ܠܚܫܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܠ-ܚ-ܫ (l-ḥ-š) related to whispering. Compare Hebrew לַחַשׁ (láḥaš).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [l(ə)ħɑʃɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [l(ə)ħɑʃe(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܠܚܫܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܠܚܫܐ)
- whisper, murmur
- charm, allurement
Inflection
inflection of ܠܚܫܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܠܚܫ | ܠܚܫܝܢ |
| construct | ܠܚܫ | ܠܚܫܝ |
| emphatic | ܠܚܫܐ | ܠܚܫܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܠܚܫܝ | ܠܚܫܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܠܚܫܟ | ܠܚܫܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܠܚܫܟܝ | ܠܚܫܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܠܚܫܗ | ܠܚܫܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܠܚܫܗ | ܠܚܫܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܠܚܫܢ | ܠܚܫܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܠܚܫܟܘܢ | ܠܚܫܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܠܚܫܟܝܢ | ܠܚܫܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܠܚܫܗܘܢ | ܠܚܫܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܠܚܫܗܝܢ | ܠܚܫܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “lḥš”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 241a