ܟܘܟܒܐ
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ܟܘܟܒ̈ܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From Aramaic כַּוְכְּבָא (kawkəḇā), from Proto-Semitic *kabkab-; compare Classical Syriac ܟܘܟܒܐ (kawkəḇā), Turoyo ܟܘܟܘܐ (kukwo), Arabic كَوْكَب (kawkab), Hebrew כּוֹכָב (kokháv) and Akkadian 𒀯 (kakkabum).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܟܲܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܵܐ • (kawḵḇā) m sg (plural ܟܲܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (kawḵḇē))
- (astronomy) celestial body (especially star)
Inflection
| Inflection of ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܵܐ (kāwḵḇā) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | ||||||
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܝܼ (kāwḵḇī) |
ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܲܢ (kāwḵḇan) | |||
| construct | ܟܘܿܟ݂ܲܒ݂ (kōḵaḇ) |
2nd person | ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (kāwḵḇūḵ) |
ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (kāwḵḇāḵ) |
ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kāwḵḇāwḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܵܐ (kāwḵḇā) |
3rd person | ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܹܗ (kāwḵḇēh) |
ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (kāwḵḇāh) |
ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (kāwḵḇhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܝܼ̈ (kāwḵḇī) |
ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܲܢ̈ (kāwḵḇan) | |||
| construct | ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܲܝ̈ (kāwḵḇay) |
2nd person | ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kāwḵḇūḵ) |
ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kāwḵḇāḵ) |
ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kāwḵḇāwḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (kāwḵḇē) |
3rd person | ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kāwḵḇūh) |
ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (kāwḵḇōh) |
ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kāwḵḇhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܟܲܘܟܸܒ݂ (kawkiḇ, “to observe the stars”)
- ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܘܿܢܵܐ (kāwḵḇōnā, “asterisk”)
- ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ (kāwḵḇānāyā, “starlike, stellar”)
- ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܝܵܡܵܐ (kāwḵḇā d-yāmā, “starfish”)
- ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܵܐ ܛܵܥܝܵܐ (kāwḵḇā ṭāˁyā, “planet”)
- ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܵܐ ܨܘܿܨܝܵܢܵܐ (kāwḵḇā ṣōṣyānā, “comet”)
- ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܵܐ ܩܒ݂ܝܼܥܵܐ (kāwḵḇā qḇīˁā, “fixed star”)
- ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܩܘܼܛܒܵܐ (kāwḵḇā dquṭbā, “North Star”)
- ܡܡܲܠܠܘܼܬ ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (mmallūt kāwḵḇē, “astronomy, astrology”)
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *kabkab-. The sense of "collyrium" is a calque of Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܟܘܟܒܐ • (kawkəḇā) m (plural ܟܘܟܒܐ)
- (astronomy) celestial body (especially star)
- kind of collyrium
Inflection
inflection of ܟܘܟܒܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܟܘܟܒ | ܟܘܟܒܝܢ |
| construct | ܟܘܟܒ | ܟܘܟܒܝ |
| emphatic | ܟܘܟܒܐ | ܟܘܟܒܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܟܘܟܒܝ | ܟܘܟܒܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܟܘܟܒܟ | ܟܘܟܒܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܟܘܟܒܟܝ | ܟܘܟܒܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܟܘܟܒܗ | ܟܘܟܒܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܟܘܟܒܗ | ܟܘܟܒܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܟܘܟܒܢ | ܟܘܟܒܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܟܘܟܒܟܘܢ | ܟܘܟܒܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܟܘܟܒܟܝܢ | ܟܘܟܒܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܟܘܟܒܗܘܢ | ܟܘܟܒܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܟܘܟܒܗܝܢ | ܟܘܟܒܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
References
- “kwkb”, 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 152b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 208a
- 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 606a