A Syriac Chrestomathy

sources for syriacists

R4 · nestle-1889-en/r4/g164-lhesh-conjure

lemma

unvoc ܠܚܫ
voc ܠܚܶܫ
translit lḥeš
pos verb, impf. u et a
gloss_en conjure
gloss_de beschwören
root
payne_smith
frequency_rank
layer vocalized Serto
stems Pa. 'flatter' | schmeicheln

primer_note

⭐ A Pa. that does not intensify the base sense but leaves it: 'conjure' → 'flatter'. Both senses run through the root's 'whisper'.

source

primer nestle-1889-en
page 164
leaf n253