ܠܩܚܐ
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
- ܠܚܩܐ (laḥqā)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈlaq.ħɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈlaq.xɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈlɑq.ħo]
Noun
ܠܩܚܐ • (laqḥā) m (plural ܠܩܚܐ (laqḥē))
- open area around a city and any settlements within its jurisdiction: countryside, suburb, metropolitan area, region
- (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.
- Peshitta, Habakkuk 3:4:
Inflection
declension of ܠܩܚܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܠܩܚ | ܠܩܚܝܢ |
| construct | ܠܩܚ | ܠܩܚܝ |
| emphatic | ܠܩܚܐ | ܠܩܚܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܠܩܚܝ | ܠܩܚܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܠܩܚܟ | ܠܩܚܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܠܩܚܟܝ | ܠܩܚܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܠܩܚܗ | ܠܩܚܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܠܩܚܗ | ܠܩܚܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܠܩܚܢ | ܠܩܚܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܠܩܚܟܘܢ | ܠܩܚܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܠܩܚܟܝܢ | ܠܩܚܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܠܩܚܗܘܢ | ܠܩܚܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܠܩܚܗܝܢ | 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