ܠܘܚܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Compare Arabic لَوْح (lawḥ), Hebrew לוּחַ (lúakh), Ugaritic 𐎍𐎈 (lḥ), and Akkadian 𒇷𒂊𒄷 (le-e-ḫu /⁠lēḫu⁠/), 𒇷𒀪𒌋 (le-ʾ-u /⁠lēʾu⁠/).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [luːxɑː]

Noun

ܠܘܼܚܵܐ • (lūḥā) m sg (plural ܠܘܼܚܹ̈ܐ (lūḥē))

1. tablet, panel, board, tile

   Synonym: ܦܸܛܵܠܵܐ (piṭṭālā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܠܘܼܚܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܠܘܼܚܝܼ (lūḥī)		ܠܘܼܚܲܢ (lūḥan)
	construct	ܠܘܼܚ (lūḥ)		2nd person	ܠܘܼܚܘܼܟ݂ (lūḥūḵ)	ܠܘܼܚܵܟ݂ܝ (lūḥāḵ)	ܠܘܼܚܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (lūḥāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܠܘܼܚܵܐ (lūḥā)		3rd person	ܠܘܼܚܹܗ (lūḥēh)	ܠܘܼܚܵܗ̇ (lūḥāh)	ܠܘܼܚܗܘܿܢ (luḥhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܠܘܼܚܝܼ̈ (lūḥī)		ܠܘܼܚܲܢ̈ (lūḥan)
	construct	ܠܘܼܚܲܝ̈ (lūḥay)		2nd person	ܠܘܼܚܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (lūḥūḵ)	ܠܘܼܚܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (lūḥāḵ)	ܠܘܼܚܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (lūḥāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܠܘܼܚܹ̈ܐ (lūḥē)		3rd person	ܠܘܼܚܘܼ̈ܗܝ (lūḥūh)	ܠܘܼܚ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (lūḥōh)	ܠܘܼܚܗ̈ܘܿܢ (luḥhōn)

Derived terms

• ܠܘܼܚ ܡܚܵܘܝܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (lūḥ mḥāwyānūṯā, “display panel”)
• ܠܘܼܚ ܩܕ݂ܝܼ̈ܠܹܐ (lūḥ qḏīlē, “keyboard”)
• ܠܘܼܚ ܩܸܪ̈ܝܵܢܹܐ (lūḥ qiryānē, “chalkboard, blackboard”)
• ܠܘܼܚܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (lūḥīṯā, “menu”)
• ܠܘܼܚܵܐ ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܐ (lūḥā kōmā)
• ܠܘܼܚܵܐ ܚܘܵܪܵܐ (lūḥā ḥwārā)
• ܠܘܼܚܵܐ ܫܡܲܝܵܢܵܝܵܐ (lūḥā šmayyānāyā, “solar panel”)

 

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Arabic لَوْح (lawḥ), Hebrew לוּחַ (lū́aḥ), Ugaritic 𐎍𐎈 (lḥ), and Akkadian 𒇷𒂊𒄷 (le-e-ḫu /⁠lēḫu⁠/), 𒇷𒀪𒌋 (le-ʾ-u /⁠lēʾu⁠/).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [luħɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [luħe] (plural)

Noun

ܠܘܚܐ • (lūḥā) f (plural ܠܘܚܐ (lūḥē))

1. tablet, board, tile

Inflection

Inflection of ܠܘܚܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܠܘܚ		1st person	ܠܘܚܝ		ܠܘܚܢ
	construct	ܠܘܚ		2nd person	ܠܘܚܟ	ܠܘܚܟܝ	ܠܘܚܟܘܢ	ܠܘܚܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܠܘܚܐ		3rd person	ܠܘܚܗ	ܠܘܚܗ	ܠܘܚܗܘܢ	ܠܘܚܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܠܘܚܝܢ		1st person	ܠܘܚܝ		ܠܘܚܝܢ
	construct	ܠܘܚܝ		2nd person	ܠܘܚܝܟ	ܠܘܚܝܟܝ	ܠܘܚܝܟܘܢ	ܠܘܚܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܠܘܚܐ		3rd person	ܠܘܚܘܗܝ	ܠܘܚܝܗ	ܠܘܚܝܗܘܢ	ܠܘܚܝܗܝܢ

References

• “lwḥ”, 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 169b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 237b
• 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 677a