ܟܘܪܬܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
With ܟܘܪܐ (kawwārā, “beehive”) and Hebrew כַּוֶּרֶת (kawwéreṯ, “beehive”) deriving from Akkadian 𒄀𒆤𒈣 (/kuru/, “short reed mat, collection or roll of reeds; a woven thing; hence a basket”), from Sumerian 𒄥 (gur, “to twist, to wind, to turn; a bundle, unit of measure, a basketful of barley”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kawwɑrtɑ], [kurtɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [kawwɑrɑθɑ], [kurɑθɑ] (plural)
Noun
ܟܘܪܬܐ • (kawwārtā, kūrtā) f (plural ܟܘܪܬܐ (kawwārātā, kūrātā))
- beehive, honeycomb
Inflection
declension of ܟܘܪܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܟܘܪܐ | ܟܘܪܢ |
| construct | ܟܘܪܬ | ܟܘܪܬ |
| emphatic | ܟܘܪܬܐ | ܟܘܪܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܟܘܪܬܝ | ܟܘܪܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܟܘܪܬܟ | ܟܘܪܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܟܘܪܬܟܝ | ܟܘܪܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܟܘܪܬܗ | ܟܘܪܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܟܘܪܬܗ | ܟܘܪܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܟܘܪܬܢ | ܟܘܪܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܟܘܪܬܟܘܢ | ܟܘܪܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܟܘܪܬܟܝܢ | ܟܘܪܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܟܘܪܬܗܘܢ | ܟܘܪܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܟܘܪܬܗܝܢ | ܟܘܪܬܗܝܢ |
Descendants
(taking Classical Syriac as representative for all Aramaic)
- → Arabic: كُوَّارَة (kuwwāra)
References
- “kwrh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 154a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 211b
- Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana; Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, page 612b