ܠܘܩܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs, literally “man from Lucania”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [luːqa]

Proper noun

ܠܘܼܩܵܐ • (luqa) m

1. Luke: a male given name from Greek
2. (biblical) The Gospel of Luke: a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the third of the four gospels.
   • Acts 15:37-39

     ܒܝܼܵܗ݇ܒ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܐܸܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܠܘܼܩܵܐ، ܐܵܣܝܵܐ ܡܘܼܚܸܒܵܐ، ܘܐܘܼܦ ܕܹܐܡܵܐ.

     bīyāḇā ìlēh šlāmā illāwḵōn lūqā, āsyā mūḥibbā, w-ūp dēmā.

     Luke the beloved physician and Demas greet you.