ܚܠܝܐ

From Aramaic חַלְיָא (ḥalyā); cognate to Arabic حُلْو (ḥulw).

• (standard) IPA^(key): [xɪljɑː]

ܚܸܠܝܵܐ • (ḥilyā) (feminine ܚܠܝܼܬܵܐ (ḥlītā), plural ܚܸܠܝܹ̈ܐ (ḥilyē))

1. sweet (having a pleasant taste, akin to that of sugar)

   ܚܲܒܘܼܫܵܐ ܚܸܠܝܹ̈ܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܛܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܚܲܡܘܼܨܹ̈ܐ.

   ḥabūšā ḥilyē yatīr ṭāḇē ìnā min ḥamūṣē.

   Sweet apples are better than sour apples.

   ܐܲܢܲܝ̈ ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܢܲܗܪܵܐ ܚܸܠܝܵܐ ܝܢܵܐ.

   annay mayyā min nahrā ḥilyā ìnā.

   This water from the river is fresh.

2. cute, charming
3. pleasant, enjoyable, having a pleasant disposition.

• ܚܲܡܘܼܨܵܐ (ḥamūṣā, “sour”), ܡܲܠܘܼܚܵܐ (malūḥā, “salty”), ܡܲܪܝܼܪܵܐ (marīrā, “bitter”)

• ܚܸܠܝܘܼܬܵܐ (ḥilyūtā, “sweetness”)
• ܐܸܛܪܘܼܓܵܐ ܚܸܠܝܵܐ (iṭruggā ḥilyā, “orange”, literally “sweet citron”)