ܟܠܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܟܵܠܘܿ (kālō)

Etymology

From Aramaic כַּלְּתָא (kalləṯā); related to Hebrew כַּלָּה (kalá) and Arabic كَنَّة (kanna). For the alternative form without /t/ compare Turoyo ܟܰܠܘ (kalu, “bride, daughter in-law”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [kal.tɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃal.tɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [kal.θɑː]

Noun

ܟܲܠܬܵܐ • (kaltā) f sg (plural ܟܲܠܵܬܹ̈ܐ (kallātē), masculine ܚܸܬܢܵܐ (ḥitnā))

1. bride (woman in the context of her own wedding)
2. daughter-in-law (wife of one's child)
3. brother’s wife

   Synonym: ܒܲܟ݂ܬ ܐܲܚܵܐ (baḵt aḥḥā)

Usage notes

Although most dialects use only the alternative form ܟܵܠܘܿ (kālō), some dialects that use both may reserve the alternative form for bride.

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܲܠܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܟܲܠܬ݂ܝܼ (kalṯī)		ܟܲܠܬ݂ܲܢ (kalṯan)
	construct	ܟܲܠܲܬ݂ (kallaṯ)		2nd person	ܟܲܠܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (kalṯūḵ)	ܟܲܠܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (kalṯāḵ)	ܟܲܠܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kalṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܲܠܬ݂ܵܐ (kalṯā)		3rd person	ܟܲܠܬ݂ܹܗ (kalṯēh)	ܟܲܠܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (kalṯāh)	ܟܲܠܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (kalṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܟܲܠܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (kallāṯī)		ܟܲܠܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (kallāṯan)
	construct	ܟܲܠܵܬ݂̈ (kallāṯ)		2nd person	ܟܲܠܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kallāṯūḵ)	ܟܲܠܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kallāṯāḵ)	ܟܲܠܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kallāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܲܠܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (kallāṯē)		3rd person	ܟܲܠܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kallāṯūh)	ܟܲܠܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (kallāṯōh)	ܟܲܠܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kallāṯhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܟ ܠ ܠ. Compare Hebrew כַּלָּה (kallâ) and Arabic كَنَّة (kanna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kal(lə)θɑ]

Noun

ܟܠܬܐ • (kalləṯā) f (plural ܟܠܠܬܐ or ܟܠܠܐ)

1. bride

   Synonym: ܚܕܘܬܐ (ḥəḏūttā)

2. any female affine: daughter-in-law, sister-in-law
3. clitoris, prepuce, foreskin
4. poppy anemone, Anemone coronaria

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܠܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܠܠܐ ,ܟܠܐ		1st person	ܟܠܬܝ		ܟܠܬܢ
	construct	ܟܠܠܬ ,ܟܠܬ		2nd person	ܟܠܬܟ	ܟܠܬܟܝ	ܟܠܬܟܘܢ	ܟܠܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܠܬܐ		3rd person	ܟܠܬܗ	ܟܠܬܗ	ܟܠܬܗܘܢ	ܟܠܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܠܠܬܢ ,ܟܠܠܝܢ		1st person	ܟܠܠܬܝ ,ܟܠܠܝ		ܟܠܠܬܢ ,ܟܠܠܝܢ
	construct	ܟܠܠܬ ,ܟܠܠܝ		2nd person	ܟܠܠܬܟ ,ܟܠܠܝܟ	ܟܠܠܬܟܝ ,ܟܠܠܝܟܝ	ܟܠܠܬܟܘܢ ,ܟܠܠܝܟܘܢ	ܟܠܠܬܟܝܢ ,ܟܠܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܠܠܬܐ ,ܟܠܠܐ		3rd person	ܟܠܠܬܗ ,ܟܠܠܘܗܝ	ܟܠܠܬܗ ,ܟܠܠܝܗ	ܟܠܠܬܗܘܢ ,ܟܠܠܝܗܘܢ	ܟܠܠܬܗܝܢ ,ܟܠܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܟ ܠ ܠ. Compare Arabic كِلَّة (killa) and Hebrew כִּלָּה (killâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɛl(lə)θɑ]

Noun

ܟܠܬܐ • (kelləṯā) f (plural ܟܠܠܬܐ or ܟܠܠܐ)

1. veil, shroud, covering, wrap
2. curtain, canopy, bedcover
3. mosquito net
4. girdle
5. (theology) angelic order
6. (figuratively) abundance
7. (in the plural) order of angels

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܠܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܠܠܐ ,ܟܠܐ		1st person	ܟܠܬܝ		ܟܠܬܢ
	construct	ܟܠܠܬ ,ܟܠܬ		2nd person	ܟܠܬܟ	ܟܠܬܟܝ	ܟܠܬܟܘܢ	ܟܠܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܠܬܐ		3rd person	ܟܠܬܗ	ܟܠܬܗ	ܟܠܬܗܘܢ	ܟܠܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܠܠܬܢ ,ܟܠܠܝܢ		1st person	ܟܠܠܬܝ ,ܟܠܠܝ		ܟܠܠܬܢ ,ܟܠܠܝܢ
	construct	ܟܠܠܬ ,ܟܠܠܝ		2nd person	ܟܠܠܬܟ ,ܟܠܠܝܟ	ܟܠܠܬܟܝ ,ܟܠܠܝܟܝ	ܟܠܠܬܟܘܢ ,ܟܠܠܝܟܘܢ	ܟܠܠܬܟܝܢ ,ܟܠܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܠܠܬܐ ,ܟܠܠܐ		3rd person	ܟܠܠܬܗ ,ܟܠܠܘܗܝ	ܟܠܠܬܗ ,ܟܠܠܝܗ	ܟܠܠܬܗܘܢ ,ܟܠܠܝܗܘܢ	ܟܠܠܬܗܝܢ ,ܟܠܠܝܗܝܢ

References

• “klh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “klh²”, 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 155b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 216b
• 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, pages 627b-628a