حلتیت
See also: حلتيت
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic حِلْتِيت (ḥiltīt, “asafoetida”), itself from Aramaic חלתיתא (ḥeltīṯā, “asafoetida”).
Noun
حلتیت • (hıltit)
- asafoetida, hing, devil's dung, a resinous gum from the stem and roots of Ferula species
- Synonyms: بالدرغان (baldırğan), شیطان ترسی (şeytan tersi)
Derived terms
- حلتیت اوتی (hiltit otu, “asafoetida plant”)
- حلتیت طیب (hiltit-i tayib, “laser, assa-dulcis”)
Descendants
- Turkish: hıthıt, hiltit, hıltıt, hıltit
Further reading
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “hiltit”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1966
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “حلتیت”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 800
Persian
Alternative forms
- حلتیث (heltis), حنتیت (hentit)
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic حِلْتِيت (ḥiltīt, “asafoetida”), itself from Aramaic חלתיתא (ḥeltīṯā, “asafoetida”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [hil.tiːt]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [hɪl̪.t̪ʰiːt̪]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [hɪl̪.t̪ʰiːt̪]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [hil̪.t̪ʰit̪]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [hel̪.t̪ʰiːt̪]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [hil̪.t̪ʰit̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | hiltīt |
| Dari reading? | hiltīt |
| Iranian reading? | heltit |
| Tajik reading? | hiltit |
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