ܗܠܝܢ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Alternative forms
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Aramaic הָלֵין (hālēn); compare Arabic هٰؤُلَاءِ (hāʔulāʔi) and Hebrew אֵלֶּה (éle).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [hɑːleːn]
Pronoun
ܗܵܠܹܝܢ • (hālēn) pl (masculine singular ܗܵܢܵܐ (hānā), feminine singular ܗܵܕ݂ܹܐ (hāḏē))
- (demonstrative) these, these things, these ones
- ܗܵܠܹܝܢ ܝܢܵܐ ܛܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ ― hālēn ìnā ṭāḇē ― These are good
- ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܢ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܗܵܠܹܝܢ ― kē bāˁēn lhōn hālēn ― I want these ones
- ܐܟ݂ܝܼܠ ܠܝܼ ܗܵܠܹܝܢ ܚܲܒܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ ܬܸܡܵܠ
- ḵīl lī hālēn ḥabūšē timmāl
- I ate these apples yesterday
Derived terms
- ܐܲܝܠܹܝܢ (aylēn)
Classical Syriac
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [hɑle(j)n]
Adjective
ܗܠܝܢ • (transliteration needed) c pl (singular ܗܕܐ ,ܗܢܐ)
- (demonstrative) these
Usage notes
- As an attributive adjective, ܗܠܝܢ can come either before or after the noun it describes without any change in meaning.
Pronoun
ܗܠܝܢ • (transliteration needed) c pl (singular ܗܕܐ or ܗܢܐ)
References
- “hlyn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Brockelmann, Carl (1895) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), Berlin, Edinburgh: Reuther & Reichard, T. & T. Clark
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press