ܠܘܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܠ ܘ ܬ (l w t)
2 terms

Contracted from the construct state of the unused noun *ܠܘܬܐ (ləwāṯā, “being with, association”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [lə.wɑθː]

Preposition

ܠܘܵܬ • (lwāt)

1. towards, in the direction of, after, in accordance with

   Synonyms: ܠ- (l-), ܠܪܹܝܫ (lrēš)

   ܡܗܘܼܠܸܟ݂ ܠܵܗ̇ ܠܘܵܬ݂ ܬܲܪܥܵܐ. ― mhūliḵ lāh lwāṯ tarˁā. ― She walked toward the door.

Inflection

Inflection of ܠܘܵܬ݂

base form			ܠܘܵܬ݂ (lwāṯ)
Personal-pronoun including forms
	singular		plural
	m	f
1st person	ܠܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ (lwāṯī)		ܠܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ (lwāṯan)
2nd person	ܠܘܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (lwāṯūḵ)	ܠܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (lwāṯāḵ)	ܠܘܵܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (lwāṯāwḵōn)
3rd person	ܠܘܵܬ݂ܹܗ (lwāṯēh)	ܠܘܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (lwāṯāh)	ܠܘܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (lwāṯhōn)

Etymology 2

Root
ܠ ܘ ܬ (l w t)
2 terms

Verb extracted from the above.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [lɑːweθː]

Verb

ܠܵܘܹܬ݂ • (lāwēṯ)

1. (transitive) to connect, link, join

   ܠܹܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܒܸܠܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܠܦܪܵܣܢܵܘܠܵܐ. ― lē ìlēh bilwāṯā l-prāsnāwlā. ― It’s not connecting to the internet.

   ܟܲܒ݂ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܠܵܘܹܬ݂ ܡ̣ܢ ܩܸܦܣܵܐ ܠܡܲܒܘܼܥܵܐ ܒܸܪܩܵܝܵܐ. ― kaḇlā kē lāwēṯ min qipsā l-mabūˁā birqāyā. ― The cable connects from the plug to the electrical source.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܠܵܘܹܬ݂

present participle	ܠܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (lwāṯā)
verbal noun	ܠܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (lwāṯā)
		singular				plural
past participle	m	ܠܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (lwīṯā)				ܠܘܝܼܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (lwīṯē)
	f	ܠܘܝܼܬ݂ܬܵܐ (lwīṯtā)
agent noun	m	ܠܵܘܘܿܬ݂ܵܐ (lāwōṯā)				ܠܵܘܘܿܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (lāwōṯē)
	f	ܠܵܘܘܿܬ݂ܬܵܐ (lāwōṯtā)				ܠܵܘܘܿܬ݂ܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (lāwōṯyāṯā)
instance noun		ܠܘܵܬ݂ܬܵܐ (lwāṯtā)				ܠܘܵܬ݂̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (lwāṯyāṯā)
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܠܘܝܼܬ݂ ܠܝܼ (lwīṯ lī)	ܠܘܝܼܬ݂ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (lwīṯ lūḵ)	ܠܘܝܼܬ݂ ܠܹܗ (lwīṯ lēh)	ܠܘܝܼܬ݂ ܠܲܢ (lwīṯ lan)	ܠܘܝܼܬ݂ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (lwīṯ lāwḵōn)	ܠܘܝܼܬ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ (lwīṯ lhōn)
	f		ܠܘܝܼܬ݂ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (lwīṯ lāḵ)	ܠܘܝܼܬ݂ ܠܵܗ̇ (lwīṯ lāh)
non-past	m	ܠܵܘܬ݂ܹܢ (lāwṯēn)	ܠܵܘܬ݂ܹܬ (lāwṯēt)	ܠܵܘܹܬ݂ (lāwēṯ)	ܠܵܘܬ݂ܲܚ (lāwṯaḥ)	ܠܵܘܬ݂ܝܼܬܘܿܢ (lāwṯītōn)	ܠܵܘܬ݂ܝܼ (lāwṯī)
	f	ܠܵܘܬ݂ܵܢ (lāwṯān)	ܠܵܘܬ݂ܵܬܝ (lāwṯāt)	ܠܵܘܬ݂ܵܐ (lāwṯā)
imperative	m		ܠܘܘܿܬ݂ (lwōṯ)			ܠܘܘܿܬ݂ܘܼܢ (lwōṯūn)
	f		ܠܘܘܿܬ݂ܝ (lwōṯ)
passive past	m	ܠܘܝܼܬ݂ܸܢ (lwīṯin)	ܠܘܝܼܬ݂ܸܬ (lwīṯit)	ܠܘܝܼܬ݂ (lwīṯ)	ܠܘܝܼܬ݂ܸܚ (lwīṯiḥ)	ܠܘܝܼܬ݂ܝܼܬܘܿܢ (lwīṯītōn)	ܠܘܝܼܬ݂ܝܼ (lwīṯī)
	f	ܠܘܝܼܬ݂ܲܢ (lwīṯan)	ܠܘܝܼܬ݂ܲܬܝ (lwīṯat)	ܠܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (lwīṯā)

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Derived terms

• ܡܲܠܘܸܬ (malwit)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Contracted from the construct state of the unused noun *ܠܘܬܐ (ləwāṯā, “being with, association”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [l(ə.)wɑθ]

Preposition

ܠܘܬ • (ləwāṯ)

1. at, near, with, chez
2. against, in front of
3. to, towards, for
4. regarding
5. following, according to

Inflection

Takes type-I suffixes.

Inflection of ܠܘܬ

person	singular		plural
	m	f	m	f
1st person	ܠܘܬܝ		ܠܘܬܢ
2nd person	ܠܘܬܟ	ܠܘܬܟܝ	ܠܘܬܟܘܢ	ܠܘܬܟܝܢ
3rd person	ܠܘܬܗ	ܠܘܬܗ	ܠܘܬܗܘܢ	ܠܘܬܗܝܢ

References

• “lwt”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2018-01-21
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 170b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 238b-239a
• 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, p. 682a