ܠܩܠܩܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܠܩܠܩܐ

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒀀𒊩𒄷 (/⁠laqlaqqu⁠/, stork); compare also in Arabic لَقْلَق (laqlaq) and Persian لک‌لک (lak-lak). It is possible that the term is borrowed from Arabic which itself may have come from Akkadian via an unattested previous form of Aramaic.

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [laq.lɑːqɑː]

Noun

ܠܲܩܠܵܩܵܐ • (laqlāqā) m sg (plural ܠܲܩܠܵܩܹ̈ܐ (laqlāqē))

  1. stork

Inflection

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