| Eastern Syriac : | ܠܵܥܣܵܐ |
| Western Syriac : | ܠܳܥܣܳܐ |
| Root : | ܠܥܣ |
| Eastern phonetic : | ' la: sa: |
| Category : | verb |
| [Feeding] | |
| English : | to chew , to masticate ; |
| French : | mâcher , mastiquer , mâchouiller , chiquer (tabac) ; |
| Dialect : | Eastern Syriac |
Cf. ܠܥܣ, ܠܲܥܣܠܘܼܣܹܐ, ܠܵܥܸܣ, ܠܵܥܘܘܿܣܵܐ, ܡܒܲܠܥܸܣ
See also : ܫܵܝܪܵܐ, ܡܐܵܓ̰ܵܐ, ܢܲܟ̰ܢܘܼܟ̰ܹܐ, ܦܵܫܘܿܪܹܐ