ܟܘܬܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܟ ܬ ܪ (k t r)
3 terms

Verbal noun of ܡܟܲܬܸܪ (mkattir, “to await”), learned borrowing from Classical Syriac.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [kut.tɑːrɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃut.tɑːrɑː]

Noun

ܟܘܼܬܵܪܵܐ • (kuttārā) m sg (plural ܟܘܼܬܵܪܹ̈ܐ (kūtārē))

1. continuation
2. awaiting, staying, remaining
3. persistence, stability
4. duration

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܘܼܬܵܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܟܘܼܬܵܪܝܼ (kūtārī)		ܟܘܼܬܵܪܲܢ (kūtāran)
	construct	ܟܘܼܬܵܪ (kūtār)		2nd person	ܟܘܼܬܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (kūtārōḵ)	ܟܘܼܬܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (kūtārāḵ)	ܟܘܼܬܵܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kūtārāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܘܼܬܵܪܵܐ (kuttārā)		3rd person	ܟܘܼܬܵܪܹܗ (kūtārēh)	ܟܘܼܬܵܪܵܗ̇ (kūtārāh)	ܟܘܼܬܵܪܗܘܿܢ (kūtārhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܟܘܼܬܵܪ̈ܝܼ (kūtārī)		ܟܘܼܬܵܪ̈ܲܢ (kūtāran)
	construct	ܟܘܼܬܵܪ̈ܲܝ (kūtāray)		2nd person	ܟܘܼܬܵܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (kūtārōḵ)	ܟܘܼܬܵܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (kūtārāḵ)	ܟܘܼܬܵܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kūtārāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܘܼܬܵܪܹ̈ܐ (kūtārē)		3rd person	ܟܘܼܬܵܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (kūtārūh)	ܟܘܼܬܵܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (kūtārōh)	ܟܘܼܬܵܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (kūtārhōn)

Etymology 2

Root
ܟ ܬ ܪ (k t r)
3 terms

Probably a variant of a cognate to Classical Syriac ܟܘܼܬܵܪܵܐ (kuttārā, “midday meal; continuation”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [kɑːwiθ.rɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃɑːwit.trɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [kɑːwiθrɑː]

Noun

ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪܵܐ • (kāwiṯrā) m sg (plural ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (kāwiṯrē) or ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (kāwiṯrāṯā) or ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ (kāwiṯrānē))

1. lunch (light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day)
2. (dialectal) noon, early afternoon

   Synonym: ܛܲܗܪܵܐ (ṭahrā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪܝܼ (kāwiṯrī)		ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪܲܢ (kāwiṯran)
	construct	ܟܵܘܬܸܪ (kāwtir)		2nd person	ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪܘܼܟ݂ (kāwiṯrōḵ)	ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪܵܟ݂ܝ (kāwiṯrāḵ)	ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kāwiṯrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪܵܐ (kāwiṯrā)		3rd person	ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪܹܗ (kāwiṯrēh)	ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪܘܿܗ̇ (kāwiṯrōh)	ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪܗܘܿܢ (kāwiṯrhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪ̈ܝܼ (kāwiṯrī)		ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪ̈ܲܢ (kāwiṯran)
	construct	ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪ̈ܲܝ (kāwiṯray)		2nd person	ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (kāwiṯrōḵ)	ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (kāwiṯrāḵ)	ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kāwiṯrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (kāwiṯrē)		3rd person	ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (kāwiṯrūh)	ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (kāwiṯrōh)	ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (kāwiṯrhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܟ ܬ ܪ related to staying.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kuttɑrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [kuttɑre] (plural)

Noun

ܟܘܬܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܘܬܪܐ)

1. awaiting, staying, remaining
2. persistence, stability
3. duration

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܘܬܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܘܬܪ		1st person	ܟܘܬܪܝ		ܟܘܬܪܢ
	construct	ܟܘܬܪ		2nd person	ܟܘܬܪܟ	ܟܘܬܪܟܝ	ܟܘܬܪܟܘܢ	ܟܘܬܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܘܬܪܐ		3rd person	ܟܘܬܪܗ	ܟܘܬܪܗ	ܟܘܬܪܗܘܢ	ܟܘܬܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܘܬܪܝܢ		1st person	ܟܘܬܪܝ		ܟܘܬܪܝܢ
	construct	ܟܘܬܪܝ		2nd person	ܟܘܬܪܝܟ	ܟܘܬܪܝܟܝ	ܟܘܬܪܝܟܘܢ	ܟܘܬܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܘܬܪܐ		3rd person	ܟܘܬܪܘܗܝ	ܟܘܬܪܝܗ	ܟܘܬܪܝܗܘܢ	ܟܘܬܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “kwtr”, 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 165b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 212b
• 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, →ISBN, page 617a