ܡܟܬܒܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
| Root |
|---|
| ܟ ܬ ܒ (k t b) |
| 5 terms |
Etymology
Compare Arabic مَكْتَب (maktab) and Hebrew מִכְתָּב (mikhtáv).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [max.twɑː]
Noun
ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܐ • (maḵtḇā) m sg (plural ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (maḵtḇē))
- office, bureau (room or building used for writing and non-manual work)
- ܗ̇ܘ ܟܹܐ ܦܵܠܹܚ ܓܵܘ ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܐ ܠܕܸܦܢܝܼ.
- aw kē pālēḥ gāw maḵtḇā l-dipnī.
- He works in the office next to me.
- office, bureau, ministry (major governmental division)
- ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܚܘܼܠܡܵܢܵܐ ― maḵtḇā d-ḥulmānā ― the Ministry of Health
- ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܝܘܼܠܦܵܢܵܐ ― maḵtḇā d-yulpānā ― the Ministry of Education
- ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܡܲܚܵܪܘܼܬܵܐ ― maḵtḇā d-maḥḥārutā ― the Ministry of Engineering
- desk (table for writing and reading)
- Synonyms: ܦܵܬܘܿܪܵܐ (pātorā), ܛܲܒ݂ܠܝܼܬܵܐ (ṭaḇlītā)
Inflection
Inflection of ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܐ (maḵtḇā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܝܼ (maḵtḇī) | ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܲܢ (maḵtḇan) | ||
| construct | ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ (maḵtḇ) | 2nd person | ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (maḵtḇuḵ) | ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (maḵtḇāḵ) | ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maḵtḇāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܐ (maḵtḇā) | 3rd person | ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܹܗ (maḵtḇēh) | ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (maḵtḇoh) | ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (maḵtḇhon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܝܼ̈ (maḵtḇī) | ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܲܢ̈ (maḵtḇan) | ||
| construct | ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܲܝ̈ (maḵtḇay) | 2nd person | ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (maḵtḇuḵ) | ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (maḵtḇāḵ) | ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maḵtḇāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (maḵtḇē) | 3rd person | ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (maḵtḇuh) | ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (maḵtḇoh) | ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (maḵtḇhon) | ||
Derived terms
- ܫܲܠܝܼܛܘܼܬ ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܐ (šaliṭut maḵtḇā, “bureaucracy”)
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܟ-ܬ-ܒ (k-t-b) related to writing. Compare Arabic مَكْتَب (maktab) and Hebrew מִכְתָּב (miḵtāḇ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [maxt(ə)vɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [maxt(ə)ve(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܡܟܬܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܟܬܒܐ)
- writing; written narrative
- school
- stylus
- awl, borer, punch, gimlet
Inflection
inflection of ܡܟܬܒܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܡܟܬܒ | ܡܟܬܒܝܢ |
| construct | ܡܟܬܒ | ܡܟܬܒܝ |
| emphatic | ܡܟܬܒܐ | ܡܟܬܒܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܡܟܬܒܝ | ܡܟܬܒܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܡܟܬܒܟ | ܡܟܬܒܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܡܟܬܒܟܝ | ܡܟܬܒܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܡܟܬܒܗ | ܡܟܬܒܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܡܟܬܒܗ | ܡܟܬܒܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܡܟܬܒܢ | ܡܟܬܒܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܡܟܬܒܟܘܢ | ܡܟܬܒܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܡܟܬܒܟܝܢ | ܡܟܬܒܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܡܟܬܒܗܘܢ | ܡܟܬܒܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܡܟܬܒܗܝܢ | ܡܟܬܒܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
- ܡܟܬܒ ܙܒܢܐ
References
- “mktb”, 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, p. 165a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 273a
- 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. 762a-b