ܠܚܬܐ
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Classical Syriac[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Proto-Semitic *raḥat- bears the meaning of a palm, while CAL connects to Jewish Palestinian Aramaic לחיה / Jewish Literary Aramaic לִחְיָא (liḥyā, “cheek, cheekpiece”) from Proto-Semitic *liḥy- (“jaw”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ܠܱܚܬ݂ܳܐ • (laḥṯā) f
References[edit]
- “lḥt”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2021-08-04
- Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, pages 363a–b