ܡܟܬܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܟ ܬ ܒ (k t b)
9 terms

ܡܟܬܒܐ (ܬܘܢܐ)

ܡܟܬܒܐ (ܦܬܘܪ ܟܬܒܬܐ)

Etymology

Calque of Arabic مَكْتَب (maktab); compare Hebrew מִכְתָּב (mikhtáv).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [max.twɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܐ • (maḵtḇā) m sg (plural ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (maḵtḇē))

1. office, bureau (room or building used for writing and non-manual work)

   ܗ̇ܘ ܟܹܐ ܦܵܠܹܚ ܓܵܘ ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܐ ܠܕܸܦܢܝܼ.

   awa kē pālēḥ gāw maḵtḇā l-dipnī.

   He works in the office next to me.

2. office, bureau, ministry (major governmental division)

   ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܚܘܼܠܡܵܢܵܐ ― maḵtḇā d-ḥulmānā ― the Ministry of Health

   ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܝܘܼܠܦܵܢܵܐ ― maḵtḇā d-yulpānā ― the Ministry of Education

   ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܡܲܚܵܪܘܼܬܵܐ ― maḵtḇā d-maḥḥārūtā ― the Ministry of Engineering

3. desk (table for writing and reading)

   Synonyms: ܦܵܬܘܿܪ ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (pātōr kṯāḇtā), ܛܲܒ݂ܠܝܼܬܵܐ (ṭaḇlītā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܐ (maḵtḇā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܝܼ (maḵtḇī)		ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܲܢ (maḵtḇan)
	construct	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܲܒ݂ (maḵtaḇ)	2nd person	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (maḵtḇūḵ)	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (maḵtḇāḵ)	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maḵtḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܐ (maḵtḇā)	3rd person	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܹܗ (maḵtḇēh)	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (maḵtḇāh)	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (maḵtḇhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܝܼ̈ (maḵtḇī)		ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܲܢ̈ (maḵtḇan)
	construct	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܲܝ̈ (maḵtḇay)	2nd person	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (maḵtḇūḵ)	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (maḵtḇāḵ)	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maḵtḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (maḵtḇē)	3rd person	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (maḵtḇūh)	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (maḵtḇōh)	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (maḵtḇhōn)

Derived terms

• ܫܲܠܝܼܛܘܼܬ ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܐ (šalīṭūt maḵtḇā, “bureaucracy”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܟ-ܬ-ܒ (k-t-b) related to writing. Compare Arabic مَكْتَب (maktab) and Hebrew מִכְתָּב (miḵtāḇ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maxt(ə)vɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [maxt(ə)ve(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܟܬܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܟܬܒܐ)

1. writing; written narrative
2. school
3. stylus
4. awl, borer, punch, gimlet

Inflection

    inflection of ܡܟܬܒܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܟܬܒ	ܡܟܬܒܝܢ
construct	ܡܟܬܒ	ܡܟܬܒܝ
emphatic	ܡܟܬܒܐ	ܡܟܬܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܟܬܒܝ	ܡܟܬܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܟܬܒܟ	ܡܟܬܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܟܬܒܟܝ	ܡܟܬܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܟܬܒܗ	ܡܟܬܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܟܬܒܗ	ܡܟܬܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܟܬܒܢ	ܡܟܬܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܟܬܒܟܘܢ	ܡܟܬܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܟܬܒܟܝܢ	ܡܟܬܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܟܬܒܗܘܢ	ܡܟܬܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܟܬܒܗܝܢ	ܡܟܬܒܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܡܟܬܒ ܙܒܢܐ

References

• “mktb”, 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. 165a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 273a
• 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. 762a-b