ܟܬܒܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
| Root |
|---|
| ܟ ܬ ܒ (k t b) |
| 4 terms |
Pronunciation
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [kɪθuːθɑː]
Adjective
ܟܸܬ݂ܒ݂ܬܵܐ • (kiṯḇtā) f (plural ܟܸ̈ܬ݂ܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (kiṯḇāṯā))
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- subtitles
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܟ-ܬ-ܒ (k-t-b) related to writing. Compare Arabic كِتَابَة (kitāba) and Hebrew כַּתָּבָה (kattāḇâ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [k(ə)θɑvtɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [k(ə)θɑvɑθɑ] (plural)
Noun
ܟܬܒܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܟܬܒܬܐ)
- handwriting
- autograph, signature
- (in the plural) writings
Inflection
declension of ܟܬܒܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܟܬܒܐ | ܟܬܒܢ |
| construct | ܟܬܒܬ | ܟܬܒܬ |
| emphatic | ܟܬܒܬܐ | ܟܬܒܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܟܬܒܬܝ | ܟܬܒܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܟܬܒܬܟ | ܟܬܒܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܟܬܒܬܟܝ | ܟܬܒܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܟܬܒܬܗ | ܟܬܒܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܟܬܒܬܗ | ܟܬܒܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܟܬܒܬܢ | ܟܬܒܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܟܬܒܬܟܘܢ | ܟܬܒܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܟܬܒܬܟܝܢ | ܟܬܒܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܟܬܒܬܗܘܢ | ܟܬܒܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܟܬܒܬܗܝܢ | ܟܬܒܬܗܝܢ |
References
- “ktbh”, 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 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, page 661a