ܡܟܬܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܡܟܬܒܐ (ܦܬܘܪ ܟܬܒܬܐ)

ܡܟܬܒܐ (ܬܘܢܐ)

Etymology

Root
ܟ ܬ ܒ (k t b)
10 terms

Inherited from Aramaic [Term?]. Tool noun and noun of place of the verb ܟܵܬ݂ܹܒ݂ (kāṯēḇ, “to write”) with the latter senses calque of Arabic مَكْتَب (maktab); compare Turoyo ܡܱܟ݂ܬܘܘܐ (mäxtuwo, “cobbler’s awl”) and Hebrew מִכְתָּב (mikhtáv, “letter”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [max.təwɑː]
• (Tyari) IPA^(key): [maxɪtwa]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [mɑːxɪt.vɑː]

Noun

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

1. cobbler’s awl
2. desk (table for writing and reading)

   Synonyms: ܦܵܬ݂ܘܿܪ ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (pāṯōr kṯāḇtā), ܛܲܒ݂ܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ṭaḇlīṯā)

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

   ܗܲܘ ܟܹܐ ܦܵܠܹܚ ܓܲܘ ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܐ ― haw kē pālēḥ gaw maḵtḇā ― He works in the office

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

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

   ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܬܲܪܒܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ― maḵtḇā d-tarbīṯā ― the Ministry of Education

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

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܲܒ݂ (maḵtaḇ)		1st person	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܝܼ (maḵtḇī)		ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܲܢ (maḵtḇan)
	construct	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܲܒ݂ (maḵtaḇ)		2nd person	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (maḵtḇōḵ)	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (maḵtḇāḵ)	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maḵtḇawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܐ (maḵtḇā)		3rd person	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܹܗ (maḵtḇēh)	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (maḵtḇāh)	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (maḵtḇhōn)
plural	absolute	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܝܼ̈ܢ (maḵtḇīn)		1st person	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܝܼ̈ (maḵtḇī)		ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܲܢ̈ (maḵtḇan)
	construct	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܲܝ̈ (maḵtḇay)		2nd person	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (maḵtḇōḵ)	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (maḵtḇāḵ)	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maḵtḇawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (maḵtḇē)		3rd person	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (maḵtḇūh)	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (maḵtḇōh)	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (maḵtḇayhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܟ݂ܬܲܒ݂ ܒܝܼܠܕܵܪܵܐ (maḵtaḇ bīldārā, “post office”)
• ܫܲܠܝܼܛܘܼܬ ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܐ (šalīṭūt maḵtḇā, “bureaucracy”)

Classical Syriac

Root
ܟ ܬ ܒ
7 terms

Etymology

Compare Arabic مَكْتَب (maktab) and Hebrew מִכְתָּב (miḵtāḇ).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܡܟܬܒܐ • (maḵtəḇā) m (plural ܡܟܬܒܐ)

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

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܟܬܒܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܟܬܒ		1st person	ܡܟܬܒܝ		ܡܟܬܒܢ
	construct	ܡܟܬܒ		2nd person	ܡܟܬܒܟ	ܡܟܬܒܟܝ	ܡܟܬܒܟܘܢ	ܡܟܬܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܟܬܒܐ		3rd person	ܡܟܬܒܗ	ܡܟܬܒܗ	ܡܟܬܒܗܘܢ	ܡܟܬܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܟܬܒܝܢ		1st person	ܡܟܬܒܝ		ܡܟܬܒܝܢ
	construct	ܡܟܬܒܝ		2nd person	ܡܟܬܒܝܟ	ܡܟܬܒܝܟܝ	ܡܟܬܒܝܟܘܢ	ܡܟܬܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܟܬܒܐ		3rd person	ܡܟܬܒܘܗܝ	ܡܟܬܒܝܗ	ܡܟܬܒܝܗܘܢ	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, page 165a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 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, →ISBN, pages 762a–b