ܚܠܘܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Root
ܚ ܠ ܐ (ḥ l ˀ)
5 terms

Etymology

The sense of “halva” is a semantic loan from Ottoman Turkish حلوا (halva), itself from cognate Arabic حَلْوَى (ḥalwā). Compare also borrowed into Hebrew חַלְוָה (khalvá).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [xɪl.wɑː], [ħal.wɑː]

Noun

ܚܸܠܘܵܐ or ܚܲܠܘܵܐ • (ḥilwā or ḥalwā) m sg (plural ܚܸܠܘܹ̈ܐ (ḥilwē))

  1. dessert
  2. candy, confection, sweet pastry
    Synonyms: ܩܲܒܠܝܼܩܵܐ (qablīqā), ܦܲܛܒ݂ܵܓܵܐ (paṭḇāgā)
  3. halva, confection usually made from crushed sesame seeds and honey

Inflection
Inflection of ܚܸܠܘܵܐ (ḥilwā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܚܸܠܘܝܼ
(ḥilwī)		 ܚܸܠܘܲܢ
(ḥilwan)
construct ܚܠܸܘ
(ḥliw)		 2nd person ܚܸܠܘܘܼܟ݂
(ḥilwūḵ)		 ܚܸܠܘܵܟ݂ܝ
(ḥilwāḵ)		 ܚܸܠܘܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(ḥilwāwḵōn)
emphatic ܚܸܠܘܵܐ
(ḥilwā)		 3rd person ܚܸܠܘܹܗ
(ḥilwēh)		 ܚܸܠܘܵܗ̇
(ḥilwāh)		 ܚܸܠܘܗܘܿܢ
(ḥilwhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܚܸܠܘܝܼ̈
(ḥilwī)		 ܚܸܠܘܲܢ̈
(ḥilwan)
construct ܚܸܠܘܲܝ̈
(ḥilway)		 2nd person ܚܸܠܘܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(ḥilwūḵ)		 ܚܸܠܘܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(ḥilwāḵ)		 ܚܸܠܘܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(ḥilwāwḵōn)
emphatic ܚܸܠܘܹ̈ܐ
(ḥilwē)		 3rd person ܚܸܠܘܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(ḥilwūh)		 ܚܸܠܘ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(ḥilwōh)		 ܚܸܠܘܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(ḥilwhōn)

Derived terms
  • ܚܸܠܘܵܐ ܛܵܚܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (ḥilwā ṭāḥīnāyā)
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