ܚܠܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܚ ܠ ܡ (ḥ l m)
6 terms

Compare Arabic حُلْم (ḥulm) and Hebrew חֲלוֹם (ḥălôm).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [xɪlmaː], [ħɪlmaː]

Noun

ܚܸܠܡܵܐ • (ḥilmā) m (plural ܚܸܠܡܹ̈ܐ (ḥilmē) or ܚܸ̈ܠܡܵܢܹܐ (ḥilmānē) or ܚܸ̈ܠܡܵܡܹܐ (ḥilmāmē))

1. dream
2. (figuratively) a hope, a wish, a desire

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܚ-ܠ-ܡ related to dreaming. Compare Arabic حُلْم (ḥulm) and Hebrew חֲלוֹם (ḥălôm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħɛlmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħɛlme(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܚܠܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܚܠܡܐ)

1. dream

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܠܡܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܠܡ		1st person	ܚܠܡܝ		ܚܠܡܢ
	construct	ܚܠܡ		2nd person	ܚܠܡܟ	ܚܠܡܟܝ	ܚܠܡܟܘܢ	ܚܠܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܠܡܐ		3rd person	ܚܠܡܗ	ܚܠܡܗ	ܚܠܡܗܘܢ	ܚܠܡܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܠܡܝܢ		1st person	ܚܠܡܝ		ܚܠܡܝܢ
	construct	ܚܠܡܝ		2nd person	ܚܠܡܝܟ	ܚܠܡܝܟܝ	ܚܠܡܝܟܘܢ	ܚܠܡܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܠܡܐ		3rd person	ܚܠܡܘܗܝ	ܚܠܡܝܗ	ܚܠܡܝܗܘܢ	ܚܠܡܝܗܝܢ

Antonyms

• ܥܠܘܐ

Etymology 2

From the root ܚ-ܠ-ܡ related to dreaming. Compare Arabic حَالِم (ḥālim) and Hebrew חוֹלֵם (ḥôlēm).

Alternative forms

• ܚܠܘܡܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħɑlmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħɑlme(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܚܠܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܚܠܡܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܚܠܡܬܐ)

1. dreamer

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܠܡܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܠܡ		1st person	ܚܠܡܝ		ܚܠܡܢ
	construct	ܚܠܡ		2nd person	ܚܠܡܟ	ܚܠܡܟܝ	ܚܠܡܟܘܢ	ܚܠܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܠܡܐ		3rd person	ܚܠܡܗ	ܚܠܡܗ	ܚܠܡܗܘܢ	ܚܠܡܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܠܡܝܢ		1st person	ܚܠܡܝ		ܚܠܡܝܢ
	construct	ܚܠܡܝ		2nd person	ܚܠܡܝܟ	ܚܠܡܝܟܝ	ܚܠܡܝܟܘܢ	ܚܠܡܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܠܡܐ		3rd person	ܚܠܡܘܗܝ	ܚܠܡܝܗ	ܚܠܡܝܗܘܢ	ܚܠܡܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܚ-ܠ-ܡ related to dreaming.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħallɑmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħallɑme(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܚܠܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܚܠܡܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܚܠܡܬܐ)

1. oneiromancer

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܠܡܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܠܡ		1st person	ܚܠܡܝ		ܚܠܡܢ
	construct	ܚܠܡ		2nd person	ܚܠܡܟ	ܚܠܡܟܝ	ܚܠܡܟܘܢ	ܚܠܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܠܡܐ		3rd person	ܚܠܡܗ	ܚܠܡܗ	ܚܠܡܗܘܢ	ܚܠܡܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܠܡܝܢ		1st person	ܚܠܡܝ		ܚܠܡܝܢ
	construct	ܚܠܡܝ		2nd person	ܚܠܡܝܟ	ܚܠܡܝܟܝ	ܚܠܡܝܟܘܢ	ܚܠܡܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܠܡܐ		3rd person	ܚܠܡܘܗܝ	ܚܠܡܝܗ	ܚܠܡܝܗܘܢ	ܚܠܡܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ḥlm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-09-24
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 105b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 144a
• 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, p. 457b

Anagrams

• ܠܚܡܐ
• ܡܠܚܐ