ܠܩܠܩܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[edit]

ܠܩܠܩܐ

Etymology[edit]

From Akkadian 𒀀𒊩𒄷 (/⁠laqlaqqu⁠/, stork); compare also in Arabic لَقْلَق (laqlaq) and Persian لک‌لک (lak-lak). It is possible that the term is borrowed from Arabic which itself may have come from Akkadian via an unattested previous form of Aramaic.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (standard) IPA(key): [laq.lɑːqɑː]

Noun[edit]

ܠܲܩܠܵܩܵܐ (laqlāqām sg (plural ܠܲܩܠܵܩܹ̈ܐ (laqlāqē))

  1. stork

Inflection[edit]