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Classical Syriac
Etymology
Late variant of ܠܓܡܐ (lgāmā, “bridle”), from Persian لگام (legâm) as is Arabic لِجَام (lijām).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܠܘܓܡܐ • (lūḡmā, luḡmā) m (plural ܠܘܓܡܐ)
- bridle, curb
- (anatomy) jaw
Inflection
Irregular absolute and construct singular with a varying Waw.
References
- “lwgmˀ”, 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 168b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 237a
- 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 676b