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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