ܠܩܚܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܠܲܩܚܵܐ

Etymology

Root
ܠ ܩ ܚ (l q ḥ)
1 term

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from the archaic verb ܠܩܚ (ləqaḥ, “to take”), referring to an open area around a city and any settlements within its jurisdiction historically supplying the food sources; compare cognate of Hebrew לֶקַח (lékakh, “lesson, moral”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈlaq.xɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ˈlax.qɑː]

Noun

ܠܲܩܚܵܐ • (laqḥā) m sg (plural ܠܲܩܚܹ̈ܐ (laqḥē))

1. suburb

Inflection

Inflection of ܠܲܩܚܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܠܲܩܚܝܼ (laqḥī)		ܠܲܩܚܲܢ (laqḥan)
	construct	ܠܩܲܚ (lqaḥ)		2nd person	ܠܲܩܚܘܼܟ݂ (laqḥūḵ)	ܠܲܩܚܵܟ݂ܝ (laqḥāḵ)	ܠܲܩܚܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (laqḥāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܠܲܩܚܵܐ (laqḥā)		3rd person	ܠܲܩܚܹܗ (laqḥēh)	ܠܲܩܚܵܗ̇ (laqḥāh)	ܠܲܩܚܗܘܿܢ (laqḥhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܠܲܩܚܝܼ̈ (laqḥī)		ܠܲܩܚܲܢ̈ (laqḥan)
	construct	ܠܲܩܚܲܝ̈ (laqḥay)		2nd person	ܠܲܩܚܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (laqḥūḵ)	ܠܲܩܚܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (laqḥāḵ)	ܠܲܩܚܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (laqḥāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܠܲܩܚܹ̈ܐ (laqḥē)		3rd person	ܠܲܩܚܘܼ̈ܗܝ (laqḥūh)	ܠܲܩܚ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (laqḥōh)	ܠܲܩܚܗ̈ܘܿܢ (laqḥhōn)

Coordinate terms

• ܡܵܬ݂ܵܐ (māṯā, “village, town”), ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (šḇāḇūṯā, “neighbourhood”), ܡܵܚܘܿܙܵܐ (māḥōzā, “quarter”), ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ (mḏītā, “city”), ܦܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (pnīṯā, “area, region”)

See also

• ܢܲܦܩܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (napqīṯā)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܠܚܩܐ (laḥqā)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈlaq.ħɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈlaq.xɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈlɑq.ħo]

Noun

ܠܩܚܐ • (laqḥā) m (plural ܠܩܚܐ (laqḥē))

1. open area around a city and any settlements within its jurisdiction: countryside, suburb, metropolitan area, region
2. (by extension) far reaches, remote area; hiding place
   • Peshitta, Habakkuk 3:4:

     ܘܙܗܪܗ ܐܝܟ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܢܗܘܐ: ܒܩܪܝܬܐ ܕܐܝܕ̈ܘܗܝ ܢܣܝܡ ܥܘܫܢܗ ܒܠܩܚܐ.

     wə-zahrēh ʾāḵ nuhrā nehwē, ba-qərīṯā ḏ-ʾīḏaw[hy] nəsīm ʿušnēh ḇə-laqḥā.

     And His brightness was like light, in the creation [sic] of His hands was His power in hiding.

Inflection

Inflection of ܠܩܚܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܠܩܚ		1st person	ܠܩܚܝ		ܠܩܚܢ
	construct	ܠܩܚ		2nd person	ܠܩܚܟ	ܠܩܚܟܝ	ܠܩܚܟܘܢ	ܠܩܚܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܠܩܚܐ		3rd person	ܠܩܚܗ	ܠܩܚܗ	ܠܩܚܗܘܢ	ܠܩܚܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܠܩܚܝܢ		1st person	ܠܩܚܝ		ܠܩܚܝܢ
	construct	ܠܩܚܝ		2nd person	ܠܩܚܝܟ	ܠܩܚܝܟܝ	ܠܩܚܝܟܘܢ	ܠܩܚܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܠܩܚܐ		3rd person	ܠܩܚܘܗܝ	ܠܩܚܝܗ	ܠܩܚܝܗܘܢ	ܠܩܚܝܗܝܢ

References

• “lqḥ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2019-05-20
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 174a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 244b
• 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 696a