ܟܘܬܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܟ ܬ ܠ (k t l)
1 term

Borrowed from Arabic كُتْلَة (kutla).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [kuθ.lɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [kut.lɑː]

Noun

ܟܘܼܬ݂ܠܵܐ • (kuṯlā) m (plural ܟܘܼ̈ܬ݂ܠܹܐ (kuṯlē))

1. clump, block, cluster
2. mass
3. (politics) bloc

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܘܼܬ݂ܠܵܐ (kuṯlā)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܘܼܬ݂ܠܝܼ (kuṯlī)		ܟܘܼܬ݂ܠܲܢ (kuṯlan)
	construct	ܟܘܼܬ݂ܠ (kuṯl)	2nd person	ܟܘܼܬ݂ܠܘܼܟ݂ (kuṯlūḵ)	ܟܘܼܬ݂ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (kuṯlāḵ)	ܟܘܼܬ݂ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kuṯlāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܘܼܬ݂ܠܵܐ (kuṯlā)	3rd person	ܟܘܼܬ݂ܠܹܗ (kuṯlēh)	ܟܘܼܬ݂ܠܵܗ̇ (kuṯlāh)	ܟܘܼܬ݂ܠܗܘܿܢ (kuṯlhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܘܼܬ݂ܠܝܼ̈ (kuṯlī)		ܟܘܼܬ݂ܠܲܢ̈ (kuṯlan)
	construct	ܟܘܼܬ݂ܠܲܝ̈ (kuṯlay)	2nd person	ܟܘܼܬ݂ܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kuṯlūḵ)	ܟܘܼܬ݂ܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kuṯlāḵ)	ܟܘܼܬ݂ܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kuṯlāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܘܼܬ݂ܠܹ̈ܐ (kuṯlē)	3rd person	ܟܘܼܬ݂ܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kuṯlūh)	ܟܘܼܬ݂ܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (kuṯlōh)	ܟܘܼܬ݂ܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kuṯlhōn)

Etymology 2

From Aramaic כּוֹתְלָא (kōṯlā), from Akkadian 𒄘𒋻 (/⁠kutallu⁠/, “behind, back of the head, backside, rear part of a structure”); compare Hebrew כֹּתֶל (kótel, “city wall”); compare also borrowed into Arabic كَوْثَلّ (kawṯall).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈkoθ.lɑː]

Noun

ܟܘܿܬ݂ܠܵܐ • (kōṯlā) m (plural ܟ̈ܘܿܬ݂ܠܹܐ (kōṯlē))

1. (nautical) stern, rudder, poop

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܘܿܬ݂ܠܵܐ (kōṯlā)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܘܿܬ݂ܠܝܼ (kōṯlī)		ܟܘܿܬ݂ܠܲܢ (kōṯlan)
	construct	ܟܘܿܬ݂ܠ (kōṯl)	2nd person	ܟܘܿܬ݂ܠܘܼܟ݂ (kōṯlūḵ)	ܟܘܿܬ݂ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (kōṯlāḵ)	ܟܘܿܬ݂ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kōṯlāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܘܿܬ݂ܠܵܐ (kōṯlā)	3rd person	ܟܘܿܬ݂ܠܹܗ (kōṯlēh)	ܟܘܿܬ݂ܠܵܗ̇ (kōṯlāh)	ܟܘܿܬ݂ܠܗܘܿܢ (kōṯlhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܘܿܬ݂ܠܝܼ̈ (kōṯlī)		ܟܘܿܬ݂ܠܲܢ̈ (kōṯlan)
	construct	ܟܘܿܬ݂ܠܲܝ̈ (kōṯlay)	2nd person	ܟܘܿܬ݂ܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kōṯlūḵ)	ܟܘܿܬ݂ܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kōṯlāḵ)	ܟܘܿܬ݂ܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kōṯlāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܘܿܬ݂ܠܹ̈ܐ (kōṯlē)	3rd person	ܟܘܿܬ݂ܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kōṯlūh)	ܟܘܿܬ݂ܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (kōṯlōh)	ܟܘܿܬ݂ܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kōṯlhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒄘𒋻 (/⁠kutallu⁠/, “behind, back of the head, backside, rear part of a structure”); compare Hebrew כֹּתֶל (kṓṯel, “wall”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈkoθ.lɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈkoθ.lɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈkuθ.lo]

Noun

ܟܘܬܠܐ • (kōṯlā) m (plural ܟܘܬܠܐ (kōṯlē))

1. (nautical) stern, poop

Inflection

    inflection of ܟܘܬܠܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܘܬܠ	ܟܘܬܠܝܢ
construct	ܟܘܬܠ	ܟܘܬܠܝ
emphatic	ܟܘܬܠܐ	ܟܘܬܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܘܬܠܝ	ܟܘܬܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܘܬܠܟ	ܟܘܬܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܘܬܠܟܝ	ܟܘܬܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܘܬܠܗ	ܟܘܬܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܘܬܠܗ	ܟܘܬܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܘܬܠܢ	ܟܘܬܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܘܬܠܟܘܢ	ܟܘܬܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܘܬܠܟܝܢ	ܟܘܬܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܘܬܠܗܘܢ	ܟܘܬܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܘܬܠܗܝܢ	ܟܘܬܠܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

• Arabic: كَوْثَل (kawṯal), كَوْثَلّ (kawṯall)

References

• “kwtl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2019-05-15
• 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 616b