ܠܐ
lā’Syriac
No in Aramaic is ܠܐ (lā’).
The particle ܠܐ is used to express negation or to show disagreement.
Meaning: used to show disagreement or negation (particle)
How do you pronounce it?
The word is romanized as lā’.
Did you know?
- Aramaic is an 'abjad', meaning the written word ܠܐ consists only of consonants, and the reader must provide the vowel sounds based on context.
- The root of ܠܐ is ancient and shared with several Semitic languages, making it a linguistic sibling to the Hebrew 'lo' and Arabic 'la'.
Examples in context
- ܠܐ ܗܘܐ.la hwā.It is not.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “no” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
