ܠܘܙܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Inherited from Aramaic לוּזָא (lūzā); cognate of Arabic لَوْز (lawz), Hebrew לוּז (lûz, “almond”) and the first part of Persian لوزینه.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [luːzɑː]

Noun

ܠܘܼܙܵܐ • (lūzā) m (plural ܠܘܼܙܹ̈ܐ (lūzē))

1. a sweet almond; a confection of almonds

Inflection

Inflection of ܠܘܼܙܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܠܘܼܙܝܼ (lūzī)		ܠܘܼܙܲܢ (lūzan)
	construct	ܠܘܼܙ (lūz)		2nd person	ܠܘܼܙܘܼܟ݂ (lūzūḵ)	ܠܘܼܙܵܟ݂ܝ (lūzāḵ)	ܠܘܼܙܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (lūzāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܠܘܼܙܵܐ (lūzā)		3rd person	ܠܘܼܙܹܗ (lūzēh)	ܠܘܼܙܵܗ̇ (lūzāh)	ܠܘܼܙܗܘܿܢ (luzhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܠܘܼܙܝܼ̈ (lūzī)		ܠܘܼܙܲܢ̈ (lūzan)
	construct	ܠܘܼܙܲܝ̈ (lūzay)		2nd person	ܠܘܼܙܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (lūzūḵ)	ܠܘܼܙܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (lūzāḵ)	ܠܘܼܙܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (lūzāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܠܘܼܙܹ̈ܐ (lūzē)		3rd person	ܠܘܼܙܘܼ̈ܗܝ (lūzūh)	ܠܘܼܙ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (lūzōh)	ܠܘܼܙܗ̈ܘܿܢ (luzhōn)

See also

• ܫܸܓ݂ܕܵܐ (šiḡdā)

Etymology 2

From Northern Kurdish lawaz.

Adjective

ܠܘܙܐ • (lāwāzā)

1. (dialectal) thin, lean, emaciated

   Synonyms: ܒܲܓܝܼܪܵܐ (bagīrā), ܡܚܝܼܠܵܐ (mḥīlā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Arabic لَوْز (lawz), Hebrew לוּז (lûz, “almond”) and the first part of Persian لوزینه, which see for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [luzɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [luze] (plural)

Noun

ܠܘܙܐ • (lūzā) m (plural ܠܘܙܐ)

1. almond (especially sweet almond)
2. almond tree

Inflection

Inflection of ܠܘܙܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܠܘܙ		1st person	ܠܘܙܝ		ܠܘܙܢ
	construct	ܠܘܙ		2nd person	ܠܘܙܟ	ܠܘܙܟܝ	ܠܘܙܟܘܢ	ܠܘܙܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܠܘܙܐ		3rd person	ܠܘܙܗ	ܠܘܙܗ	ܠܘܙܗܘܢ	ܠܘܙܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܠܘܙܝܢ		1st person	ܠܘܙܝ		ܠܘܙܝܢ
	construct	ܠܘܙܝ		2nd person	ܠܘܙܝܟ	ܠܘܙܝܟܝ	ܠܘܙܝܟܘܢ	ܠܘܙܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܠܘܙܐ		3rd person	ܠܘܙܘܗܝ	ܠܘܙܝܗ	ܠܘܙܝܗܘܢ	ܠܘܙܝܗܝܢ

See also

• ܩܛܪܩܐ
• ܫܓܕܬܐ

References

• “lwz”, 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, page 169b
• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “lawzēnag”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 53
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 237b
• 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, page 677a