لات
See also: لاپ
Arabic
Etymology
Apparently borrowed from late Aramaic לית / 𐡋𐡀𐡉𐡕 (layt).[1]
Verb
لَاتَ • (lāta)
- (copulative, invariable, archaic) not to be
References
- ^ Edward Lipiński (1997) Semitic Languages: Outline of a Comparative Grammar, published 2001, page 489: “At least lāta, “not to be”, appears to be borrowed from Late Aramaic layt used as a negative copula [...]”
Persian
Adjective
لات • (lât)
Noun
لات • (lât)
Related terms
- لاتی (lâti)