Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

 
ܠܩܢܐ

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [laq.nɑː]

Noun edit

ܠܲܩܢܵܐ (laqnāf 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 edit

Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

ܠܩܢܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܠܩܢܐ)

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

Inflection edit

References edit

  • 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