ܠܚܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Proto-Semitic *raḥat- bears the meaning of a palm, while CAL connects to Jewish Palestinian Aramaic לחיה / Jewish Literary Aramaic לִחְיָא (liḥyā, “cheek, cheekpiece”) from Proto-Semitic *liḥy- (“jaw”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /laħθɑ/

Noun

ܠܱܚܬ݂ܳܐ • (laḥṯā) f

  1. palm of the hand, vola
  2. halitus, vapour

References
  • “lḥt”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2021-08-04
  • Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, pages 363a–b
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