ܠܘܥܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܠ-ܘ-ܥ (l-w-ʿ) related to licking up. Compare Hebrew לֹעַ (lṓaʿ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [loʕɑ(ʔ)], [lawʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [loʕe(ʔ)], [lawʕe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܠܘܥܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܠܘܥܐ)

1. (anatomy) jaw

Inflection

    inflection of ܠܘܥܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܠܘܥ	ܠܘܥܝܢ
construct	ܠܘܥ	ܠܘܥܝ
emphatic	ܠܘܥܐ	ܠܘܥܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܠܘܥܝ	ܠܘܥܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܠܘܥܟ	ܠܘܥܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܠܘܥܟܝ	ܠܘܥܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܠܘܥܗ	ܠܘܥܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܠܘܥܗ	ܠܘܥܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܠܘܥܢ	ܠܘܥܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܠܘܥܟܘܢ	ܠܘܥܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܠܘܥܟܝܢ	ܠܘܥܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܠܘܥܗܘܢ	ܠܘܥܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܠܘܥܗܝܢ	ܠܘܥܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [luʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [luʕe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܠܘܥܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܠܘܥܐ)

1. (botany) pondweed

Inflection

    inflection of ܠܘܥܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܠܘܥ	ܠܘܥܝܢ
construct	ܠܘܥ	ܠܘܥܝ
emphatic	ܠܘܥܐ	ܠܘܥܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܠܘܥܝ	ܠܘܥܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܠܘܥܟ	ܠܘܥܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܠܘܥܟܝ	ܠܘܥܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܠܘܥܗ	ܠܘܥܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܠܘܥܗ	ܠܘܥܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܠܘܥܢ	ܠܘܥܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܠܘܥܟܘܢ	ܠܘܥܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܠܘܥܟܝܢ	ܠܘܥܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܠܘܥܗܘܢ	ܠܘܥܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܠܘܥܗܝܢ	ܠܘܥܝܗܝܢ

References

• “lwˁ”, 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. 170a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 238a
• 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, pp. 679b-680a