حلب

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See also: حلت, خلت, and ح ل ب

Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Perhaps from the root ح ل ب (ḥ-l-b), coming from the ancient tradition that Abraham gave milk to travelers as they moved throughout the region.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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حَلَب (ḥalabf

  1. Aleppo (the capital city of Aleppo governorate, Syria)
  2. Aleppo (a governorate of Syria).
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Etymology 2

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Root
ح ل ب (ḥ-l-b)

Cognate with Hebrew חלב (khaláv).

Verb

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حَلَبَ (ḥalaba) I, non-past يَحْلُبُ or يَحْلِبُ‎ (yaḥlubu or yaḥlibu)

  1. to milk
  2. (rare) to yield milk
  3. (rare) to grant milking, to assign an animal to milk
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Verb

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حَلِبَ (ḥaliba) I, non-past يَحْلَبُ‎ (yaḥlabu)

  1. to be black
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Noun

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حَلْب (ḥalbm

  1. verbal noun of حَلَبَ (ḥalaba) (form I)
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Noun

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حَلَب (ḥalabm

  1. verbal noun of حَلِبَ (ḥaliba) (form I)
  2. fresh milk
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Etymology 3

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Related to the milk-giving qualities of these plants, compare the Spanish name of the spurge lechetrezna; but possibly from Classical Syriac, ܚܰܠܒ݂ܳܐ (ḥalbā, milk), construct state ܚܠܷܒ (ḥăleḇ), also meaning “spurge” in compounds.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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حُلَّب (ḥullabm

  1. Flueggea tinctoria; Euphorbia aegyptiaca and Euphorbia granulata
    Synonym: عَوْسَج صَغِير (ʕawsaj ṣaḡīr)
    (Can we find and add a quotation of كتاب عمدة الطبيب في معرفة النبات لكل لبيب to this entry?)
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Ibn Wāfid to this entry?)
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Ibn Baṣṣāl to this entry?)
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Etymology 4

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Noun

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حَلَب (ḥalabm (collective, singulative حَلَبِيّ m (ḥalabiyy))

  1. Ḥalab, one of the tribes of Doms in Egypt
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Azerbaijani

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Proper noun

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حلب

  1. Arabic spelling of Hələb

Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic حَلَب (ḥalab).

Proper noun

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حَلَب (Haleb, vulg. Halep)

  1. Aleppo (a city in Syria)
    Synonym: حلب الشهبا (Halebü'ş-Şehbâ, Aleppo the Grey)
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Descendants

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Further reading

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Pashto

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic حَلَب (ḥalab).

Proper noun

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حَلَب (haláb)

  1. Aleppo (the capital city of Aleppo governorate, Syria)
  2. Aleppo (a governorate of Syria).

Persian

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Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? halaḇ
Dari reading? halab
Iranian reading? halab
Tajik reading? halab

Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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حلب (halab)

  1. tin (container)
  2. tin plate

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Arabic حَلَب (ḥalab).

Proper noun

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Dari حلب
Iranian Persian
Tajik Ҳалаб

حلب (halab)

  1. Aleppo (the capital city of Aleppo governorate, Syria)
  2. Aleppo (a governorate of Syria).
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Punjabi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic حَلَب (ḥalab).

Proper noun

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حَلَب (ḥalabm (Gurmukhi spelling ਹਲਬ)

  1. Aleppo (the capital city of Aleppo governorate, Syria)
  2. Aleppo (a governorate of Syria).

Sindhi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic حَلَب (ḥalab).

Proper noun

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حلب (transliteration needed)

  1. Aleppo (the capital city of Aleppo governorate, Syria)
  2. Aleppo (a governorate of Syria).

South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic حَلَب (ḥalab).

Proper noun

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حلب (ḥalabm

  1. Aleppo (a city in Syria)

Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic حَلَب (ḥalab).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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حَلَب (halabm (Hindi spelling हलब)

  1. Aleppo (the capital city of Aleppo governorate, Syria)
  2. Aleppo (a governorate of Syria).
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Further reading

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  • حلب”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.