Uncertain, possibly from a form *ܟܸܬܒ݂ܵܐ (*kitḇā), from the root related to writing, which would have referred to the pointy nibs of reed pens traditionally used to write, before being given the meaning “thorn” through semantic extension. Largely displaced ܟܘܼܒܵܐ (kūbā). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
ܟܸܬ݂ܘܵܐ • (kiṯwā) m (plural ܟܸܬ݂ܘܹ̈ܐ (kiṯwē) or ܟܸܬ݂ܘܵܘܹ̈ܐ (kiṯwāwē))
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܟܬ݂ܲܘ (kṯaw) | 1st person | ܟܸܬ݂ܘܝܼ (kiṯwī) | ܟܸܬ݂ܘܲܢ (kiṯwan) | |||
| construct | ܟܬ݂ܲܘ (kṯaw) | 2nd person | ܟܸܬ݂ܘܘܼܟ݂ (kiṯwōḵ) | ܟܸܬ݂ܘܵܟ݂ܝ (kiṯwāḵ) | ܟܸܬ݂ܘܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kiṯwawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܟܸܬ݂ܘܵܐ (kiṯwā) | 3rd person | ܟܸܬ݂ܘܹܗ (kiṯwēh) | ܟܸܬ݂ܘܵܗ̇ (kiṯwāh) | ܟܸܬ݂ܘܗܘܿܢ (kiṯwhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܟܸܬ݂ܘܝܼ̈ܢ (kiṯwīn) | 1st person | ܟܸܬ݂ܘܝܼ̈ (kiṯwī) | ܟܸܬ݂ܘܲܢ̈ (kiṯwan) | |||
| construct | ܟܸܬ݂ܘܲܝ̈ (kiṯway) | 2nd person | ܟܸܬ݂ܘܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kiṯwōḵ) | ܟܸܬ݂ܘܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kiṯwāḵ) | ܟܸܬ݂ܘܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kiṯwawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܟܸܬ݂ܘܹ̈ܐ (kiṯwē) | 3rd person | ܟܸܬ݂ܘܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kiṯwūh) | ܟܸܬ݂ܘܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (kiṯwōh) | ܟܸܬ݂ܘܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (kiṯwayhōn) | |||
ܟܬ݂ܳܘܳܐ • (kṯowo) m (plural ܟܬ݂ܳܘܶܐ (kṯowe))