ܠܗܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܠܗܒܐ

Alternative forms

• ܠܵܗܵܐ (lāhā)

Etymology

Root
ܠ ܗ ܒ (l h b)
6 terms

Compare Arabic لَهَب (lahab) and Hebrew לֶהָבָה (lehavá).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [lah.wɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [lɑːhɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [lɑːjɑː]

Noun

ܠܲܗܒ݂ܵܐ or ܠܵܗܵܒ݂݇ܐ • (lahḇā or lāhā) m sg (plural ܠܲܗܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (lahḇē))

1. flame (visible part of fire)
   • Psalms 29:7:

     ܩܵܠܵܐ ܕܡܵܪܝܵܐ ܡܲܢܕܘܼܝܹܐ ܠܲܗܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܕܢܘܼܪܵܐ.

     qālā d-māryā mandūyē lahḇē d-nūrā.

     The voice of the LORD divides the flames of fire.

Inflection

Inflection of ܠܲܗܒ݂ܵܐ (lahḇā)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܠܲܗܒ݂ܝܼ (lahḇī)		ܠܲܗܒ݂ܲܢ (lahḇan)
	construct	ܠܗܲܒ݂ (lhaḇ)	2nd person	ܠܲܗܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (lahḇūḵ)	ܠܲܗܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (lahḇāḵ)	ܠܲܗܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (lahḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܠܲܗܒ݂ܵܐ (lahḇā)	3rd person	ܠܲܗܒ݂ܹܗ (lahḇēh)	ܠܲܗܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (lahḇāh)	ܠܲܗܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (lahḇhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܠܲܗܒ݂ܝܼ̈ (lahḇī)		ܠܲܗܒ݂ܲܢ̈ (lahḇan)
	construct	ܠܲܗܒ݂ܲܝ̈ (lahḇay)	2nd person	ܠܲܗܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (lahḇūḵ)	ܠܲܗܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (lahḇāḵ)	ܠܲܗܒ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (lahḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܠܲܗܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (lahḇē)	3rd person	ܠܲܗܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (lahḇūh)	ܠܲܗܒ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (lahḇōh)	ܠܲܗܒ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (lahḇhōn)