ܠܘܥܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܠ ܘ ܥ related to licking up. Compare Hebrew לֹעַ (lṓaʿ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [loʕɑ], [lawʕɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [loʕe], [lawʕe] (plural)

Noun

ܠܘܥܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܠܘܥܐ)

  1. (anatomy) jaw
Inflection
Inflection of ܠܘܥܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܠܘܥ 1st person ܠܘܥܝ ܠܘܥܢ
construct ܠܘܥ 2nd person ܠܘܥܟ ܠܘܥܟܝ ܠܘܥܟܘܢ ܠܘܥܟܝܢ
emphatic ܠܘܥܐ 3rd person ܠܘܥܗ ܠܘܥܗ ܠܘܥܗܘܢ ܠܘܥܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܠܘܥܝܢ 1st person ܠܘܥܝ ܠܘܥܝܢ
construct ܠܘܥܝ 2nd person ܠܘܥܝܟ ܠܘܥܝܟܝ ܠܘܥܝܟܘܢ ܠܘܥܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܠܘܥܐ 3rd person ܠܘܥܘܗܝ ܠܘܥܝܗ ܠܘܥܝܗܘܢ ܠܘܥܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [luʕɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [luʕe] (plural)

Noun

ܠܘܥܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܠܘܥܐ)

  1. (botany) pondweed
Inflection
Inflection of ܠܘܥܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܠܘܥ 1st person ܠܘܥܝ ܠܘܥܢ
construct ܠܘܥ 2nd person ܠܘܥܟ ܠܘܥܟܝ ܠܘܥܟܘܢ ܠܘܥܟܝܢ
emphatic ܠܘܥܐ 3rd person ܠܘܥܗ ܠܘܥܗ ܠܘܥܗܘܢ ܠܘܥܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܠܘܥܝܢ 1st person ܠܘܥܝ ܠܘܥܝܢ
construct ܠܘܥܝ 2nd person ܠܘܥܝܟ ܠܘܥܝܟܝ ܠܘܥܝܟܘܢ ܠܘܥܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܠܘܥܐ 3rd person ܠܘܥܘܗܝ ܠܘܥܝܗ ܠܘܥܝܗܘܢ ܠܘܥܝܗܝܢ

References

  • lwˁ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002), Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 170a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 238a
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009), A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana; Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, →ISBN, pages 679b–680a