Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħ(ə)lam(ə)θɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħalmɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܚܠܡܬܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) f ‎(plural ܚܠܡܬܐ)

1. (botany) anchusa, oxtongue, alkanet

Inflection

Derived terms

• ܚܠܡܬܐ ܕܬܕܐ

Etymology 2

From the root ܚ-ܠ-ܡ ‎(ḥ-l-m) related to dreaming. Compare Arabic حَالِمَة ‎(ḥālima(t)) and Hebrew חוֹלֵמָה ‎(ḥôlēmâ).

Alternative forms

• ܚܠܘܡܬܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħɑlɛm(ə)θɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħɑlmɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܚܠܡܬܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) f ‎(plural ܚܠܡܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܚܠܡܐ)

1. dreamer

Inflection

Etymology 3

From the root ܚ-ܠ-ܡ ‎(ḥ-l-m) related to dreaming.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħallɑmtɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħallɑmɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܚܠܡܬܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) f ‎(plural ܚܠܡܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܚܠܡܐ)

1. oneiromancer

Inflection

References

• “xlmh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pp. 105b, 106a
• 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, pp. 457b, 458a