ܠܩܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic לֵקְנָא (leqənā), from Ancient Greek λεκάνη (lekánē, dish, basin) and Akkadian 𒆷𒄩𒉡 (laḫannu, flask; bottle of clay, glass or metal); compare Arabic لَكَن (lakan).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [laq.nɑː]

Noun

ܠܲܩܢܵܐ • (laqnāf sg (plural ܠܲܩܢܹ̈ܐ (laqnē))

  1. plate, dish
    Synonyms: ܛܲܒ݂ܩܵܐ (ṭaḇqā), ܦܝܼܢܟ݂ܵܐ (pīnḵā)
  2. (obsolete) basin, washbasin, laver
    Synonym: ܡܫܵܓ݂ܬܵܐ (mšāḡtā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܠܲܩܢܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܠܩܲܢ (lqan) 1st person ܠܲܩܢܝܼ (laqnī) ܠܲܩܢܲܢ (laqnan)
construct ܠܩܲܢ (lqan) 2nd person ܠܲܩܢܘܼܟ݂ (laqnōḵ) ܠܲܩܢܵܟ݂ܝ (laqnāḵ) ܠܲܩܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (laqnawḵōn)
emphatic ܠܲܩܢܵܐ (laqnā) 3rd person ܠܲܩܢܹܗ (laqnēh) ܠܲܩܢܵܗ̇ (laqnāh) ܠܲܩܢܗܘܿܢ (laqnhōn)
plural absolute ܠܲܩܢܝܼ̈ܢ (laqnīn) 1st person ܠܲܩܢܝܼ̈ (laqnī) ܠܲܩܢܲܢ̈ (laqnan)
construct ܠܲܩܢܲܝ̈ (laqnay) 2nd person ܠܲܩܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (laqnōḵ) ܠܲܩܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (laqnāḵ) ܠܲܩܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (laqnawḵōn)
emphatic ܠܲܩܢܹ̈ܐ (laqnē) 3rd person ܠܲܩܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (laqnūh) ܠܲܩܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (laqnōh) ܠܲܩܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (laqnayhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λεκάνη (lekánē). Compare Arabic لَكَن (lakan).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [laqnɑ], [lɛqnɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [laqne], [lɛqne] (plural)

Noun

ܠܩܢܐ • (transliteration neededf (plural ܠܩܢܐ)

  1. dish, plate, platter
  2. bowl, basin, laver
  3. vessel

Inflection

Inflection of ܠܩܢܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܠܩܢ 1st person ܠܩܢܝ ܠܩܢܢ
construct ܠܩܢ 2nd person ܠܩܢܟ ܠܩܢܟܝ ܠܩܢܟܘܢ ܠܩܢܟܝܢ
emphatic ܠܩܢܐ 3rd person ܠܩܢܗ ܠܩܢܗ ܠܩܢܗܘܢ ܠܩܢܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܠܩܢܝܢ 1st person ܠܩܢܝ ܠܩܢܝܢ
construct ܠܩܢܝ 2nd person ܠܩܢܝܟ ܠܩܢܝܟܝ ܠܩܢܝܟܘܢ ܠܩܢܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܠܩܢܐ 3rd person ܠܩܢܘܗܝ ܠܩܢܝܗ ܠܩܢܝܗܘܢ ܠܩܢܝܗܝܢ

References

  • lqn”, 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 174b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 245a
  • 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, →ISBN, pages 697a–b