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)

1. whisper, murmur
2. 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