קרתא

קרתא

Aramaic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qartɑ/

Etymology 1

Highly irregular noun: the plural inserts a /w/ in the stem, and gets the masculine suffix (although it retains feminine agreement). Sometimes the form קַרתָּא is also used as the absolute form.Cognate with Arabic قَرْيَة‎ (qarya, “city, town”) and with Hebrew קִרְיָה‎ (“city, town”). Compare with Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕‎ (qrt, “city”).

Noun

קַרתָּא • (qartā) f (plural קִרוִין‎)

1. city
   • Genesis 10:12, with translation of the New International Version:

     ‏וְיָת רֶסֶן בֵּין נִינְוֵה וּבֵין כָּלַח הִיא קַרתָּא רַבְּתָא‎

     And Resen, which is between Nineveh and Calah—which is the great city

2. town

Inflection

    declension of קרתא

	singular	plural
absolute	קִריָה‎	קִרוִין‎
construct	קַרתָּא‎	קִרוֵי‎
emphatic	קַרתָּא‎	קִרוַיָּא‎

Derived terms

• נטורי קרתא‎

References

“qryh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–

Etymology 2

קרתא • (transliteration needed) f (uncountable)

1. cold, coldness

Antonyms

• חמתא‎