ܡܟܬܒܬܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[edit]

Root
ܟ ܬ ܒ (k t b)
9 terms
ܡܟܬܒܐ (ܕܘܠܒܟܐ)

Etymology[edit]

Calque of Arabic مَكْتَبَة (maktaba)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (standard) IPA(key): [max.to.tɑː]

Noun[edit]

ܡܲܟ݂ܬܲܒ݂ܬܵܐ (maḵtaḇtāf sg (plural ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܬܹ̈ܐ (maḵtḇātē))

  1. bookcase (furniture displaying books)
  2. desk (table for writing and reading)
    Synonyms: ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܐ (maḵtḇā), ܦܵܬܘܿܪ ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (pātōr kṯāḇtā)
  3. (obsolete) bookstore, library
    Synonym: ܒܹܝܬ ܐܲܪ̈ܟܹܐ (bēt arkē)

Inflection[edit]