ܟܠܒܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Feminine form of ܟܲܠܒܵܐ (kalbā), from Aramaic כַּלְבְּתָא (kalbəṯā); compare Arabic كَلْبَة (kalba) and Hebrew כַּלְבָּה (kalbá). The latter noun is an occupational noun derived from the former.

Pronunciation

• ܟܲܠܒܬ݂ܵܐ:
  • (Standard) IPA^(key): [kal.bəθɑː]
  • (Standard) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃɑːlɪp.tɑː]
• ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ:
  • (Standard) IPA^(key): [kallɑːwtɑː]

Noun

ܟܲܠܒܬ݂ܵܐ • (kalbṯā) f sg (plural ܟܲܠܒܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (kalbāṯē), masculine ܟܲܠܒܵܐ (kalbā))

1. female dog, hound, bitch
2. (figuratively, offensive) bitch a term of abuse for a woman
3. (figuratively, in the plural) pincers, tongs, tweezers

   Synonyms: ܨܘܼܨܦܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (ṣuṣpāṯē), ܡܲܠܩܛܵܐ (malqṭā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܲܠܒܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܟܲܠܒܬ݂ܝܼ (kalbṯī)		ܟܲܠܒܬ݂ܲܢ (kalbṯan)
	construct	ܟܲܠܒܲܬ݂ (kalbaṯ)		2nd person	ܟܲܠܒܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (kalbṯūḵ)	ܟܲܠܒܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (kalbṯāḵ)	ܟܲܠܒܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kalbṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܲܠܒܬ݂ܵܐ (kalbṯā)		3rd person	ܟܲܠܒܬ݂ܹܗ (kalbṯēh)	ܟܲܠܒܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (kalbṯāh)	ܟܲܠܒܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (kalbṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܟܲܠܒܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (kalbāṯī)		ܟܲܠܒܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (kalbāṯan)
	construct	ܟܲܠܒܵܬ݂̈ (kalbāṯ)		2nd person	ܟܲܠܒܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kalbāṯūḵ)	ܟܲܠܒܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kalbāṯāḵ)	ܟܲܠܒܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kalbāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܲܠܒܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (kalbāṯē)		3rd person	ܟܲܠܒܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kalbāṯūh)	ܟܲܠܒܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (kalbāṯōh)	ܟܲܠܒܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kalbāṯhōn)

Noun

ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ • (kallāḇtā) f sg (plural ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (kallāḇāṯē), masculine ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܵܐ (kallāḇā))

1. dog keeper, dog trainer; one who hunts with dogs

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܬܝܼ (kallāḇtī)		ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܬܲܢ (kallāḇtan)
	construct	ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܲܬ݂ (kallāḇaṯ)		2nd person	ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܬܘܼܟ݂ (kallāḇtūḵ)	ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܬܵܟ݂ܝ (kallāḇtāḵ)	ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kallāḇtāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (kallāḇtā)		3rd person	ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܬܹܗ (kallāḇtēh)	ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܬܵܗ̇ (kallāḇtāh)	ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܬܗܘܿܢ (kallāḇthōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (kallāḇāṯī)		ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (kallāḇāṯan)
	construct	ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܵܬ݂̈ (kallāḇāṯ)		2nd person	ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kallāḇāṯūḵ)	ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kallāḇāṯāḵ)	ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kallāḇāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (kallāḇāṯē)		3rd person	ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kallāḇāṯūh)	ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (kallāḇāṯōh)	ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kallāḇāṯhōn)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• Hebrew script: כלבתא

Etymology 1

Feminine form of ܟܠܒܐ. Ultimately from Proto-Semitic *kalb-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kalb(ə)θɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [kalbɑθɑ(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Adjective

ܟܠܒܬܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. feminine emphatic singular of ܟܰܠܒܳܐ
2. feminine emphatic plural of ܟܰܠܒܶܐ

Noun

ܟܠܒܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܟܠܒܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܟܠܒܐ)

1. dog, hound, bitch
2. (figuratively) pincers, tongs, tweezers, nippers, fork
3. (animal anatomy) arm, claw
4. plate, thin piece of metal
5. stitch
6. crack

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܠܒܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܠܒܐ		1st person	ܟܠܒܬܝ		ܟܠܒܬܢ
	construct	ܟܠܒܬ		2nd person	ܟܠܒܬܟ	ܟܠܒܬܟܝ	ܟܠܒܬܟܘܢ	ܟܠܒܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܠܒܬܐ		3rd person	ܟܠܒܬܗ	ܟܠܒܬܗ	ܟܠܒܬܗܘܢ	ܟܠܒܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܠܒܢ		1st person	ܟܠܒܬܢ		ܟܠܒܬܢ
	construct	ܟܠܒܬ		2nd person	ܟܠܒܬܟ	ܟܠܒܬܟܝ	ܟܠܒܬܟܘܢ	ܟܠܒܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܠܒܬܐ		3rd person	ܟܠܒܬܗ	ܟܠܒܬܗ	ܟܠܒܬܗܘܢ	ܟܠܒܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kallɑvtɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [kallɑvɑθɑ(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܟܠܒܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܟܠܒܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܟܠܒܐ)

1. dog keeper, dog trainer; one who hunts with dogs

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܠܒܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܠܒܐ		1st person	ܟܠܒܬܝ		ܟܠܒܬܢ
	construct	ܟܠܒܬ		2nd person	ܟܠܒܬܟ	ܟܠܒܬܟܝ	ܟܠܒܬܟܘܢ	ܟܠܒܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܠܒܬܐ		3rd person	ܟܠܒܬܗ	ܟܠܒܬܗ	ܟܠܒܬܗܘܢ	ܟܠܒܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܠܒܢ		1st person	ܟܠܒܬܢ		ܟܠܒܬܢ
	construct	ܟܠܒܬ		2nd person	ܟܠܒܬܟ	ܟܠܒܬܟܝ	ܟܠܒܬܟܘܢ	ܟܠܒܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܠܒܬܐ		3rd person	ܟܠܒܬܗ	ܟܠܒܬܗ	ܟܠܒܬܗܘܢ	ܟܠܒܬܗܝܢ

References

• “klbh”, 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 156a
• Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature, London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 215b
• 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, pp. 622b, 623a