קרתא

Aramaic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qartɑ/

Etymology 1

Highly irregular noun: the plural inserts a /w/ in the stem, and gets the masculine suffix (although it retains feminine agreement). Sometimes the form קַרתָּא is also used as the absolute form. Cognate with Arabic قَرْيَة (qarya, “city, town”) and with Hebrew קִרְיָה (“city, town”). Compare with Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕 (qrt, “city”).

Noun

קַרתָּא • (qartā) f (plural קִרוִין)

1. city
   • Tanach, Genesis 10:12, with translation of the New International Version:

     וְיָת רֶסֶן בֵּין נִינְוֵה וּבֵין כָּלַח הִיא קַרתָּא רַבְּתָא

     And Resen, which is between Nineveh and Calah—which is the great city

2. town

Inflection

    declension of קרתא

	singular	plural
absolute	קִריָה	קִרוִין
construct	קַרתָּא	קִרוֵי
emphatic	קַרתָּא	קִרוַיָא

Derived terms

• נטורי קרתא

References

“qryh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–

Etymology 2

קרתא • (transliteration needed) f (uncountable)

1. cold, coldness

Antonyms

• חמתא