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 • (ḥallāzōnā) m (plural ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ (ḥallāzōnē), feminine ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥallāzōnīṯā))
- 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.
- shellfish, murex
- (anatomy) cochlea
Inflection
| 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 • (ḥəlāzōnā) m (plural ܚܠܙܘܢܐ (ḥəlāzōnē))
Inflection
| 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