ܚܠܝܐ

Inherited from Aramaic חַלְיָא (ḥalyā) and passive participle of ܚܵܠܹܐ (ḥālē); cognate to Arabic حُلْو (ḥulw).

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [xɪljɑː]

ܚܸܠܝܵܐ • (ḥilyā) (feminine ܚܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥlīṯā), plural ܚܸܠܝܹ̈ܐ (ḥilyē))

1. sweet (having a pleasant taste, akin to that of sugar)

   ܚܲܒܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ ܚܸܠܝܹ̈ܐ ― ḥabūšē ḥilyē ― Sweet apples

2. cute, charming

   ܗܲܘ ܥܠܲܝܡܵܐ ܚܸܠܝܵܐ ― haw ˁlaymā ḥilyā ― He’s a charming young man.

3. pleasant, enjoyable, having a pleasant disposition.

   ܡܵܐ ܚܙܘܼܩܝܵܐ ܚܸܠܝܵܐ. ― What an enjoyable trip.

4. (of water) fresh; without salt, not saline

   ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ ܚܸܠܝܹ̈ܐ ― mayyā ḥilyē ― Fresh water.

• ܚܲܡܘܼܨܵܐ (ḥamūṣā, “sour”), ܡܲܠܘܼܚܵܐ (malūḥā, “salty”), ܡܲܪܝܼܪܵܐ (marīrā, “bitter”)

• ܚܸܠܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥilyūṯā, “sweetness”)
• ܐܸܛܪܘܼܓܵܐ ܚܸܠܝܵܐ (iṭrūgā ḥilyā, “orange”, literally “sweet citron”)