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

	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]

Noun

ܠܗܓܐ • (lahgā) m(uncountable)

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

Inflection

Inflection of ܠܗܓܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܠܗܓ		1st person	ܠܗܓܝ		ܠܗܓܢ
	construct	ܠܗܓ		2nd person	ܠܗܓܟ	ܠܗܓܟܝ	ܠܗܓܟܘܢ	ܠܗܓܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܠܗܓܐ		3rd person	ܠܗܓܗ	ܠܗܓܗ	ܠܗܓܗܘܢ	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, page 169a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 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, page 674a