ܠܥܙ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܠ ܥ ܙ (l ˁ z)
1 term

Cognate to Hebrew לָעַז (la'áz, to speak unintelligibly) and لَغَّزَ (laḡḡaza, to speak in riddles).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [lɑːʕezː]

Verb

ܠܵܥܹܙ • (lāˁēz) (present participle ܠܥܵܙܵܐ (lˁāzā), past participle ܠܥܝܼܙܵܐ (lˁīzā))

  1. to sound out, phonate (to pronounce a word or phrase by articulating each of its letters)
    ܠܥܘܿܙ ܠܹܗ ܢܝܼܚܵܐܝܼܬ ܕܝܵܠܦܹܬ ܠܹܗ ܪܸܬܡܵܐ.
    lˁōz lēh nīḥāˀīt dyālpēt lēh ritmā.
    Sound it out slowly to learn the pronunciation.
  2. to pronounce, articulate, to produce the sound of a word
    Synonyms: ܪܵܬܹܡ (rātēm), ܠܲܫܸܢ (laššin)
  3. to intone, sing, to interpret in musical tones
    Synonym: ܙܵܡܹܪ (zāmēr)
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Root
ܠ ܥ ܙ (l ˁ z)
1 term

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [lʕɪz]

Noun

ܠܥܸܙ • (lˁiz) m sg (plural ܠܸܥܙܲܝ̈ (liʿzay))

  1. construct state singular of ܠܸܥܙܵܐ (liˁzā, dialect)
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