ܟܟܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Possibly from Akkadian 𒄑𒂉 (kakku, “weapon”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [kakkaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [kaːka]
• (Lower Tyari, Upper Tyari) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃaːka]

Noun

ܟܲܟܵܐ • (kakkā) m (plural ܟܲܟܹ̈ܐ (kakkē))

1. tooth

   Synonym: ܫܸܢܵܐ (šinnā)

Etymology 2

Children’s language. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃat͡ʃt͡ʃa]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃˤat͡ʃˤt͡ʃˤa]

Noun

ܟ̰ܲܟ̰ܵܐ • (čačā) f (plural ܟ̰ܲܟ̰ܹ̈ܐ (čačē) or ܟ̰ܲܟ̰ܵܬ݂̈ܵܐ (čačāṯā))

1. (childish) hand

   Synonym: ܐܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ (īḏā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Possibly from Akkadian 𒄑𒂉 (kakku, “weapon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kakkɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [kakke] (plural)

Noun

ܟܟܐ • (kakkā) m (plural ܟܟܐ (kakkē))

1. tooth (especially molar)
2. tusk

Inflection

    inflection of ܟܟܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܟ	ܟܟܝܢ
construct	ܟܟ	ܟܟܝ
emphatic	ܟܟܐ	ܟܟܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܟܝ	ܟܟܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܟܟ	ܟܟܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܟܟܝ	ܟܟܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܟܗ	ܟܟܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܟܗ	ܟܟܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܟܢ	ܟܟܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܟܟܘܢ	ܟܟܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܟܟܝܢ	ܟܟܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܟܗܘܢ	ܟܟܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܟܗܝܢ	ܟܟܝܗܝܢ

See also

• ܥܪܫܐ (ʕaršā)
• ܪܚܝܐ (raḥyā)
• ܫܢܐ (šennā)

References

• “kk”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-10-18
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 155a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 214a
• 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 621a

Turoyo

Etymology 1

From Northern Kurdish kak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kako/ (singular)

Noun

ܟܰܟܳܐ • (kako) m

1. brother

   Synonyms: ܐܰܚܘܢܐ (aḥuno), ܐܰܚܐ (aḥo)

Etymology 2

Modified from above.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kake/

Noun

ܟܰܟܶܐ • (kake) f

1. sister

   Synonym: ܚܳܬ݂ܳܐ (ḥoṯo)