ܟܬܘܒܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܟ-ܬ-ܒ (k-t-b) related to writing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kɑθovɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [kɑθove(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܟܬܘܒܐ • (kāṯōḇāʾ) m (plural ܟܬܘܒܐ)
- writer, scribe, copyist, amanuensis, secretary, notary
Inflection
inflection of ܟܬܘܒܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܟܬܘܒ | ܟܬܘܒܝܢ |
| construct | ܟܬܘܒ | ܟܬܘܒܝ |
| emphatic | ܟܬܘܒܐ | ܟܬܘܒܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܟܬܘܒܝ | ܟܬܘܒܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܟܬܘܒܟ | ܟܬܘܒܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܟܬܘܒܟܝ | ܟܬܘܒܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܟܬܘܒܗ | ܟܬܘܒܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܟܬܘܒܗ | ܟܬܘܒܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܟܬܘܒܢ | ܟܬܘܒܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܟܬܘܒܟܘܢ | ܟܬܘܒܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܟܬܘܒܟܝܢ | ܟܬܘܒܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܟܬܘܒܗܘܢ | ܟܬܘܒܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܟܬܘܒܗܝܢ | ܟܬܘܒܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “ktwb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-08-27
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 164b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 231a
- 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, p. 661b