ܚܠܙܘܢܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
ܚܠܙܘܢܐ
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 • (ḥallāzonā) m (plural ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ (ḥallāzonē), feminine ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܬܵܐ (ḥallāzontā))
- snail (mollusk with a coiled shell)
- ܡܲܪܕܝܼܬܵܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܢܝܼܚܬܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ، ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܵܐ ܒܸܪܚܵܫܵܐ ܝܘܲܚ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܒܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ.
- mardītā rābā niḥtā ìwā, ayḵ ḥallāzonā birḥāšā ìwaḥ wā b-ʾurḥā.
- The traffic was so slow, 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 ḥallāzonā bipšārā kad birḥāšā, ayḵ murḥišē d-baḵtātē d-lā ḥzē lhon 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.
- snail (pastry in the form of a snail or helix)
- shellfish, murex
Inflection
Inflection of ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܵܐ (ḥallāzonā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܝܼ (ḥallāzonī) |
ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܲܢ (ḥallāzonan) | ||
| construct | ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢ (ḥallāzon) |
2nd person | ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܘܼܟ݂ (ḥallāzonuḵ) |
ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥallāzonāḵ) |
ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥallāzonāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܵܐ (ḥallāzonā) |
3rd person | ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܹܗ (ḥallāzonēh) |
ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܘܿܗ̇ (ḥallāzonoh) |
ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܗܘܿܢ (ḥallāzonhon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܝܼ̈ (ḥallāzonī) |
ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܲܢ̈ (ḥallāzonan) | ||
| construct | ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܲܝ̈ (ḥallāzonay) |
2nd person | ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥallāzonuḵ) |
ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥallāzonāḵ) |
ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥallāzonāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ (ḥallāzonē) |
3rd person | ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥallāzonuh) |
ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ḥallāzonoh) |
ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ḥallāzonhon) | ||
Derived terms
- ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܵܝܵܐ (ḥallāzonāyā)
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
- ܚܠܝܙܘܢܐ (ḥəlīzōnā)
Etymology
Compare Arabic حَلَزُون (ḥalazūn), Hebrew חִלָּזוֹן (ḥillāzôn), 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]
Inflection
inflection of ܚܠܙܘܢܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܚܠܙܘܢ | ܚܠܙܘܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܚܠܙܘܢ | ܚܠܙܘܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܚܠܙܘܢܐ | ܚܠܙܘܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܚܠܙܘܢܝ | ܚܠܙܘܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܚܠܙܘܢܟ | ܚܠܙܘܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܚܠܙܘܢܟܝ | ܚܠܙܘܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܚܠܙܘܢܗ | ܚܠܙܘܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܚܠܙܘܢܗ | ܚܠܙܘܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܚܠܙܘܢܢ | ܚܠܙܘܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܚܠܙܘܢܟܘܢ | ܚܠܙܘܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܚܠܙܘܢܟܝܢ | ܚܠܙܘܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܚܠܙܘܢܗܘܢ | ܚܠܙܘܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܚܠܙܘܢܗܝܢ | ܚܠܙܘܢܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “ḥlzwn3”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2018-06-14
- 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, page 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, page 454a, 455b
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