ܟܘܪܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

With ܟܘܪܐ (kawwārā, “beehive”) and Hebrew כַּוֶּרֶת (kawwéreṯ, “beehive”) deriving from Akkadian 𒄀𒆤𒈣 (/⁠kuru⁠/, “short reed mat, collection or roll of reeds; a woven thing; hence a basket”), from Sumerian 𒄥 (gur, “to twist, to wind, to turn; a bundle, unit of measure, a basketful of barley”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kawwɑrtɑ], [kurtɑ] (singular)
IPA^(key): [kawwɑrɑθɑ], [kurɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܟܘܪܬܐ • (kawwārtā, kūrtā) f (plural ܟܘܪܬܐ (kawwārātā, kūrātā))

beehive, honeycomb

Inflection

Inflection of **ܟܘܪܬܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܘܪܐ	1^st person	ܟܘܪܬܝ		ܟܘܪܬܢ
	construct	ܟܘܪܬ	2^nd person	ܟܘܪܬܟ	ܟܘܪܬܟܝ	ܟܘܪܬܟܘܢ	ܟܘܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܘܪܬܐ	3^rd person	ܟܘܪܬܗ	ܟܘܪܬܗ	ܟܘܪܬܗܘܢ	ܟܘܪܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܘܪܢ	1^st person	ܟܘܪܬܢ		ܟܘܪܬܢ
	construct	ܟܘܪܬ	2^nd person	ܟܘܪܬܟ	ܟܘܪܬܟܝ	ܟܘܪܬܟܘܢ	ܟܘܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܘܪܬܐ	3^rd person	ܟܘܪܬܗ	ܟܘܪܬܗ	ܟܘܪܬܗܘܢ	ܟܘܪܬܗܝܢ

Descendants

(taking Classical Syriac as representative for all Aramaic)

→ Arabic: كُوَّارَة (kuwwāra)
→ Koine Greek: κύβερτον n (kúberton)
- ⇒ Byzantine Greek: κυβέρτιον n (kubértion), κυβέρτιν n (kubértin)
  - Greek: κυβέρτι n (kyvérti)

References

“kwrh”, 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 154a
Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 211b
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, page 612b