ܠܘܣܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic לוֹסְתָּא (lōstā, “foreskin; uterus”)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [lus.tɑː]

Noun

ܠܘܼܣܬܵܐ • (lustā) f (plural ܠܘܼܣܵܬܹ̈ܐ (lūsātē))

1. (anatomy) vulva (the external female sexual organ)

Inflection

Inflection of ܠܘܼܣܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܠܘܼܣܬ݂ܝܼ (lusṯī)		ܠܘܼܣܬ݂ܲܢ (lusṯan)
	construct	ܠܘܼܣܲܬ݂ (lūsaṯ)		2nd person	ܠܘܼܣܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (lusṯūḵ)	ܠܘܼܣܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (lusṯāḵ)	ܠܘܼܣܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (lusṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܠܘܼܣܬ݂ܵܐ (lusṯā)		3rd person	ܠܘܼܣܬ݂ܹܗ (lusṯēh)	ܠܘܼܣܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (lusṯāh)	ܠܘܼܣܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (lusṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܠܘܼܣܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (lūsāṯī)		ܠܘܼܣܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (lūsāṯan)
	construct	ܠܘܼܣܵܬ݂̈ (lūsāṯ)		2nd person	ܠܘܼܣܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (lūsāṯūḵ)	ܠܘܼܣܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (lūsāṯāḵ)	ܠܘܼܣܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (lūsāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܠܘܼܣܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (lūsāṯē)		3rd person	ܠܘܼܣܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (lūsāṯūh)	ܠܘܼܣܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (lūsāṯōh)	ܠܘܼܣܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (lūsāṯhōn)

See also

• ܚܲܢܘܼܬܵܐ (ḥanūtā, “vagina”)
• ܥܘܼܪܠܘܼܬܵܐ (ˁurlūtā, “foreskin”)

References

• “ܠܘܼܣܬܵܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, 2022 October 27 (last accessed)
• “lwsh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–