ܟܘܬܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܟ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (kawwāṯāf pl

  1. emphatic plural of ܟܲܘܹ̈ܐ (kawwē, window)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic كُوَّة (kuwwa) and Hebrew כַּוָּה (kawwā́).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܟܘܬܐ (kawwǝṯāf (plural ܟܘܐ (kawwē))

  1. window
  2. opening, aperture, hole
  3. recess, cave, cavern
  4. lattice
  5. pigeonhole, dovecote, dovehouse
  6. edge
  7. shelf, bookcase
Inflection
Inflection of ܟܘܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܟܘܐ 1st person ܟܘܬܝ ܟܘܬܢ
construct ܟܘܬ 2nd person ܟܘܬܟ ܟܘܬܟܝ ܟܘܬܟܝܢ ܟܘܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܘܬܐ 3rd person ܟܘܬܗ ܟܘܬܗ ܟܘܬܗܘܢ ܟܘܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܟܘܝܢ 1st person ܟܘܝ ܟܘܝܢ
construct ܟܘܝ 2nd person ܟܘܝܟ ܟܘܝܟܝ ܟܘܝܟܘܢ ܟܘܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܘܐ 3rd person ܟܘܘܗܝ ܟܘܝܗ ܟܘܝܗܘܢ ܟܘܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the unattested form *ܟܘܬܚܐ (kūtḥā), from ܟܘܕܚܐ (kūḏḥā), possibly from Middle Iranian.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܟܘܬܐ (kūtāf(uncountable)

  1. food preserved in vinegar
Inflection
Inflection of ܟܘܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܟܘܬ 1st person ܟܘܬܝ ܟܘܬܢ
construct ܟܘܬ 2nd person ܟܘܬܟ ܟܘܬܟܝ ܟܘܬܟܘܢ ܟܘܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܘܬܐ 3rd person ܟܘܬܗ ܟܘܬܗ ܟܘܬܗܘܢ ܟܘܬܗܝܢ

References

  • kwh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • kwtˀ”, 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 152a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 206b, 212a
  • 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, →ISBN, page 616a