ܟܬܘܒܐ

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Classical Syriac[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the root ܟ-ܬ-ܒ (k-t-b) related to writing.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [kɑθovɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [kɑθove(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun[edit]

ܟܬܘܒܐ (kāṯōḇāʾm (plural ܟܬܘܒܐ)

  1. writer, scribe, copyist, amanuensis, secretary, notary

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References[edit]

  • ktwb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-08-27
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 164b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 231a
  • 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. 661b