ܗܠܟܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Root
ܗ ܠ ܟ
3 terms

From ܗܠܟ (hlak, to walk).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [hɛlkɑ], [halkɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [hɛlke], [halke] (plural)

Noun

ܗܠܟܐ • (helkā, halkām (plural ܗܠܟܐ (helkē, halkē))

  1. moving, walking, going
  2. walk, march
  3. way, course
Inflection
Inflection of ܗܠܟܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܗܠܟ 1st person ܗܠܟܝ ܗܠܟܢ
construct ܗܠܟ 2nd person ܗܠܟܟ ܗܠܟܟܝ ܗܠܟܟܘܢ ܗܠܟܟܝܢ
emphatic ܗܠܟܐ 3rd person ܗܠܟܗ ܗܠܟܗ ܗܠܟܗܘܢ ܗܠܟܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܗܠܟܝܢ 1st person ܗܠܟܝ ܗܠܟܝܢ
construct ܗܠܟܝ 2nd person ܗܠܟܝܟ ܗܠܟܝܟܝ ܗܠܟܝܟܘܢ ܗܠܟܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܗܠܟܐ 3rd person ܗܠܟܘܗܝ ܗܠܟܝܗ ܗܠܟܝܗܘܢ ܗܠܟܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Root
ܗ ܠ ܟ
3 terms

From ܗܠܟ (hlak, to walk). Compare Hebrew הַלָּךְ (hallāḵ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [hallɑxɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [hallɑxe] (plural)

Noun

ܗܠܟܐ • (hallāḵām (plural ܗܠܟܐ (hallāḵē), singular feminine counterpart ܗܠܟܬܐ (hallāḵtā))

  1. walker, pedestrian
  2. forerunner, precursor
  3. peripatetic philosopher
Inflection
Inflection of ܗܠܟܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܗܠܟ 1st person ܗܠܟܝ ܗܠܟܢ
construct ܗܠܟ 2nd person ܗܠܟܟ ܗܠܟܟܝ ܗܠܟܟܘܢ ܗܠܟܟܝܢ
emphatic ܗܠܟܐ 3rd person ܗܠܟܗ ܗܠܟܗ ܗܠܟܗܘܢ ܗܠܟܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܗܠܟܝܢ 1st person ܗܠܟܝ ܗܠܟܝܢ
construct ܗܠܟܝ 2nd person ܗܠܟܝܟ ܗܠܟܝܟܝ ܗܠܟܝܟܘܢ ܗܠܟܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܗܠܟܐ 3rd person ܗܠܟܘܗܝ ܗܠܟܝܗ ܗܠܟܝܗܘܢ ܗܠܟܝܗܝܢ

References

  • hlk2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • hlk”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 77b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 104a
  • 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, pages 344a–b