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

Inflection of ܠܲܩܠܵܩܵܐ (laqlāqā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܠܲܩܠܵܩܝܼ (laqlāqī)		ܠܲܩܠܵܩܲܢ (laqlāqan)
	construct	ܠܲܩܠܵܩ (laqlāq)	2nd person	ܠܲܩܠܵܩܘܼܟ݂ (laqlāqūḵ)	ܠܲܩܠܵܩܵܟ݂ܝ (laqlāqāḵ)	ܠܲܩܠܵܩܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (laqlāqāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܠܲܩܠܵܩܵܐ (laqlāqā)	3rd person	ܠܲܩܠܵܩܹܗ (laqlāqēh)	ܠܲܩܠܵܩܵܗ̇ (laqlāqāh)	ܠܲܩܠܵܩܗܘܿܢ (laqlāqhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܠܲܩܠܵܩܝܼ̈ (laqlāqī)		ܠܲܩܠܵܩܲܢ̈ (laqlāqan)
	construct	ܠܲܩܠܵܩܲܝ̈ (laqlāqay)	2nd person	ܠܲܩܠܵܩܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (laqlāqūḵ)	ܠܲܩܠܵܩܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (laqlāqāḵ)	ܠܲܩܠܵܩܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (laqlāqāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܠܲܩܠܵܩܹ̈ܐ (laqlāqē)	3rd person	ܠܲܩܠܵܩܘܼ̈ܗܝ (laqlāqūh)	ܠܲܩܠܵܩ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (laqlāqōh)	ܠܲܩܠܵܩܗ̈ܘܿܢ (laqlāqhōn)