ܚܠܙܘܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic חְלָזֹונָא (ḥəlāzōnā), possibly from Ancient Greek ἑλικών (helikṓn); compare Hebrew חִלָּזוֹן (khilazón), Arabic حَلَزُون (ḥalazūn).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [xal.lɑːzoːnɑː]

Noun

ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܵܐ • (ḥallāzōnām (plural ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ (ḥallāzōnē), feminine ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥallāzōnīṯā))

  1. snail
    ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܵܐ ܒܸܪܚܵܫܵܐ ܝܘܲܚ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܒܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ.
    ayḵ ḥallāzōnā birḥāšā ìwaḥ wā b-urḥā.
    We were crawling like a snail on the road.
    • Psalms 58:8:
      ܗܘܝܼ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܵܐ ܒܸܦܫܵܪܵܐ ܟܲܕ ܒܸܪܚܵܫܵܐ، ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܡܘܼܪ̈ܚܸܫܹܐ ܕܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܕܠܵܐ ܚܙܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܫܸܡܫܵܐ.
      hwī ayḵ ḥallāzōnā bipšārā kad birḥāšā, ayḵ murḥiššē d-baḵtātē d-lā ḥzē lhōn šimšā.
      Let them be like a snail which melts away as it goes, Like a stillborn child of a woman, that they may not see the sun.
  2. shellfish, murex
  3. (anatomy) cochlea

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢ (ḥallāzōn) 1st person ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܝܼ (ḥallāzōnī) ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܲܢ (ḥallāzōnan)
construct ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢ (ḥallāzōn) 2nd person ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܘܼܟ݂ (ḥallāzōnōḵ) ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥallāzōnāḵ) ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥallāzōnawḵōn)
emphatic ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܵܐ (ḥallāzōnā) 3rd person ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܹܗ (ḥallāzōnēh) ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܵܗ̇ (ḥallāzōnāh) ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܗܘܿܢ (ḥallāzōnhōn)
plural absolute ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܝܼ̈ܢ (ḥallāzōnīn) 1st person ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܝܼ̈ (ḥallāzōnī) ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܲܢ̈ (ḥallāzōnan)
construct ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܲܝ̈ (ḥallāzōnay) 2nd person ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥallāzōnōḵ) ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥallāzōnāḵ) ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥallāzōnawḵōn)
emphatic ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ (ḥallāzōnē) 3rd person ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥallāzōnūh) ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (ḥallāzōnōh) ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ḥallāzōnayhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܵܝܵܐ (ḥallāzōnāyā, cochlear)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

  • ܚܠܝܙܘܢܐ (ḥəlīzōnā)

Etymology

Compare Arabic حَلَزُون (ḥalazūn), Hebrew חילזון (ḥilazón), Middle Armenian խլէզ (xlēz).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ħ(ə.)lɑˈzo.nɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [xlɑˈzo.nɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ħloˈzu.no]

Noun

ܚܠܙܘܢܐ • (ḥəlāzōnām (plural ܚܠܙܘܢܐ (ḥəlāzōnē))

  1. shellfish, murex

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܠܙܘܢܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܚܠܙܘܢ 1st person ܚܠܙܘܢܝ ܚܠܙܘܢܢ
construct ܚܠܙܘܢ 2nd person ܚܠܙܘܢܟ ܚܠܙܘܢܟܝ ܚܠܙܘܢܟܘܢ ܚܠܙܘܢܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܠܙܘܢܐ 3rd person ܚܠܙܘܢܗ ܚܠܙܘܢܗ ܚܠܙܘܢܗܘܢ ܚܠܙܘܢܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܚܠܙܘܢܝܢ 1st person ܚܠܙܘܢܝ ܚܠܙܘܢܝܢ
construct ܚܠܙܘܢܝ 2nd person ܚܠܙܘܢܝܟ ܚܠܙܘܢܝܟܝ ܚܠܙܘܢܝܟܘܢ ܚܠܙܘܢܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܠܙܘܢܐ 3rd person ܚܠܙܘܢܘܗܝ ܚܠܙܘܢܝܗ ܚܠܙܘܢܝܗܘܢ ܚܠܙܘܢܝܗܝܢ

References

  • ḥlzwn3”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 14 June 2018
  • Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 233b
  • 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, pages 142b–143a
  • 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 454a, 455b