حلب
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حلب¹
- /ħa.lab/
Where it comes from
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.
proper noun حَلَب · ḥalab · -
- Aleppo (the capital city of Aleppo Governorate, Syria)
- Aleppo (a governorate of Syria)
حلب²
Where it comes from
Cognate with Hebrew חלב (ḥaláv).
verb حَلَبَ · ḥalaba · يَحْلُبُ · يَحْلِبُ · حَلْب · حِلَاب
- to milk
- to yield milk
- to grant milking, to assign an animal to milk
verb حَلِبَ · ḥaliba · يَحْلَبُ · حَلَب · -
- to be black
noun حَلْب · ḥalb · الْحَلْب · حَلْبٌ
- verbal noun of حَلَبَ (ḥalaba) (form I)
noun حَلَب · ḥalab · الْحَلَب · حَلَبٌ
- verbal noun of حَلِبَ (ḥaliba) (form I)
- fresh milk
حلب³
Where it comes from
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.
noun حُلَّب · ḥullab · الْحُلَّب · حُلَّبٌ
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Flueggea tinctoria; Euphorbia aegyptiaca and Euphorbia granulata
Similar: عَوْسَج صَغِير
حلب⁴
noun حَلَب · ḥalab · حَلَبِيّ · الْحَلَب
- Ḥalab, one of the tribes of Doms in Egypt
In English
Talk about this word "حلب." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AD%D9%84%D8%A8. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. حلب. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AD%D9%84%D8%A8 "حلب." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AD%D9%84%D8%A8.Cite this
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