It now appears that the Aramaic לו"ט 'to curse' comes from the root לוט2, which gives Hebrew לוץ/ליץ. We know this becasue it appears in an Ancient Aramaic inscription written with a sade, which is not the case in these inscriptions with etymological tet.

See M.Sokoloff, 'The Old Aramaic Inscription from Bukan: A Revised Interpretation' Israel Exploration Journal 49 (1999), p. 105-115
Moshe Morgenstern | 11.03.06 - 12:20 pm | #

Someone once suggested to me that "Lot" is a play on the word "lehimalet" (See Bereishit 19:17(x2), 19, 20, 22) - or perhaps that should be that the verb lehimalet plays off the name Lot. Admittedly, a play on words does not necessarily reflect a real etymological connection.
lonnie | Homepage | 11.05.06 - 9:14 pm | #

Moshe - I hadn't thought of the connection between cursing (לוט) and scoffing (ליץ) before.

Lonnie - Interesting idea. I wrote about it in today's post.
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Niktaris Dimitris | Homepage | 11.06.07 - 9:05 am | #