ܟܬܢܐ

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word ܟܬܢܐ. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word ܟܬܢܐ, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say ܟܬܢܐ in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word ܟܬܢܐ you have here. The definition of the word ܟܬܢܐ will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofܟܬܢܐ, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܟܬܢܐ

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic כֵּתָּנָא (kettānā), from a substrate language, flax being a plant native to Aram; compare Ugaritic 𐎖𐎉 (qṭ, flax), Akkadian 𒃰 (kitûm, flax), Sumerian 𒃰 (gada, flax), 𒄀𒆤 (gikid, mat), Old Armenian կտաւ (ktaw, flax); compare also borrowed into Arabic كَتَّان (kattān) and therefore doublet of ܩܸܛܢܵܐ (qiṭnā, cotton).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܟܸܬܵܢܵܐ (kittānām

  1. flax
  2. (by extension) linen
  3. (dialectal, proscribed) cotton
    Synonyms: ܩܸܛܢܵܐ (qiṭnā), ܥܡܲܪ ܓܸܦ̈ܢܹܐ (ˁmar gipnē)

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܸܬܵܢܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܟܸܬܵܢ (kittān) 1st person ܟܸܬܵܢܝܼ (kittānī) ܟܸܬܵܢܲܢ (kittānan)
construct ܟܸܬܵܢ (kittān) 2nd person ܟܸܬܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (kittānōḵ) ܟܸܬܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (kittānāḵ) ܟܸܬܵܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kittānawḵōn)
emphatic ܟܸܬܵܢܵܐ (kittānā) 3rd person ܟܸܬܵܢܹܗ (kittānēh) ܟܸܬܵܢܵܗ̇ (kittānāh) ܟܸܬܵܢܗܘܿܢ (kittānhōn)
plural absolute ܟܸܬܵܢܝܼ̈ܢ (kittānīn) 1st person ܟܸܬܵܢܝܼ̈ (kittānī) ܟܸܬܵܢܲܢ̈ (kittānan)
construct ܟܸܬܵܢܲܝ̈ (kittānay) 2nd person ܟܸܬܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kittānōḵ) ܟܸܬܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kittānāḵ) ܟܸܬܵܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kittānawḵōn)
emphatic ܟܸܬܵܢܹ̈ܐ (kittānē) 3rd person ܟܸܬܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kittānūh) ܟܸܬܵܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (kittānōh) ܟܸܬܵܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (kittānayhōn)

Derived terms

Proper noun

ܟܸܬܵܢܵܐ (kittānāf

  1. a female given name

Classical Syriac

ܟܬܢܐ

Etymology

From a substrate language, flax being a plant native to Aram; compare Ugaritic 𐎖𐎉 (qṭ, flax), Akkadian 𒃰 (kitûm, flax), 𒄀𒆤 (kītum, mat), Sumerian 𒃰 (gada, flax), 𒄀𒆤 (gikid, mat), Old Armenian կտաւ (ktaw, flax).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܟܬܢܐ (kettānām (plural ܟܬܢܐ (kettānē))

  1. linen, flax
  2. (by extension) any garment made from linen
  3. sail
  4. net

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܬܢܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܟܬܢ 1st person ܟܬܢܝ ܟܬܢܢ
construct ܟܬܢ 2nd person ܟܬܢܟ ܟܬܢܟܝ ܟܬܢܟܘܢ ܟܬܢܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܬܢܐ 3rd person ܟܬܢܗ ܟܬܢܗ ܟܬܢܗܘܢ ܟܬܢܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܟܬܢܝܢ 1st person ܟܬܢܝ ܟܬܢܝܢ
construct ܟܬܢܝ 2nd person ܟܬܢܝܟ ܟܬܢܝܟܝ ܟܬܢܝܟܘܢ ܟܬܢܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܬܢܐ 3rd person ܟܬܢܘܗܝ ܟܬܢܝܗ ܟܬܢܝܗܘܢ ܟܬܢܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • ktn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-01
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 165b
  • Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, →DOI, pages 232–233
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 231b
  • 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 663a