حلب

See also: حلت‎, خلت‎, and ح ل ب‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

Perhaps from the root ح ل ب‎ (ḥ-l-b), coming from the ancient tradition that Abraham gave milk to travelers as they moved throughout the region.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈħalab]

Proper noun

حَلَب • (ḥalab) f

  1. Aleppo (the capital city of Aleppo governorate, Syria)
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From the root ح ل ب‎ (ḥ-l-b). Cognate with Hebrew חלב‎ (khaláv).

Verb

حَلَبَ • (ḥalaba) I, non-past يَحْلُبُ‎ or يَحْلِبُ‎‎ (yaḥlubu or yaḥlibu)

  1. to milk
  2. (rare) to yield milk
  3. (rare) to grant milking, to assign an animal to milk
Conjugation

Verb

حَلِبَ • (ḥaliba) I, non-past يَحْلَبُ‎‎ (yaḥlabu)

  1. to be black
Conjugation

Noun

حَلْب • (ḥalb) m

  1. verbal noun of حَلَبَ (ḥalaba) (form I)
Declension

Noun

حَلَب • (ḥalab) m

  1. verbal noun of حَلِبَ (ḥaliba) (form I)
  2. fresh milk
Declension

Etymology 3

Related to the milk-giving qualities of these plants, compare the Spanish name of the spurge lechetrezna; but possibly from Classical Syriac, ܚܰܠܒ݂ܳܐ‎ (ḥalbā, “milk”), construct state ܚܠܷܒ‎ (ḥăleḇ), also meaning “spurge” in compounds.

Alternative forms

  • حِلِبْلَاب‎ (ḥiliblāb), حِلْبَاب‎ (ḥilbāb), حُلَّاب‎ (ḥullāb)

Noun

حُلَّب • (ḥullab) m

  1. Flueggea tinctoria; Euphorbia aegyptiaca and Euphorbia granulata
Declension

Persian

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

حلب • (halab)

  1. tin (container)
  2. tin plate

Etymology 2

From Arabic حَلَب‎ (ḥalab).

Proper noun

Dari حلب
Iranian Persian
Tajik Ҳалаб (Halab)

حلب • (halab)

  1. Aleppo (the capital city of Aleppo governorate, Syria)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic حَلَب‎ (ḥalab).

Proper noun

حلب • (ḥalab) m

  1. Aleppo (a city in Syria)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَلَب‎ (ḥalab).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

حَلَب • (ḥalab) m

  1. Aleppo (the capital city of Aleppo governorate, Syria)
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