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.‎‎

   ḥabušā ḥilyē yatir ṭāḇē ìnā min ḥamuṣē.

   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 (ḥamuṣā, “sour”), ܡܲܠܘܼܚܵܐ‎ (maluḥā, “salty”), ܡܲܪܝܼܪܵܐ‎ (marīrā, “bitter”)

• ܚܸܠܝܘܼܬܵܐ‎ (ḥilyutā, “sweetness”)
• ܐܸܛܪܘܼܓܵܐ ܚܸܠܝܵܐ‎ (iṭrugā ḥilyā, “orange”, literally “sweet citron”)