ܟܘܬܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
Compare Arabic كُوَّة (kuwwa(t)) and Hebrew כַּוָּה (kawwâ).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܟܘܬܐ • (kawwǝṯā) f (plural ܟܘܐ)
- window
- opening, aperture, hole
- recess, cave, cavern
- lattice
- pigeonhole, dovecote, dovehouse
- edge
- 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(ʾ)), from ܟܘܕܚܐ (kūḏḥā(ʾ)), possibly from Middle (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "ira" is not valid. See WT:LOL..
Pronunciation
Noun
ܟܘܬܐ • (kūtā) f (uncountable)
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, p. 152a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 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, p. 616a