From Akkadian 𒀀𒊩𒄷 (/laqlaqqu/, “stork”); compare also in Arabic لَقْلَق (laqlaq) and Persian لکلک (lak-lak). It is possible that the term is borrowed from Arabic which itself may have come from Akkadian via an unattested previous form of Aramaic.
ܠܲܩܠܵܩܵܐ • (laqlāqā) m sg (plural ܠܲܩܠܵܩܹ̈ܐ (laqlāqē))
isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
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state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
m | f | |||||||
singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܠܲܩܠܵܩܝܼ (laqlāqī) | ܠܲܩܠܵܩܲܢ (laqlāqan) | |||
construct | ܠܲܩܠܵܩ (laqlāq) | 2nd person | ܠܲܩܠܵܩܘܼܟ݂ (laqlāqūḵ) | ܠܲܩܠܵܩܵܟ݂ܝ (laqlāqāḵ) | ܠܲܩܠܵܩܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (laqlāqāwḵōn) | |||
emphatic | ܠܲܩܠܵܩܵܐ (laqlāqā) | 3rd person | ܠܲܩܠܵܩܹܗ (laqlāqēh) | ܠܲܩܠܵܩܵܗ̇ (laqlāqāh) | ܠܲܩܠܵܩܗܘܿܢ (laqlāqhōn) | |||
plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܠܲܩܠܵܩܝܼ̈ (laqlāqī) | ܠܲܩܠܵܩܲܢ̈ (laqlāqan) | |||
construct | ܠܲܩܠܵܩܲܝ̈ (laqlāqay) | 2nd person | ܠܲܩܠܵܩܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (laqlāqūḵ) | ܠܲܩܠܵܩܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (laqlāqāḵ) | ܠܲܩܠܵܩܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (laqlāqāwḵōn) | |||
emphatic | ܠܲܩܠܵܩܹ̈ܐ (laqlāqē) | 3rd person | ܠܲܩܠܵܩܘܼ̈ܗܝ (laqlāqūh) | ܠܲܩܠܵܩ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (laqlāqōh) | ܠܲܩܠܵܩܗ̈ܘܿܢ (laqlāqhōn) |