ܠܩܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
ܠܩܢܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic לֵקְנָא (leqənā), from Ancient Greek λεκάνη (lekánē); compare Arabic لَكَن (lakan).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [laq.nɑː]

Noun

ܠܲܩܢܵܐ • (laqnā) f sg or m (plural ܠܲܩܢܹ̈ܐ (laqnē))

  1. basin, washbasin, laver
  2. sink (for washing dishes)
    ܚܲܠܸܠ ܡܵܐܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ ܓܵܘ ܠܲܩܢܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܒܹܝܬ ܒܘܼܫܵܠܵܐ.
    ḵalil mānoḵ gāw laqnā gāw bēt bušālā.
    Wash your dishes in the sink in the kitchen.

Inflection
Inflection of ܠܲܩܢܵܐ (laqnā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܠܲܩܢܝܼ
(laqnī)		 ܠܲܩܢܲܢ
(laqnan)
construct ܠܲܩܢ
(laqn)		 2nd person ܠܲܩܢܘܼܟ݂
(laqnūḵ)		 ܠܲܩܢܵܟ݂ܝ
(laqnāḵ)		 ܠܲܩܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(laqnāwḵōn)
emphatic ܠܲܩܢܵܐ
(laqnā)		 3rd person ܠܲܩܢܹܗ
(laqnēh)		 ܠܲܩܢܵܗ̇
(laqnāh)		 ܠܲܩܢܗܘܿܢ
(laqnhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܠܲܩܢܝܼ̈
(laqnī)		 ܠܲܩܢܲܢ̈
(laqnan)
construct ܠܲܩܢܲܝ̈
(laqnay)		 2nd person ܠܲܩܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(laqnūḵ)		 ܠܲܩܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(laqnāḵ)		 ܠܲܩܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(laqnāwḵōn)
emphatic ܠܲܩܢܹ̈ܐ
(laqnē)		 3rd person ܠܲܩܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(laqnūh)		 ܠܲܩܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(laqnōh)		 ܠܲܩܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(laqnhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

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

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

Noun

ܠܩܢܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܠܩܢܐ)

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

Inflection
    inflection of ܠܩܢܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܠܩܢ ܠܩܢܝܢ
construct ܠܩܢ ܠܩܢܝ
emphatic ܠܩܢܐ ܠܩܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܠܩܢܝ ܠܩܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܠܩܢܟ ܠܩܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܠܩܢܟܝ ܠܩܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܠܩܢܗ ܠܩܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܠܩܢܗ ܠܩܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܠܩܢܢ ܠܩܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܠܩܢܟܘܢ ܠܩܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܠܩܢܟܝܢ ܠܩܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܠܩܢܗܘܢ ܠܩܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܠܩܢܗܝܢ 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, p. 174b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, p. 697a-b
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