ܚܠܘܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
| Root |
|---|
| ܚ ܠ ܐ (ḥ l ˀ) |
| 6 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 (khálva).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [xɪl.wɑː], [ħal.wɑː]
Noun
ܚܸܠܘܵܐ or ܚܲܠܘܵܐ • (ḥilwā or ḥalwā) m sg (plural ܚܸܠܘܹ̈ܐ (ḥilwē))
- dessert
- candy, confection, sweet pastry
- Synonyms: ܩܲܒܠܝܼܩܵܐ (qablīqā), ܦܲܛܒ݂ܵܓܵܐ (paṭḇāgā)
- halva, confection usually made from crushed sesame seeds and honey
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܚܠܸܘ (ḥliw) | 1st person | ܚܸܠܘܝܼ (ḥilwī) | ܚܸܠܘܲܢ (ḥilwan) | |||
| construct | ܚܠܸܘ (ḥliw) | 2nd person | ܚܸܠܘܘܼܟ݂ (ḥilwōḵ) | ܚܸܠܘܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥilwāḵ) | ܚܸܠܘܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥilwawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܚܸܠܘܵܐ (ḥilwā) | 3rd person | ܚܸܠܘܹܗ (ḥilwēh) | ܚܸܠܘܵܗ̇ (ḥilwāh) | ܚܸܠܘܗܘܿܢ (ḥilwhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܚܸܠܘܝܼ̈ܢ (ḥilwīn) | 1st person | ܚܸܠܘܝܼ̈ (ḥilwī) | ܚܸܠܘܲܢ̈ (ḥilwan) | |||
| construct | ܚܸܠܘܲܝ̈ (ḥilway) | 2nd person | ܚܸܠܘܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥilwōḵ) | ܚܸܠܘܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥilwāḵ) | ܚܸܠܘܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥilwawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܚܸܠܘܹ̈ܐ (ḥilwē) | 3rd person | ܚܸܠܘܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥilwūh) | ܚܸܠܘܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (ḥilwōh) | ܚܸܠܘܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ḥilwayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܚܸܠܘܵܐ ܛܵܚܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (ḥilwā ṭāḥīnāyā)
Related terms
- ܚܸܠܝܘܼܬܵܐ (ḥilyūtā)