*ḥVlVy-: 'sweet' 1, 'sing, chant' 2, 'gift' 3

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*ḥVlVy-
Meaning'sweet' 1, 'sing, chant' 2, 'gift' 3
Basisproject

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Geezḥalaya 'sing' 2Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḥly
Arabicḥalā (ḥlw) 1, ḥaliya 1 (LGz. 231); ḥulwān 3 (Lane 634)LGz. 231; Lane 634gloss withheld
Epigraphic South ArabianSab ḥly 3 (Biella 176)Biella 176gloss withheld
Aramaicḥălī, ḥălā 1 (LGz. 231)LGz. 231
Syrian Aramaicḥəlī 1 (LGz. 231)LGz. 231
Mandaic Aramaichla 1 (LGz. 231)LGz. 231
Tigrinyaḥaläyä 2 (LGz. 231)LGz. 231gloss withheld
Tigreḥalā 2 (Wb. 56b; HALOT 317)Wb. 56b; HALOT 317gloss withheld
Hebrewמָחֲלַת 2 (HALOT 570)HALOT 570gloss withheld

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Notes

Based on biconsonantal *ḥal-. Biella 176 compares Sab ḥly 'gift' with Arabic ḥalā. Geez ḥəlyān 'bribe, gratuity' is from Arabic ḥulwān (LGz. 231). 3727 *ḥlʾ 'to pay (money); to pay a fine' is another root.

Updated 4 November 2026

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