ܟܘܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܟܘܬܐ

Alternative forms

• ܟܲܘܹܐ (kawwē)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Aramaic כַוְתָא (kawwǝṯā); compare the same in Arabic كُوَّة (kuwwa) and Hebrew כַּוָּה (kawwā́). Doublet of the native form ܟܲܘܹܐ (kawwē).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [koːtɑː]

Noun

ܟܵܘܬܵܐ • (kāwtā) f sg (plural ܟܵܘܹ̈ܐ (kāwē) or ܟܵܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ (kāwātē))

1. window (An opening usually covered by panes of glass, to allow light and air from outside to enter a building or vehicle.)

   ܫܡܝܼܥ ܠܲܢ ܙܡܵܪܬܵܐ ܕܡܘܼܚܸܒܵܐ ܬ݇ܚܘܿܬ ܟܵܘܬܵܐ ܕܡܘܼܚܸܒܬܹܗ

   šmiʿlan zmārtā d-muḵibā ḵot kāwtā d-muḵibtēh.

   We heard the song of a lover beneath the window of his beloved.

   • 1 Kings 7:4

     ܐܝܼܬ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܟܵܘܹ̈ܐ ܫܲܦ̮ܩܵܢܵܐ ܒܬܠܵܬܵܐ ܣܸܕܪܹ̈ܐ، ܘܟܵܘܬܵܐ ܕܲܠܩܘܼܒ݂ܠ ܟܵܘܬܵܐ ܬܠܵܬ ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐ.

     ītwāw kāwē šafqānē b-tlātā sidrē, w-kāwtā dalquwl kāwtā tlāt gāhē.

     There were transparent windows in three rows, and window opposite the other window three times.

2. (graphical user interface) window (A rectangular area on a computer terminal or screen containing some kind of user interface, displaying the output of and allowing input for one of a number of simultaneously running computer processes.)

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܵܘܬܵܐ (kāwtā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܵܘܬܝܼ (kāwtī)		ܟܵܘܬܲܢ (kāwtan)
	construct	ܟܵܘܬ (kāwt)	2nd person	ܟܵܘܬܘܼܟ݂ (kāwtūḵ)	ܟܵܘܬܵܟ݂ܝ (kāwtāḵ)	ܟܵܘܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kāwtāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܵܘܬܵܐ (kāwtā)	3rd person	ܟܵܘܬܹܗ (kāwtēh)	ܟܵܘܬܘܿܗ̇ (kāwtōh)	ܟܵܘܬܗܘܿܢ (kāwthōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܵܘܝܼ̈ (kāwī)		ܟܵܘܘ̈ܢ̈ (kāwwn)
	construct	ܟܵܘܲܝ̈ (kāway)	2nd person	ܟܵܘܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kāwūḵ)	ܟܵܘܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kāwāḵ)	ܟܵܘܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kāwāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܵܘܹ̈ܐ (kāwē)	3rd person	ܟܵܘܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kāwūh)	ܟܵܘ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (kāwōh)	ܟܵܘܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kāwhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic كُوَّة (kuwwa) and Hebrew כַּוָּה (kawwā́).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaw(wə)θɑ]

Noun

ܟܘܬܐ • (kawwǝṯā) f (plural ܟܘܐ (kawwē))

1. window
2. opening, aperture, hole
3. recess, cave, cavern
4. lattice
5. pigeonhole, dovecote, dovehouse
6. edge
7. shelf, bookcase

Inflection

    declension of ܟܘܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܘܐ	ܟܘܝܢ
construct	ܟܘܬ	ܟܘܝ
emphatic	ܟܘܬܐ	ܟܘܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܘܬܝ	ܟܘܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܘܬܟ	ܟܘܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܘܬܟܝ	ܟܘܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܘܬܗ	ܟܘܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܘܬܗ	ܟܘܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܘܬܢ	ܟܘܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܘܬܟܘܢ	ܟܘܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܘܬܟܝܢ	ܟܘܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܘܬܗܘܢ	ܟܘܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܘܬܗܝܢ	ܟܘܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the unattested form *ܟܘܬܚܐ (kūtḥā), from ܟܘܕܚܐ (kūḏḥā), possibly from Middle Iranian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kuttɑ]

Noun

ܟܘܬܐ • (kūtā) f (uncountable)

1. food preserved in vinegar

Inflection

    declension of ܟܘܬܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܟܘܬ
construct	ܟܘܬ
emphatic	ܟܘܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܘܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܘܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܘܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܘܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܘܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܘܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܘܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܘܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܘܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܘܬܗܝܢ

References

• “kwh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “kwtˀ”, 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, page 152a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 206b, 212a
• 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 616a