ܚܠܘܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Root
ܚ ܠ ܐ‎ (ḥ l ˀ)
5 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 (khalvá).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [xɪl.wɑː], [ħal.wɑː]

Noun

ܚܸܠܘܵܐ or ܚܲܠܘܵܐ • (ḥilwā or ḥalwā) m sg (plural ܚܸܠܘܹ̈ܐ (ḥilwē))

  1. dessert
  2. candy, confection, sweet pastry
    Synonyms: ܩܲܒܠܝܼܩܵܐ‎ (qablīqā), ܦܲܛܒ݂ܵܓܵܐ‎ (paṭḇāgā)
  3. halva, confection usually made from crushed sesame seeds and honey

Inflection
Inflection of ܚܸܠܘܵܐ (ḥilwā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܚܸܠܘܝܼ‎
(ḥilwī)		 ܚܸܠܘܲܢ‎
(ḥilwan)
construct ܚܠܸܘ‎
(ḥliw)		 2nd person ܚܸܠܘܘܼܟ݂‎
(ḥilwūḵ)		 ܚܸܠܘܵܟ݂ܝ‎
(ḥilwāḵ)		 ܚܸܠܘܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎
(ḥilwāwḵōn)
emphatic ܚܸܠܘܵܐ
(ḥilwā)		 3rd person ܚܸܠܘܹܗ‎
(ḥilwēh)		 ܚܸܠܘܵܗ̇‎
(ḥilwāh)		 ܚܸܠܘܗܘܿܢ‎
(ḥilwhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܚܸܠܘܝܼ̈‎
(ḥilwī)		 ܚܸܠܘܲܢ̈‎
(ḥilwan)
construct ܚܸܠܘܲܝ̈‎
(ḥilway)		 2nd person ܚܸܠܘܘܼ̈ܟ݂‎
(ḥilwūḵ)		 ܚܸܠܘܵܟ݂ܝ̈‎
(ḥilwāḵ)		 ܚܸܠܘܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎
(ḥilwāwḵōn)
emphatic ܚܸܠܘܹ̈ܐ
(ḥilwē)		 3rd person ܚܸܠܘܘܼ̈ܗܝ‎
(ḥilwūh)		 ܚܸܠܘ̈ܘܿܗ̇‎
(ḥilwōh)		 ܚܸܠܘܗ̈ܘܿܢ‎
(ḥilwhōn)

Derived terms
  • ܚܸܠܘܵܐ ܛܵܚܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ‎ (ḥilwā ṭāḥīnāyā)
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