ܠܚܡܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From Aramaic לַחְמָא (laḥmā), from Proto-Semitic *laḥm-. Compare Hebrew לֶחֶם (lékhem) and Arabic لَحْم (laḥm, “meat”).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [lax.ma]
Noun
ܠܲܚܡܵܐ • (lāḳma) m
- (uncountable) bread: A foodstuff made by baking dough made from cereals.
- ܠܲܝܬ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܠܲܚܡܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܒܲܝܬܹܗ ܬܸܡܲܠ. ― layt wā laḥmā gāw baytēh timmal. ― There was no bread in his house yesterday.
- John 6:58
- ܐܵܗܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܠܲܚܡܵܐ ܕܨܠܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܫܡܲܝܵܐ، ܠܵܐ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐ݇ܟ݂ܝܼܠ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܐܲܒ݂ܵܗܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܡܝܼܬ ܠܗܘܿܢ. ܡ̇ܢ ܕܐܵܟ݂ܸܠ ܡ̣ܢ ܐܵܗܵܐ ܠܲܚܡܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܚܵܝܹܗ ܠܥܵܠܲܡ
- āhā ìlēh laḥmā dṣlē lēh min šmayyā, lā ayḵ awā dḵīl lhon aḇḇāhātāwḵon īnā mīt lhon. man dʾāḵil min āhā laḥmā bit ḥāyēh lʿālam
- This is the bread which came down from heaven, not as your fathers ate the manna, and are dead. He who eats this bread will live forever.
References
- “ܠܲܚܡܵܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, (please provide a date or year)
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /laħma/
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1

ܠܚܡܐ
From the root ܠ-ܚ-ܡ (l-ḥ-m) related to eating. Compare Arabic لَحْم (laḥm) and Hebrew לֶחֶם (léḥem).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [laħmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [laħme(ʔ)] (plural)
Inflection
inflection of ܠܚܡܐ
state | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
absolute | ܠܚܡ | ܠܚܡܝܢ |
construct | ܠܚܡ | ܠܚܡܝ |
emphatic | ܠܚܡܐ | ܠܚܡܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܠܚܡܝ | ܠܚܡܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܠܚܡܟ | ܠܚܡܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܠܚܡܟܝ | ܠܚܡܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܠܚܡܗ | ܠܚܡܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܠܚܡܗ | ܠܚܡܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܠܚܡܢ | ܠܚܡܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܠܚܡܟܘܢ | ܠܚܡܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܠܚܡܟܝܢ | ܠܚܡܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܠܚܡܗܘܢ | ܠܚܡܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܠܚܡܗܝܢ | ܠܚܡܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
From the root ܠ-ܚ-ܡ (l-ḥ-m) related to threatening.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [l(ə)ħɑmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [l(ə)ħɑme(ʔ)] (plural)
Inflection
inflection of ܠܚܡܐ
state | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
absolute | ܠܚܡ | ܠܚܡܝܢ |
construct | ܠܚܡ | ܠܚܡܝ |
emphatic | ܠܚܡܐ | ܠܚܡܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܠܚܡܝ | ܠܚܡܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܠܚܡܟ | ܠܚܡܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܠܚܡܟܝ | ܠܚܡܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܠܚܡܗ | ܠܚܡܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܠܚܡܗ | ܠܚܡܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܠܚܡܢ | ܠܚܡܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܠܚܡܟܘܢ | ܠܚܡܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܠܚܡܟܝܢ | ܠܚܡܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܠܚܡܗܘܢ | ܠܚܡܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܠܚܡܗܝܢ | ܠܚܡܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “lḥm”, 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. 171b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 240b
- 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, pp. 685b-686a
Turoyo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /laħmo/
Western Neo-Aramaic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /leħma/
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.