ܚܠܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܚ ܠ ܡ (ḥ l m)
6 terms

Inherited from Aramaic חֶלְמָא (ḥelmā); compare Arabic حُلْم (ḥulm) and Hebrew חֲלוֹם (khalóm).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [xɪlmaː], [ħɪlmaː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [xulmaː]

Noun

ܚܸܠܡܵܐ • (ḥilmām (plural ܚܸܠܡܹ̈ܐ (ḥilmē) or ܚܸ̈ܠܡܵܢܹܐ (ḥilmānē) or ܚܸ̈ܠܡܵܡܹܐ (ḥilmāmē))

  1. dream
  2. (figuratively) a hope, a wish, a desire

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܸܠܡܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܚܠܸܡ (ḥlim) 1st person ܚܸܠܡܝܼ (ḥilmī) ܚܸܠܡܲܢ (ḥilman)
construct ܚܠܸܡ (ḥlim) 2nd person ܚܸܠܡܘܼܟ݂ (ḥilmōḵ) ܚܸܠܡܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥilmāḵ) ܚܸܠܡܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥilmawḵōn)
emphatic ܚܸܠܡܵܐ (ḥilmā) 3rd person ܚܸܠܡܹܗ (ḥilmēh) ܚܸܠܡܵܗ̇ (ḥilmāh) ܚܸܠܡܗܘܿܢ (ḥilmhōn)
plural absolute ܚܸܠܡܝܼ̈ܢ (ḥilmīn) 1st person ܚܸܠܡܝܼ̈ (ḥilmī) ܚܸܠܡܲܢ̈ (ḥilman)
construct ܚܸܠܡܲܝ̈ (ḥilmay) 2nd person ܚܸܠܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥilmōḵ) ܚܸܠܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥilmāḵ) ܚܸܠܡܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥilmawḵōn)
emphatic ܚܸܠܡܹ̈ܐ (ḥilmē) 3rd person ܚܸܠܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥilmūh) ܚܸܠܡܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (ḥilmōh) ܚܸܠܡܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ḥilmayhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܚܸܠܡܵܐ ܟܵܒ݂ܘܿܫܵܐ (ḥilmā kāḇōšā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܚ ܠ ܡ related to dreaming. Compare Arabic حُلْم (ḥulm), Hebrew חֲלוֹם (ḥălôm) and Amharic ሕልም (ḥəlm).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ħɛlmɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħɛlme] (plural)

Noun

ܚܠܡܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܚܠܡܐ)

  1. dream
Inflection
Inflection of ܚܠܡܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܚܠܡ 1st person ܚܠܡܝ ܚܠܡܢ
construct ܚܠܡ 2nd person ܚܠܡܟ ܚܠܡܟܝ ܚܠܡܟܘܢ ܚܠܡܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܠܡܐ 3rd person ܚܠܡܗ ܚܠܡܗ ܚܠܡܗܘܢ ܚܠܡܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܚܠܡܝܢ 1st person ܚܠܡܝ ܚܠܡܝܢ
construct ܚܠܡܝ 2nd person ܚܠܡܝܟ ܚܠܡܝܟܝ ܚܠܡܝܟܘܢ ܚܠܡܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܠܡܐ 3rd person ܚܠܡܘܗܝ ܚܠܡܝܗ ܚܠܡܝܗܘܢ ܚܠܡܝܗܝܢ
Antonyms

Etymology 2

From the root ܚ ܠ ܡ related to dreaming. Compare Arabic حَالِم (ḥālim) and Hebrew חוֹלֵם (ḥôlēm).

Alternative forms

  • ܚܠܘܡܐ

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ħɑlmɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħɑlme] (plural)

Noun

ܚܠܡܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܚܠܡܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܚܠܡܬܐ)

  1. dreamer
Inflection
Inflection of ܚܠܡܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܚܠܡ 1st person ܚܠܡܝ ܚܠܡܢ
construct ܚܠܡ 2nd person ܚܠܡܟ ܚܠܡܟܝ ܚܠܡܟܘܢ ܚܠܡܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܠܡܐ 3rd person ܚܠܡܗ ܚܠܡܗ ܚܠܡܗܘܢ ܚܠܡܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܚܠܡܝܢ 1st person ܚܠܡܝ ܚܠܡܝܢ
construct ܚܠܡܝ 2nd person ܚܠܡܝܟ ܚܠܡܝܟܝ ܚܠܡܝܟܘܢ ܚܠܡܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܠܡܐ 3rd person ܚܠܡܘܗܝ ܚܠܡܝܗ ܚܠܡܝܗܘܢ ܚܠܡܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܚ ܠ ܡ related to dreaming.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ħallɑmɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħallɑme] (plural)

Noun

ܚܠܡܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܚܠܡܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܚܠܡܬܐ)

  1. oneiromancer
Inflection
Inflection of ܚܠܡܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܚܠܡ 1st person ܚܠܡܝ ܚܠܡܢ
construct ܚܠܡ 2nd person ܚܠܡܟ ܚܠܡܟܝ ܚܠܡܟܘܢ ܚܠܡܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܠܡܐ 3rd person ܚܠܡܗ ܚܠܡܗ ܚܠܡܗܘܢ ܚܠܡܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܚܠܡܝܢ 1st person ܚܠܡܝ ܚܠܡܝܢ
construct ܚܠܡܝ 2nd person ܚܠܡܝܟ ܚܠܡܝܟܝ ܚܠܡܝܟܘܢ ܚܠܡܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܠܡܐ 3rd person ܚܠܡܘܗܝ ܚܠܡܝܗ ܚܠܡܝܗܘܢ ܚܠܡܝܗܝܢ

References

  • ḥlm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 24 September 2011
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 105b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 144a
  • 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, →ISBN, page 457b

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