ܟܟܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac; cognate to Hebrew כִּכָּר (kikár).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [kakkərɑː]

Noun

ܟܲܟܪܵܐ • (kakrā) m sg (plural ܟܲܟܪܹ̈ܐ (kakrē))

1. talent (unit of weight and money)
   • Matthew 25:14-15:

     ܟܹܐ ܕܵܡܝܵܐ ܡܲܠܟܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܫܡܲܝܵܐ ܠܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ ܒܸܚܙܵܩܵܐ، ܘܩܪܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܠܪܹ̈ܓܵܘܵܬܘܼܗܝ ܘܣܘܼܦܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܐܸܠܵܝܗܝ ܩܸܢܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ. ܠܚܲܕ݇ ܡܸܢܵܝܗܝ ܝܘܼܗ݇ܒܹܠ ܠܹܗ ܚܲܡܫܵܐ ܟܲܟܪܹ̈ܐ، ܘܠܗ̇ܘ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ ܬܪܹܝܢ، ܘܠܗ̇ܘ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ ܚܲܕ݇ ܟܲܟܪܵܐ؛ ܠܟܠ ܚܲܕ݇ ܡܸܢܵܝܗܝ ܝܘܼܗ݇ܒܹܠ ܠܹܗ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܡܨܵܝܬܹܗ. ܘܫܒ݂ܝܼܩ ܠܹܗ ܘܡܸܚܕܵܐ ܐ݇ܙܝܼܠ ܠܹܗ.

     kē dāmyā malkūtā d-šmayyā l-nāšā biḥzāqā, w-qrē lēh l-rēgāwātūh w-sūpē lēh illāyh qinyānūh. l-ḥa minnāyh yūbēl lēh ḥamšā kakrē, w-l-awa ḥēnā trēn, w-l-awa ḥēnā ḥa kakrā; l-kul ḥa minnāyh yūbēl lēh ayḵ mṣāytēh. w-šḇīq lēh w-miḥdā zīl lēh.

     For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability. And straightway took his journey.

2. talent, gift, aptitude (natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill)

   Synonym: ܡܵܘܗܲܒ݂ܬܵܐ (māwhaḇtā)

   ܗ̇ܘ ܝܠܹܗ ܡܵܪܹܐ ܟܲܟܪܹ̈ܐ ܩܵܐ ܙܸܡܪܵܐ ܘܪܸܩܕܵܐ. ― awa ìlēh mārē kakrē qā zimrā w-riqdā. ― He has a talent for singing and dancing.

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܲܟܪܵܐ (kakrā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܲܟܪܝܼ (kakrī)		ܟܲܟܪܲܢ (kakran)
	construct	ܟܲܟܲܪ (kakkar)	2nd person	ܟܲܟܪܘܼܟ݂ (kakrūḵ)	ܟܲܟܪܵܟ݂ܝ (kakrāḵ)	ܟܲܟܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kakrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܲܟܪܵܐ (kakrā)	3rd person	ܟܲܟܪܹܗ (kakrēh)	ܟܲܟܪܘܿܗ̇ (kakrōh)	ܟܲܟܪܗܘܿܢ (kakrhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܲܟܪ̈ܝܼ (kakrī)		ܟܲܟܪ̈ܲܢ (kakran)
	construct	ܟܲܟܪ̈ܲܝ (kakray)	2nd person	ܟܲܟܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (kakrūḵ)	ܟܲܟܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (kakrāḵ)	ܟܲܟܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kakrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܲܟܪܹ̈ܐ (kakrē)	3rd person	ܟܲܟܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (kakrūh)	ܟܲܟܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (kakrōh)	ܟܲܟܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (kakrhōn)

Derived terms

• ܟܲܟܵܪܝܼܬܵܐ (kakkārītā, “honeycomb”)
• ܟܲܟܪܵܢܵܝܵܐ (kakrānāyā, “of a talent's weight”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Hebrew כִּכָּר (kikkār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kak(kə)rɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [kak(kə)re(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܟܟܪܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܟܟܪܐ)

1. talent (unit of measure)
2. aptitude

Inflection

    inflection of ܟܟܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܟܪ	ܟܟܪܝܢ
construct	ܟܟܪ	ܟܟܪܝ
emphatic	ܟܟܪܐ	ܟܟܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܟܪܝ	ܟܟܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܟܪܟ	ܟܟܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܟܪܟܝ	ܟܟܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܟܪܗ	ܟܟܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܟܪܗ	ܟܟܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܟܪܢ	ܟܟܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܟܪܟܘܢ	ܟܟܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܟܪܟܝܢ	ܟܟܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܟܪܗܘܢ	ܟܟܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܟܪܗܝܢ	ܟܟܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “kkr”, 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, p. 155a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, p. 621b