ܠܗܓܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [lah.ɡɑː]

Noun

ܠܲܗܓܵܐ • (lahgā) m sg (plural ܠܲܗܓܹ̈ܐ (lahgē))

1. (physical chemistry) gas
2. vapor, steam; fog, cloud

Inflection

Inflection of ܠܲܗܓܵܐ (lahgā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܠܲܗܓܝܼ (lahgī)		ܠܲܗܓܲܢ (lahgan)
	construct	ܠܗܲܓ݂ (lhaḡ)	2nd person	ܠܲܗܓܘܼܟ݂ (lahgūḵ)	ܠܲܗܓܵܟ݂ܝ (lahgāḵ)	ܠܲܗܓܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (lahgāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܠܲܗܓܵܐ (lahgā)	3rd person	ܠܲܗܓܹܗ (lahgēh)	ܠܲܗܓܵܗ̇ (lahgāh)	ܠܲܗܓܗܘܿܢ (lahghōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܠܲܗܓܝܼ̈ (lahgī)		ܠܲܗܓܲܢ̈ (lahgan)
	construct	ܠܲܗܓܲܝ̈ (lahgay)	2nd person	ܠܲܗܓܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (lahgūḵ)	ܠܲܗܓܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (lahgāḵ)	ܠܲܗܓܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (lahgāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܠܲܗܓܹ̈ܐ (lahgē)	3rd person	ܠܲܗܓܘܼ̈ܗܝ (lahgūh)	ܠܲܗܓ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (lahgōh)	ܠܲܗܓܗ̈ܘܿܢ (lahghōn)

Derived terms

• ܠܲܗܓܵܝܵܐ (lahgāyā)
• ܠܲܗܓܵܢܵܐ (lahgānā)
• ܗܵܘܓܵܐ (hāwgā)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lahɡɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܠܗܓܐ • (lahgā) m(uncountable)

1. vapor/vapour, steam
2. fog, cloud
3. exhalation
4. heat, fire

Inflection

    declension of ܠܗܓܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܠܗܓ
construct	ܠܗܓ
emphatic	ܠܗܓܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܠܗܓܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܠܗܓܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܠܗܓܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܠܗܓܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܠܗܓܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܠܗܓܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܠܗܓܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܠܗܓܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܠܗܓܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܠܗܓܗܝܢ

See also

• ܚܒܘܪܐ
• ܚܘܡܐ
• ܢܘܪܐ

References

• “lhg”, 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. 169a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 236a
• 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. 674a