ܠܘܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܠ ܘ ܬ (l w t)
2 terms

Contracted from the construct state of the unused noun *ܠܘܬܐ (ləwāṯā, “being with, association”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [lə.wɑθː]

Preposition

ܠܘܵܬ • (lwāt)

1. towards, in the direction of, after, in accordance with

   Synonyms: ܠ- (l-), ܠܪܹܝܫ (lrēš)

   ܡܗܘܼܠܸܟ݂ ܠܵܗ̇ ܠܘܵܬ݂ ܬܲܪܥܵܐ. ― mhūliḵ lāh lwāṯ tarˁā. ― She walked toward the door.

Inflection

Inflection of ܠܘܵܬ݂ (lwāṯ)

Base Form			ܠܘܵܬ݂ (lwāṯ)
Personal-pronoun including forms	singular		plural
	m	f
1st person	ܠܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ (lwāṯī)		ܠܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ (lwāṯan)
2nd person	ܠܘܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (lwāṯūḵ)	ܠܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (lwāṯāḵ)	ܠܘܵܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (lwāṯāwḵōn)
3rd person	ܠܘܵܬ݂ܹܗ (lwāṯēh)	ܠܘܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (lwāṯāh)	ܠܘܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (lwāṯhōn)

Etymology 2

Root
ܠ ܘ ܬ (l w t)
2 terms

Verb extracted from the above.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [lɑːweθː]

Verb

ܠܵܘܹܬ݂ • (lāwēṯ) (present participle ܠܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (lwāṯā), past participle ܠܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (lwīṯā))

1. (transitive) to connect, link, join

   ܠܹܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܒܸܠܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܠܦܪܵܣܢܵܘܠܵܐ. ― lē ìlēh bilwāṯā l-prāsnāwlā. ― It’s not connecting to the internet.

   ܟܲܒ݂ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܠܵܘܹܬ݂ ܡ̣ܢ ܩܸܦܣܵܐ ܠܡܲܒܘܼܥܵܐ ܒܸܪܩܵܝܵܐ. ― kaḇlā kē lāwēṯ min qipsā l-mabūˁā birqāyā. ― The cable connects from the plug to the electrical source.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܠܵܘܹܬ݂ (lāwēṯ)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܠܘܝܼܬ݂ ܠܝܼ (lwīṯ lī)	ܠܘܝܼܬ݂ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (lwīṯ lūḵ)	ܠܘܝܼܬ݂ ܠܹܗ (lwīṯ lēh)	ܠܘܝܼܬ݂ ܠܲܢ (lwīṯ lan)	ܠܘܝܼܬ݂ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (lwīṯ lāwḵōn)	ܠܘܝܼܬ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ (lwīṯ lhōn)
	f		ܠܘܝܼܬ݂ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (lwīṯ lāḵ)	ܠܘܝܼܬ݂ ܠܵܗ̇ (lwīṯ lāh)
non-past	m	ܠܵܘܬ݂ܹܢ (lāwṯēn)	ܠܵܘܬ݂ܹܬ (lāwṯēt)	ܠܵܘܹܬ݂ (lāwēṯ)	ܠܵܘܬ݂ܲܚ (lāwṯaḥ)	ܠܵܘܬ݂ܝܼܬܘܿܢ (lāwṯītōn)	ܠܵܘܬ݂ܝܼ (lāwṯī)
	f	ܠܵܘܬ݂ܵܢ (lāwṯān)	ܠܵܘܬ݂ܵܬܝ (lāwṯāt)	ܠܵܘܬ݂ܵܐ (lāwṯā)
imperative	m		ܠܘܘܿܬ݂ (lwōṯ)			ܠܘܘܿܬ݂ܘܼܢ (lwōṯūn)
	f		ܠܘܘܿܬ݂ܝ (lwōṯ)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܠܘܸܬ (malwit)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Contracted from the construct state of the unused noun *ܠܘܬܐ (ləwāṯā, “being with, association”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [l(ə.)wɑθ]

Preposition

ܠܘܬ • (ləwāṯ)

1. at, near, with, chez
2. against, in front of
3. to, towards, for
4. regarding
5. following, according to

Inflection

Takes type-I suffixes.

    declension of ܠܘܬ

1st c. sg. (me)	ܠܘܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (you)	ܠܘܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (you)	ܠܘܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (him)	ܠܘܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܠܘܬܗ
1st c. pl. (us)	ܠܘܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (you)	ܠܘܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (you)	ܠܘܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (them)	ܠܘܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (them)	ܠܘܬܗܝܢ

References

• “lwt”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2018-01-21
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 170b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 238b-239a
• 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. 682a