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Arabic
Etymology
Apparently borrowed from late Aramaic לית / 𐡋𐡀𐡉𐡕 (layt).
Verb
لَاتَ • (lāta)
- (copulative, invariable, archaic) not to be
609–632 CE, Qur'an, 38:3:وَلَاتَ حِينَ مَنَاصٍ- walāta ḥīna manāṣin
- while there is no time for escape
Usage notes
- This particle is scarcely used even in Classical Arabic, with only one Qur'anic example. Largely this limited use is due to its grammatical requirements; usage is restricted by three very specific rules:
- It must only be found in front of a noun, never a verb or particle.
- The noun being negated must be a noun of time; as an adverb it is placed in the accusative case in the same manner found with لَيْسَ (laysa).
- The subject of the sentence must be omitted.
References
- ^ Lipiński, Edward (2001) Semitic Languages: Outline of a Comparative Grammar (Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta; 80), 2nd edition, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN: “At least lāta, “not to be”, appears to be borrowed from Late Aramaic layt used as a negative copula [...]”
Persian
Pronunciation
Readings
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Classical reading?
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lāt
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Dari reading?
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lāt
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Iranian reading?
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lât
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Tajik reading?
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lot
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Noun
لات • (lât)
- lout, hooligan
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