ܠܝܡܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic لَيْم (laym), from Persian لیمو (līmū). Doublet of ܠܝܼܡܘܿܢܵܐ (līmōnā, “lemon”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܠܲܝܡܵܐ • (laymā) m (plural ܠܲܝ̈ܡܹܐ (laymē))
- lime (fruit)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܠܹܝܡ (lēm) | 1st person | ܠܲܝܡܝܼ (laymī) | ܠܲܝܡܲܢ (layman) | |||
| construct | ܠܹܝܡ (lēm) | 2nd person | ܠܲܝܡܘܼܟ݂ (laymōḵ) | ܠܲܝܡܵܟ݂ܝ (laymāḵ) | ܠܲܝܡܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (laymawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܠܲܝܡܵܐ (laymā) | 3rd person | ܠܲܝܡܹܗ (laymēh) | ܠܲܝܡܵܗ̇ (laymāh) | ܠܲܝܡܗܘܿܢ (laymhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܠܲܝܡܝܼ̈ܢ (laymīn) | 1st person | ܠܲܝܡܝܼ̈ (laymī) | ܠܲܝܡܲܢ̈ (layman) | |||
| construct | ܠܲܝܡܲܝ̈ (laymay) | 2nd person | ܠܲܝܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (laymōḵ) | ܠܲܝܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (laymāḵ) | ܠܲܝܡܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (laymawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܠܲܝ̈ܡܹܐ (laymē) | 3rd person | ܠܲܝܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (laymūh) | ܠܲܝܡܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (laymōh) | ܠܲܝܡܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (laymayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܠܲܝܡܵܝܵܐ (laymāyā)