ܠܩܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܠܩܢܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic לֵקְנָא (leqənā), from Ancient Greek λεκάνη (lekánē); compare Arabic لَكَن (lakan).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [laq.nɑː]

Noun

ܠܲܩܢܵܐ • (laqnā) f sg or m (plural ܠܲܩܢܹ̈ܐ (laqnē))

1. basin, washbasin, laver
2. sink (for washing dishes)

   ܚܲܠܸܠ ܡܵܐܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ ܓܵܘ ܠܲܩܢܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܒܹܝܬ ܒܘܼܫܵܠܵܐ.

   ḵalil mānoḵ gāw laqnā gāw bēt bušālā.

   Wash your dishes in the sink in the kitchen.

Inflection

Inflection of ܠܲܩܢܵܐ (laqnā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܠܲܩܢܝܼ (laqnī)		ܠܲܩܢܲܢ (laqnan)
	construct	ܠܲܩܢ (laqn)	2nd person	ܠܲܩܢܘܼܟ݂ (laqnūḵ)	ܠܲܩܢܵܟ݂ܝ (laqnāḵ)	ܠܲܩܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (laqnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܠܲܩܢܵܐ (laqnā)	3rd person	ܠܲܩܢܹܗ (laqnēh)	ܠܲܩܢܵܗ̇ (laqnāh)	ܠܲܩܢܗܘܿܢ (laqnhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܠܲܩܢܝܼ̈ (laqnī)		ܠܲܩܢܲܢ̈ (laqnan)
	construct	ܠܲܩܢܲܝ̈ (laqnay)	2nd person	ܠܲܩܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (laqnūḵ)	ܠܲܩܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (laqnāḵ)	ܠܲܩܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (laqnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܠܲܩܢܹ̈ܐ (laqnē)	3rd person	ܠܲܩܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (laqnūh)	ܠܲܩܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (laqnōh)	ܠܲܩܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (laqnhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λεκάνη (lekánē). Compare Arabic لَكَن (lakan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [laqnɑ(ʔ)], [lɛqnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [laqne(ʔ)], [lɛqne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܠܩܢܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܠܩܢܐ)

1. dish, plate, platter
2. bowl, basin, laver
3. vessel

Inflection

    inflection of ܠܩܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܠܩܢ	ܠܩܢܝܢ
construct	ܠܩܢ	ܠܩܢܝ
emphatic	ܠܩܢܐ	ܠܩܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܠܩܢܝ	ܠܩܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܠܩܢܟ	ܠܩܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܠܩܢܟܝ	ܠܩܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܠܩܢܗ	ܠܩܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܠܩܢܗ	ܠܩܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܠܩܢܢ	ܠܩܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܠܩܢܟܘܢ	ܠܩܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܠܩܢܟܝܢ	ܠܩܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܠܩܢܗܘܢ	ܠܩܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܠܩܢܗܝܢ	ܠܩܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “lqn”, 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, p. 174b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 245a
• 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, p. 697a-b