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ܚܠܨ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

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Uncertain:

  • Either inherited from Aramaic [Term?] attested with many meanings (all dissimilar to the meanings of this word) and redefined by Akkadian ḫalāṣu (to press, to squeeze out),
  • or probably directly borrowed from Akkadian ḫalāṣu (to press, to squeeze out).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [xɑːlesˤː]

Verb

ܚܵܠܹܨ (ḥālēṣ)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) to tighten, squeeze, squeeze out, press, press down
    Synonyms: ܡܲܥܝܸܩ (maˁyiq), ܥܵܡܹܟ̰ (ˁāmēč)
  2. (intransitive, transitive) to bind, tighten, gird
    Synonym: ܐܵܣܹܪ (āsēr)
  3. to shut tight, close
  4. to strive, be zealous
  5. to urge
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Arabic خَلَصَ (ḵalaṣa).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [xɑːlesˤː]

Verb

ܚܵܠܹܨ (ḥālēṣ)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) to finish, to end, be done
    Synonyms: ܦܵܪܹܩ (pārēq), ܡܫܲܠܸܡ (mšallim)
  2. to be finished, used up
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Etymology 3

Borrowed from Arabic خَلَاص (ḵalāṣ)

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [xa.lasˤ.]

Interjection

ܚܲܠܲܨ (ḥallaṣ)

  1. (colloquial) enough! that's it!
  2. (colloquial) cut it out! stop it!
  3. (colloquial) done! finished! over!
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