ܟܪܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

ܟܪܬܐ

From the root ܟ-ܪ-ܐ related to being short.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kartɑ], [k(ə)rɑθɑ]

Noun

ܟܪܬܐ • (kartā) f (plural ܟܪܘܬܐ (kərāṯā))

1. large digit; thumb, big toe

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܪܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܪܐ		1st person	ܟܪܬܝ		ܟܪܬܢ
	construct	ܟܪܬ		2nd person	ܟܪܬܟ	ܟܪܬܟܝ	ܟܪܬܟܘܢ	ܟܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܪܬܐ		3rd person	ܟܪܬܗ	ܟܪܬܗ	ܟܪܬܗܘܢ	ܟܪܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܪܘܢ		1st person	ܟܪܘܬܝ		ܟܪܘܬܢ
	construct	ܟܪܘܬ		2nd person	ܟܪܘܬܟ	ܟܪܘܬܟܝ	ܟܪܘܬܟܘܢ	ܟܪܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܪܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܟܪܘܬܗ	ܟܪܘܬܗ	ܟܪܘܬܗܘܢ	ܟܪܘܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

ܟܪܬܐ

From Akkadian 𒂵𒆜𒊬 (GA.KASKAL^SAR, GA.RAŠ^SAR /⁠karašu⁠/), from Sumerian 𒂵𒆜𒊬 (GA.KASKAL^SAR, GA.RAŠ^SAR /⁠garaš⁠/).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [karrɑθɑ], [kartɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [karrɑθe], [karrɑθɑ], [karrɑθɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܟܪܬܐ • (karrāṯā) f (plural ܟܪܬܬܐ (karrāṯāṯā) or ܟܪܬܐ (karrāṯē))

1. leek

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܪܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܪܐ ,ܟܪܬ		1st person	ܟܪܬܝ		ܟܪܬܢ
	construct	ܟܪܬ		2nd person	ܟܪܬܟ	ܟܪܬܟܝ	ܟܪܬܟܘܢ	ܟܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܪܬܐ		3rd person	ܟܪܬܗ	ܟܪܬܗ	ܟܪܬܗܘܢ	ܟܪܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܪܬܢ ,ܟܪܢ ,ܟܪܬܝܢ		1st person	ܟܪܬܬܝ ,ܟܪܬܝ		ܟܪܬܬܢ ,ܟܪܬܢ ,ܟܪܬܝܢ
	construct	ܟܪܬܬ ,ܟܪܬ ,ܟܪܬܝ		2nd person	ܟܪܬܬܟ ,ܟܪܬܟ ,ܟܪܬܝܟ	ܟܪܬܬܟܝ ,ܟܪܬܟܝ ,ܟܪܬܝܟܝ	ܟܪܬܬܟܘܢ ,ܟܪܬܟܘܢ ,ܟܪܬܝܟܘܢ	ܟܪܬܬܟܝܢ ,ܟܪܬܟܝܢ ,ܟܪܬܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܪܬܬܐ ,ܟܪܬܐ		3rd person	ܟܪܬܬܗ ,ܟܪܬܗ ,ܟܪܬܘܗܝ	ܟܪܬܬܗ ,ܟܪܬܗ ,ܟܪܬܝܗ	ܟܪܬܬܗܘܢ ,ܟܪܬܗܘܢ ,ܟܪܬܝܗܘܢ	ܟܪܬܬܗܝܢ ,ܟܪܬܗܝܢ ,ܟܪܬܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܟܪܬܘܬܐ
• ܟܪܬܢܐ
• ܟܪܬܢܝܐ

Descendants

• Arabic: كُرّاث (kurrāṯ)
  • Maltese: kurrat, korrat
  • → Middle Armenian: քուռաթ (kʻuṙatʻ, “leek”), քուռիաթ (kʻuṙiatʻ), քուռութ (kʻuṙutʻ), քուռուս (kʻuṙus)
    • Armenian: քուռաթ (kʻuṙatʻ), քուռութ (kʻuṙutʻ)
  • → English: kurrat
  • → French: kurrat

Etymology 3

ܟܪܬܐ

Same as of the ܟܘܪܐ (kōrā) measure.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɑrtɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [kɑrɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܟܪܬܐ • (kārtā) f (plural ܟܪܬܐ)

1. bundle, pack
2. burden, load

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܪܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܪܐ		1st person	ܟܪܬܝ		ܟܪܬܢ
	construct	ܟܪܬ		2nd person	ܟܪܬܟ	ܟܪܬܟܝ	ܟܪܬܟܘܢ	ܟܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܪܬܐ		3rd person	ܟܪܬܗ	ܟܪܬܗ	ܟܪܬܗܘܢ	ܟܪܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܪܢ		1st person	ܟܪܬܢ		ܟܪܬܢ
	construct	ܟܪܬ		2nd person	ܟܪܬܟ	ܟܪܬܟܝ	ܟܪܬܟܘܢ	ܟܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܪܬܐ		3rd person	ܟܪܬܗ	ܟܪܬܗ	ܟܪܬܗܘܢ	ܟܪܬܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Arabic: كَارَة (kāra)

References

• “krt”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “krh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 323b
• Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 349a
• Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 342b
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pages 161b, 163b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 228b
• 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 657a–b