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

Conjugation of ܠܵܥܹܙ (lāˁēz)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܠܥܝܼܙ ܠܝܼ (lˁīz lī)	ܠܥܝܼܙ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (lˁīz lūḵ)	ܠܥܝܼܙ ܠܹܗ (lˁīz lēh)	ܠܥܝܼܙ ܠܲܢ (lˁīz lan)	ܠܥܝܼܙ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (lˁīz lāwḵōn)	ܠܥܝܼܙ ܠܗܘܿܢ (lˁīz lhōn)
	f		ܠܥܝܼܙ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (lˁīz lāḵ)	ܠܥܝܼܙ ܠܵܗ̇ (lˁīz lāh)
non-past	m	ܠܵܥܙܹܢ (lāˁzēn)	ܠܵܥܙܹܬ (lāˁzēt)	ܠܵܥܹܙ (lāˁēz)	ܠܵܥܙܲܚ (lāˁzaḥ)	ܠܵܥܙܝܼܬܘܿܢ (lāˁzītōn)	ܠܵܥܙܝܼ (lāˁzī)
	f	ܠܵܥܙܵܢ (lāˁzān)	ܠܵܥܙܵܬܝ (lāˁzāt)	ܠܵܥܙܵܐ (lāˁzā)
imperative	m		ܠܥܘܿܙ (lˁōz)			ܠܥܘܿܙܘܼܢ (lˁōzūn)
	f		ܠܥܘܿܙܝ (lˁōz)

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”)