لات
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See also: لاپ
Arabic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Apparently borrowed from late Aramaic לית / 𐡋𐡀𐡉𐡕 (layt).[1]
Verb
[edit]لَاتَ • (lāta)
- (copulative, invariable, archaic) not to be
Usage notes
[edit]- This particle is scarcely used even in Classical Arabic, with only one Qur'anic example. Largely this limited use is due to its grammatical requirements; usage is restricted by three very specific rules:
- It must only be found in front of a noun, never a verb or particle.
- The noun being negated must be a noun of time; as an adverb it is placed in the accusative case in the same manner found with لَيْسَ (laysa).
- The subject of the sentence must be omitted.
References
[edit]- ^ Lipiński, Edward (2001) Semitic Languages: Outline of a Comparative Grammar (Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta; 80), 2nd edition, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN: “At least lāta, “not to be”, appears to be borrowed from Late Aramaic layt used as a negative copula [...]”
Persian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [lɑːt]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [lɒːt̪]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [lɔt̪]
Readings | |
---|---|
Classical reading? | lāt |
Dari reading? | lāt |
Iranian reading? | lât |
Tajik reading? | lot |
Noun
[edit]لات • (lât)
Related terms
[edit]- لاتی (lâti)