ܩܘܛܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܩ ܛ ܒ (q ṭ b)
1 term

Etymology

20th century borrowing from Arabic قُطْب (quṭb) as a substitute of ܦܘܠܘܣ (pāwlāws) attested in Classical Syriac; compare also borrowed into Hebrew קֹטֶב (kótev).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qutˤ.bɑː]

Noun

ܩܘܼܛܒܵܐ • (quṭbā) m sg (plural ܩܘܼܛܒܹ̈ܐ (quṭbē))

1. (electricity, astronomy, geography) pole

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܘܼܛܒܵܐ (quṭbā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܘܼܛܒܝܼ (quṭbī)		ܩܘܼܛܒܲܢ (quṭban)
	construct	ܩܘܼܛܲܒ݂ (qūṭaḇ)	2nd person	ܩܘܼܛܒܘܼܟ݂ (quṭbūḵ)	ܩܘܼܛܒܵܟ݂ܝ (quṭbāḵ)	ܩܘܼܛܒܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (quṭbāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܘܼܛܒܵܐ (quṭbā)	3rd person	ܩܘܼܛܒܹܗ (quṭbēh)	ܩܘܼܛܒܵܗ̇ (quṭbāh)	ܩܘܼܛܒܗܘܿܢ (quṭbhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܘܼܛܒܝܼ̈ (quṭbī)		ܩܘܼܛܒܲܢ̈ (quṭban)
	construct	ܩܘܼܛܒܲܝ̈ (quṭbay)	2nd person	ܩܘܼܛܒܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (quṭbūḵ)	ܩܘܼܛܒܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (quṭbāḵ)	ܩܘܼܛܒܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (quṭbāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܘܼܛܒܹ̈ܐ (quṭbē)	3rd person	ܩܘܼܛܒܘܼ̈ܗܝ (quṭbūh)	ܩܘܼܛܒ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (quṭbōh)	ܩܘܼܛܒܗ̈ܘܿܢ (quṭbhōn)

Derived terms

• ܩܘܼܛܒܵܝܵܐ (quṭbāyā, “polar”)
• ܩܘܼܛܒܵܐ ܓܲܪܒܝܵܝܵܐ (quṭbā garbyāyā, “the North Pole”)
• ܩܘܼܛܒܵܐ ܬܲܝܡܢܵܝܵܐ (quṭbā taymnāyā, “the South Pole”)