ܡܚܠܠ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܚ ܠ ܠ (ḥ l l)
4 terms

From Aramaic חַלֵל (ḥallel); compare Arabic حَلَّ (ḥalla, “to be/become permissible or lawful”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [məxal.lɪl.]

Verb

ܡܚܲܠܸܠ • (mḥallil) (present participle ܡܚܲܠܘܼܠܹܐ (mḥalūlē), past participle ܡܚܘܼܠܠܵܐ (mḥullā))

1. (transitive) to wash

   ܚܲܠܸܠ ܐܝܼܕܵܘܼ̈ܟ݂ ܒܨܵܦܘܿܢܵܐ ܘܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ ܪ̈ܵܕܘܿܝܹܐ. ― ḥallil īdāūḵ bṣāpōnā w-mayyā rādōyē. ― Wash your hands with soap and running water.

   ܘܵܠܹܐ ܕܡܚܲܠܠܲܚ ܠܵܗ̇ ܪܲܕܵܝܬܵܐ. ― wālē d-mḥallaḥ lāh raddāytā. ― We need to wash the car.

2. (transitive) to cleanse, to purify

   Synonyms: ܡܕܲܟܹܐ (mdakkē), ܡܨܲܦܹܐ (mṣappē)

Usage notes

• (wash): This verb is general for washing
  • the verb ܡܡܲܣܹܐ (mmassē) is specific for laundry and ܚܵܐܹܦ (ḥāˀēp) is specific for bathing.
  • the verbs ܫܵܛܹܦ (šāṭēp) and ܡܦܲܪܦܸܥ (mparpiˁ) are used for to rinse or to lightly wash.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܚܲܠܸܠ (mḥallil)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܚܘܼܠܸܠ ܠܝܼ (mḥūlil lī)	ܡܚܘܼܠܸܠ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (mḥūlil lūḵ)	ܡܚܘܼܠܸܠ ܠܹܗ (mḥūlil lēh)	ܡܚܘܼܠܸܠ ܠܲܢ (mḥūlil lan)	ܡܚܘܼܠܸܠ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mḥūlil lāwḵōn)	ܡܚܘܼܠܸܠ ܠܗܘܿܢ (mḥūlil lhōn)
	f		ܡܚܘܼܠܸܠ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mḥūlil lāḵ)	ܡܚܘܼܠܸܠ ܠܵܗ̇ (mḥūlil lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܚܲܠܠܸܢ (mḥallin)	ܡܚܲܠܠܸܬ (mḥallit)	ܡܚܲܠܸܠ (mḥallil)	ܡܚܲܠܠܲܚ (mḥallaḥ)	ܡܚܲܠܠܝܼܬܘܿܢ (mḥallītōn)	ܡܚܲܠܠܝܼ (mḥallī)
	f	ܡܚܲܠܠܲܢ (mḥallan)	ܡܚܲܠܠܵܬܝ (mḥallāt)	ܡܚܲܠܠܵܐ (mḥallā)
imperative	m		ܚܲܠܸܠ (ḥallil)			ܚܲܠܠܘܼܢ (ḥallūn)
	f		ܚܲܠܸܠܝ (ḥallil)