"לית" meaning in All languages combined

See לית on Wiktionary

Preposition [Aramaic]

Forms: לֵית [canonical], lēṯ [romanization], לָא אִית [alternative], לָאִית [alternative], לָאִיתַי [alternative]
Etymology: Contraction of לָא אִית (lā ʾīṯ) Head templates: {{head|arc|preposition|head=לֵית|tr=lēṯ}} לֵית • (lēṯ)
  1. there is not, there are not
    Sense id: en-לית-arc-prep-RoR71Elu Categories (other): Aramaic entries with incorrect language header, Aramaic prepositions, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Aramaic entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 Disambiguation of Aramaic prepositions: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 100 0
  2. not to have [with ל־ (lə-)]
    Sense id: en-לית-arc-prep-Yp-mGS~t Categories (other): Aramaic prepositions Disambiguation of Aramaic prepositions: 53 47
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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "ʾīṯ",
      "word": "אִית"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Contraction of לָא אִית (lā ʾīṯ)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "לֵית",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lēṯ",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "לָא אִית",
      "roman": "lā ʾīṯ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "לָאִית",
      "roman": "lāʾīṯ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "לָאִיתַי",
      "roman": "lāʾīṯay",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "arc",
        "2": "preposition",
        "head": "לֵית",
        "tr": "lēṯ"
      },
      "expansion": "לֵית • (lēṯ)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Aramaic",
  "lang_code": "arc",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "100 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Aramaic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "53 47",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Aramaic prepositions",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "100 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "100 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "there is not, there are not"
      ],
      "id": "en-לית-arc-prep-RoR71Elu",
      "links": [
        [
          "there is",
          "there is"
        ],
        [
          "not",
          "not"
        ],
        [
          "there are",
          "there are"
        ],
        [
          "not",
          "not"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "53 47",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Aramaic prepositions",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "not to have"
      ],
      "id": "en-לית-arc-prep-Yp-mGS~t",
      "info_templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "arc",
            "2": ":ל־"
          },
          "expansion": "[with ל־ (lə-)]",
          "extra_data": {
            "words": [
              "ל־",
              "(lə-)"
            ]
          },
          "name": "+obj"
        }
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "not",
          "not"
        ],
        [
          "have",
          "have"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "not to have [with ל־ (lə-)]"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "לית"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "ʾīṯ",
      "word": "אִית"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "Aramaic entries with incorrect language header",
    "Aramaic lemmas",
    "Aramaic prepositions",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Contraction of לָא אִית (lā ʾīṯ)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "לֵית",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lēṯ",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "לָא אִית",
      "roman": "lā ʾīṯ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "לָאִית",
      "roman": "lāʾīṯ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "לָאִיתַי",
      "roman": "lāʾīṯay",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "arc",
        "2": "preposition",
        "head": "לֵית",
        "tr": "lēṯ"
      },
      "expansion": "לֵית • (lēṯ)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Aramaic",
  "lang_code": "arc",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "there is not, there are not"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "there is",
          "there is"
        ],
        [
          "not",
          "not"
        ],
        [
          "there are",
          "there are"
        ],
        [
          "not",
          "not"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "not to have"
      ],
      "info_templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "arc",
            "2": ":ל־"
          },
          "expansion": "[with ל־ (lə-)]",
          "extra_data": {
            "words": [
              "ל־",
              "(lə-)"
            ]
          },
          "name": "+obj"
        }
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "not",
          "not"
        ],
        [
          "have",
          "have"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "not to have [with ל־ (lə-)]"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "לית"
}

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