   This is a phrase whose error is revealed by the contrariness of its words.

2. wrong, incorrect

   ‏ܦܘܼܢܵܝܵܐ ܚܸܠܛܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ‎ ― punāyā ḥilṭā ìlēh ― The answer is wrong.

   ‏ܦܘܼܪܡܝܼ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܚܸܠܛܵܐ‎‎ ― purmī luḵ ḥilṭā ― You misunderstood me.

3. mixture

Usage notes

• Although ܚܸܠܛܵܐ is a noun, its usage covers situations where an adjective or adverb would be used in English.

  The native synonym ܛܥܝܼܫܵܐ‎ (ṭʿīšā) is an equivalent adjective, and ܛܥܝܼܫܵܐܝܼܬ‎ (ṭʿīšāʾīt) is an equivalent adverb.

See also

• (error): ܛܥܘܼܫܝܵܐ‎ (ṭʿušyā)