ܟܬܒܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
| Root |
|---|
| ܟ ܬ ܒ (k t b) |
| 5 terms |
Etymology 1
Compare Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb), Hebrew כְּתָב (kəṯāḇ).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [kθɑːvɑː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [kθɑːwɑː]
- (Urmian) IPA(key): [t͡ʃtɑːvɑː]
Noun
ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (kṯāḇā) m (plural ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (kṯāḇē))
- book, writing
- ܡܲܚܸܒܸܢ ܩܵܪܹܝܢ ܚܲܕ݇ ܟܬܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܒܩܲܝܕܵܡܬܵܐ ܘܚܲܕ݇ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ ܒܪܲܡܫܵܐ.
- maḥḥibin qārēn ḥa ktāḇā bqaydāmtā w-ḥa ḥēnā bramšā.
- I like to read one book in the morning and another in the evening.
- 2 Timothy 4:13:
- ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܐܵܬܹܝܬ ܡܲܝܬ݂ܝܼ ܠܵܗ̇ ܥܵܒܵܝܬܵܐ ܕܫܒ݂ܝܼܩ ܠܝܼ ܠܟܸܣ ܩܵܪܦܘܿܣ ܓܵܘ ܛܪܘܿܐܘܿܣ، ܐܘܼܦ ܡܲܝܬ݂ܝܼ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܟܬܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ، ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܒܘܼܫ ܙܵܘܕܵܐ ܟܬܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܕܓܸܠܕܵܐ.
- īman d-ʾātēt mayṯī lāh ʿābāytā dšḇiq lī lkis qārpos gāw ṭroʾos, up mayṯī lhon ktāḇē, īnā buš zāwdā ktāḇē dgildā.
- When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas, and bring the books as well, especially the parchments..
Declension
Inflection of ܟܬܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ktāḇā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܟܬܵܒ݂ܝܼ (ktāḇī) | ܟܬܵܒ݂ܲܢ (ktāḇan) | ||
| construct | ܟܬܵܒ݂ (ktāḇ) | 2nd person | ܟܬܵܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ktāḇuḵ) | ܟܬܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ktāḇāḵ) | ܟܬܵܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ktāḇāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܟܬܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ktāḇā) | 3rd person | ܟܬܵܒ݂ܹܗ (ktāḇēh) | ܟܬܵܒ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (ktāḇoh) | ܟܬܵܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ktāḇhon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܟܬܵܒ݂ܝܼ̈ (ktāḇī) | ܟܬܵܒ݂ܲܢ̈ (ktāḇan) | ||
| construct | ܟܬܵܒ݂ܲܝ̈ (ktāḇay) | 2nd person | ܟܬܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ktāḇuḵ) | ܟܬܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ktāḇāḵ) | ܟܬܵܒ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ktāḇāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܟܬܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (ktāḇē) | 3rd person | ܟܬܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ktāḇuh) | ܟܬܵܒ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ktāḇoh) | ܟܬܵܒ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ktāḇhon) | ||
Derived terms
- ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (kṯāḇtā, “writing; scripture; script”)
- ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܿܢܵܐ (kṯāḇonā, “booklet, small book”)
- ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܩܲܕܝܼܫܵܐ (kṯāḇā qadīšā, “Holy Book; Bible”)
Etymology 2
Related to the above; compare Arabic كَاتِب (kātib), Hebrew כּוֹתֵב (kotév).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [kat.tɑːwɑː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [kaθɑːwɑː]
- (Urmian) IPA(key): [t͡ʃat.tɑːvɑː]
Noun
ܟܲܬܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (kattāḇā) ? (plural ܟܲܬ݂ܵܒܹ̈ܐ (kaṯṯābē), feminine ܟܲܬܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (kattāḇtā))
- writer, author
Declension
Inflection of ܟܲܬܵܒ݂ܵܐ (kattāḇā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܟܲܬܵܒ݂ܝܼ (kattāḇī) | ܟܲܬܵܒ݂ܲܢ (kattāḇan) | ||
| construct | ܟܲܬܵܒ݂ (kattāḇ) | 2nd person | ܟܲܬܵܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (kattāḇuḵ) | ܟܲܬܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (kattāḇāḵ) | ܟܲܬܵܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kattāḇāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܟܲܬܵܒ݂ܵܐ (kattāḇā) | 3rd person | ܟܲܬܵܒ݂ܹܗ (kattāḇēh) | ܟܲܬܵܒ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (kattāḇoh) | ܟܲܬܵܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (kattāḇhon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܟܲܬܵܒ݂ܝܼ̈ (kattāḇī) | ܟܲܬܵܒ݂ܲܢ̈ (kattāḇan) | ||
| construct | ܟܲܬܵܒ݂ܲܝ̈ (kattāḇay) | 2nd person | ܟܲܬܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kattāḇuḵ) | ܟܲܬܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kattāḇāḵ) | ܟܲܬܵܒ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kattāḇāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܟܲܬܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (kattāḇē) | 3rd person | ܟܲܬܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kattāḇuh) | ܟܲܬܵܒ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (kattāḇoh) | ܟܲܬܵܒ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kattāḇhon) | ||
Classical Syriac
Etymology
ܟܬܒܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ
From the root ܟ-ܬ-ܒ (k-t-b) related to writing; compare Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb), Hebrew כְּתָב (kəṯāḇ).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [k(ə.)ˈθɑ.vɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈkθɑ.wɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈkθo.wo], [ˈkθo.bo]
Noun
ܟܬܒܐ • (kəṯāḇā) m (plural ܟܬܒ̈ܐ (kəṯāḇē))
- book
- Peshitta, 2 Timothy 4:13:
- ܒܝܬ ܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܫܒܩܬ ܒܛܪܘܐܘܣ ܠܘܬ ܩܪܦܘܣ. ܡܐ ܕܐܬܐ ܐܢܬ ܐܝܬܝܗܝ. ܘܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ ܟܪ̈ܟܐ ܕܡܓܠ̈ܐ.
- bêṯ kəṯāḇē ḏên də-šeḇqeṯ ba-ṭərōʾōs ləwāṯ qarpōs, mā ḏə-ʾāṯē ʾa[n]t ʾaytāy[hy], wa-ḵəṯāḇē yattīrāʾīṯ kerkē ḏa-məḡallē.
- The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments.
- Peshitta, 2 Timothy 4:13:
- writing, scripture, script
- handwriting
- inscription, superscription, title
- tattoo
- record, agreement, contract, decree, bill, bond
Inflection
inflection of ܟܬܒܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܟܬܒ | ܟܬܒܝܢ |
| construct | ܟܬܒ | ܟܬܒܝ |
| emphatic | ܟܬܒܐ | ܟܬܒܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܟܬܒܝ | ܟܬܒܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܟܬܒܟ | ܟܬܒܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܟܬܒܟܝ | ܟܬܒܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܟܬܒܗ | ܟܬܒܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܟܬܒܗ | ܟܬܒܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܟܬܒܢ | ܟܬܒܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܟܬܒܟܘܢ | ܟܬܒܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܟܬܒܟܝܢ | ܟܬܒܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܟܬܒܗܘܢ | ܟܬܒܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܟܬܒܗܝܢ | ܟܬܒܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
- ܟܬܒܘܢܐ (kəṯāḇōnā, “booklet”)
References
- “ktb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-10-20
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 165a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 230b
- 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, pages 660b-661a