ܟܘܬܐ
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ܟܘܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Alternative forms
- ܟܲܘܹܐ (kawwē)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Aramaic כַוְתָא (kawwǝṯā); compare the same in Arabic كُوَّة (kuwwa) and Hebrew כַּוָּה (kawwā́). Doublet of the native form ܟܲܘܹܐ (kawwē).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܟܵܘܬܵܐ • (kāwtā) f sg (plural ܟܵܘܹ̈ܐ (kāwē) or ܟܵܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ (kāwātē))
- window (An opening usually covered by panes of glass, to allow light and air from outside to enter a building or vehicle.)
- ܫܡܝܼܥ ܠܲܢ ܙܡܵܪܬܵܐ ܕܡܘܼܚܸܒܵܐ ܬ݇ܚܘܿܬ ܟܵܘܬܵܐ ܕܡܘܼܚܸܒܬܹܗ
- šmiʿlan zmārtā d-muḵibā ḵot kāwtā d-muḵibtēh.
- We heard the song of a lover beneath the window of his beloved.
- 1 Kings 7:4
- ܐܝܼܬ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܟܵܘܹ̈ܐ ܫܲܦ̮ܩܵܢܵܐ ܒܬܠܵܬܵܐ ܣܸܕܪܹ̈ܐ، ܘܟܵܘܬܵܐ ܕܲܠܩܘܼܒ݂ܠ ܟܵܘܬܵܐ ܬܠܵܬ ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐ.
- ītwāw kāwē šafqānē b-tlātā sidrē, w-kāwtā dalquwl kāwtā tlāt gāhē.
- There were transparent windows in three rows, and window opposite the other window three times.
- (graphical user interface) window (A rectangular area on a computer terminal or screen containing some kind of user interface, displaying the output of and allowing input for one of a number of simultaneously running computer processes.)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܟܵܘܬܝܼ (kāwtī) | ܟܵܘܬܲܢ (kāwtan) | |||
| construct | ܟܵܘܬ (kāwt) | 2nd person | ܟܵܘܬܘܼܟ݂ (kāwtūḵ) | ܟܵܘܬܵܟ݂ܝ (kāwtāḵ) | ܟܵܘܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kāwtāwḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܟܵܘܬܵܐ (kāwtā) | 3rd person | ܟܵܘܬܹܗ (kāwtēh) | ܟܵܘܬܘܿܗ̇ (kāwtōh) | ܟܵܘܬܗܘܿܢ (kāwthōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܟܵܘܝܼ̈ (kāwī) | ܟܵܘܘ̈ܢ̈ (kāwwn) | |||
| construct | ܟܵܘܲܝ̈ (kāway) | 2nd person | ܟܵܘܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kāwūḵ) | ܟܵܘܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kāwāḵ) | ܟܵܘܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kāwāwḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܟܵܘܹ̈ܐ (kāwē) | 3rd person | ܟܵܘܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kāwūh) | ܟܵܘ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (kāwōh) | ܟܵܘܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kāwhōn) | |||
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
Compare Arabic كُوَّة (kuwwa) and Hebrew כַּוָּה (kawwā́).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܟܘܬܐ • (kawwǝṯā) f (plural ܟܘܐ (kawwē))
- window
- opening, aperture, hole
- recess, cave, cavern
- lattice
- pigeonhole, dovecote, dovehouse
- edge
- shelf, bookcase
Inflection
| 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 • (kūtā) f(uncountable)
Inflection
| 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, page 616a