ܠܝܫܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܠ-ܘ-ܫ (l-w-š) related to kneading. Compare Hebrew לַיִשׁ (láyiš). See also Armenian լավաշ (lavaš).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lajʃɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܠܝܫܐ • (layšā) m(uncountable)

1. dough, paste

Inflection

    declension of ܠܝܫܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܠܝܫ
construct	ܠܝܫ
emphatic	ܠܝܫܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܠܝܫܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܠܝܫܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܠܝܫܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܠܝܫܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܠܝܫܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܠܝܫܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܠܝܫܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܠܝܫܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܠܝܫܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܠܝܫܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܠ-ܘ-ܫ (l-w-š) related to kneading.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [l(ə)jɑʃɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [l(ə)jɑʃe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܠܝܫܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܠܝܫܐ)

1. kneading
2. kneading trough

Inflection

    inflection of ܠܝܫܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܠܝܫ	ܠܝܫܝܢ
construct	ܠܝܫ	ܠܝܫܝ
emphatic	ܠܝܫܐ	ܠܝܫܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܠܝܫܝ	ܠܝܫܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܠܝܫܟ	ܠܝܫܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܠܝܫܟܝ	ܠܝܫܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܠܝܫܗ	ܠܝܫܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܠܝܫܗ	ܠܝܫܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܠܝܫܢ	ܠܝܫܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܠܝܫܟܘܢ	ܠܝܫܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܠܝܫܟܝܢ	ܠܝܫܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܠܝܫܗܘܢ	ܠܝܫܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܠܝܫܗܝܢ	ܠܝܫܝܗܝܢ

References

• “lyš”, 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, p. 170b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 241b
• 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. 689b