ܟܘܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܟܘܬܐ

Alternative forms

• ܟܲܘܹܐ (kawwē)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Aramaic כַוְתָא (kawwǝṯā); compare the same in Arabic كُوَّة (kuwwa) and Hebrew כַּוָּה (kawwā́). Doublet of the native form ܟܲܘܹܐ (kawwē).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [koːtɑː]

Noun

ܟܵܘܬܵܐ • (kāwtā) f sg (plural ܟܵܘܹ̈ܐ (kāwē) or ܟܵܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ (kāwātē))

1. window (An opening usually covered by panes of glass, to allow light and air from outside to enter a building or vehicle.)

   ܫܡܝܼܥ ܠܲܢ ܙܡܵܪܬܵܐ ܕܡܘܼܚܸܒܵܐ ܬ݇ܚܘܿܬ ܟܵܘܬܵܐ ܕܡܘܼܚܸܒܬܹܗ

   šmiʿlan zmārtā d-muḵibā ḵot kāwtā d-muḵibtēh.

   We heard the song of a lover beneath the window of his beloved.

   • 1 Kings 7:4

     ܐܝܼܬ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܟܵܘܹ̈ܐ ܫܲܦ̮ܩܵܢܵܐ ܒܬܠܵܬܵܐ ܣܸܕܪܹ̈ܐ، ܘܟܵܘܬܵܐ ܕܲܠܩܘܼܒ݂ܠ ܟܵܘܬܵܐ ܬܠܵܬ ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐ.

     ītwāw kāwē šafqānē b-tlātā sidrē, w-kāwtā dalquwl kāwtā tlāt gāhē.

     There were transparent windows in three rows, and window opposite the other window three times.

2. (graphical user interface) window (A rectangular area on a computer terminal or screen containing some kind of user interface, displaying the output of and allowing input for one of a number of simultaneously running computer processes.)

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܵܘܬܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܟܵܘܬܝܼ (kāwtī)		ܟܵܘܬܲܢ (kāwtan)
	construct	ܟܵܘܬ (kāwt)		2nd person	ܟܵܘܬܘܼܟ݂ (kāwtūḵ)	ܟܵܘܬܵܟ݂ܝ (kāwtāḵ)	ܟܵܘܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kāwtāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܵܘܬܵܐ (kāwtā)		3rd person	ܟܵܘܬܹܗ (kāwtēh)	ܟܵܘܬܘܿܗ̇ (kāwtōh)	ܟܵܘܬܗܘܿܢ (kāwthōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܟܵܘܝܼ̈ (kāwī)		ܟܵܘܘ̈ܢ̈ (kāwwn)
	construct	ܟܵܘܲܝ̈ (kāway)		2nd person	ܟܵܘܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kāwūḵ)	ܟܵܘܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kāwāḵ)	ܟܵܘܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kāwāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܵܘܹ̈ܐ (kāwē)		3rd person	ܟܵܘܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kāwūh)	ܟܵܘ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (kāwōh)	ܟܵܘܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kāwhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic كُوَّة (kuwwa) and Hebrew כַּוָּה (kawwā́).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaw(wə)θɑ]

Noun

ܟܘܬܐ • (kawwǝṯā) f (plural ܟܘܐ (kawwē))

1. window
2. opening, aperture, hole
3. recess, cave, cavern
4. lattice
5. pigeonhole, dovecote, dovehouse
6. edge
7. shelf, bookcase

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܘܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܘܐ		1st person	ܟܘܬܝ		ܟܘܬܢ
	construct	ܟܘܬ		2nd person	ܟܘܬܟ	ܟܘܬܟܝ	ܟܘܬܟܝܢ	ܟܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܟܘܬܗ	ܟܘܬܗ	ܟܘܬܗܘܢ	ܟܘܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܘܝܢ		1st person	ܟܘܝ		ܟܘܝܢ
	construct	ܟܘܝ		2nd person	ܟܘܝܟ	ܟܘܝܟܝ	ܟܘܝܟܘܢ	ܟܘܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܘܐ		3rd person	ܟܘܘܗܝ	ܟܘܝܗ	ܟܘܝܗܘܢ	ܟܘܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the unattested form *ܟܘܬܚܐ (kūtḥā), from ܟܘܕܚܐ (kūḏḥā), possibly from Middle Iranian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kuttɑ]

Noun

ܟܘܬܐ • (kūtā) f(uncountable)

1. food preserved in vinegar

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܘܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܘܬ		1st person	ܟܘܬܝ		ܟܘܬܢ
	construct	ܟܘܬ		2nd person	ܟܘܬܟ	ܟܘܬܟܝ	ܟܘܬܟܘܢ	ܟܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܟܘܬܗ	ܟܘܬܗ	ܟܘܬܗܘܢ	ܟܘܬܗܝܢ

References

• “kwh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “kwtˀ”, 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 152a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 206b, 212a
• 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 616a