ܟܬܒܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܟ ܬ ܒ (k t b)
9 terms

Etymology

Cognate to Arabic كِتَابَة (kitāba) and Hebrew כַּתָּבָה (katavá, “news article, report”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [kəˈθɑwːtɑː]

Noun

ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ • (kṯāḇtā) f sg (plural ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (kṯāḇyātē))

1. verbal noun of ܟܵܬ݂ܹܒ݂ (kāṯēḇ)
2. handwriting
3. autograph, signature
4. (in the plural) writings

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܬܝܼ (kṯāḇtī)		ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܬܲܢ (kṯāḇtan)
	construct	ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܲܬ݂ (kṯāḇaṯ)		2nd person	ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܬܘܼܟ݂ (kṯāḇtūḵ)	ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܬܵܟ݂ܝ (kṯāḇtāḵ)	ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kṯāḇtāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (kṯāḇtā)		3rd person	ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܬܹܗ (kṯāḇtēh)	ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܬܵܗ̇ (kṯāḇtāh)	ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܬܗܘܿܢ (kṯāḇthōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (kṯāḇyāṯī)		ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (kṯāḇyāṯan)
	construct	ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܝܵܬ݂̈ (kṯāḇyāṯ)		2nd person	ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kṯāḇyāṯūḵ)	ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kṯāḇyāṯāḵ)	ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kṯāḇyāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (kṯāḇyāṯē)		3rd person	ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kṯāḇyāṯūh)	ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܝܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (kṯāḇyāṯōh)	ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kṯāḇyāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ ܣܘܼܪܵܝܬܵܐ (kṯāḇtā sūrāytā, “Syriac script”)
• ܟ݂ܬܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ ܠܵܛܝܼܢܵܝܬܵܐ (ḵtāḇtā lāṭīnāytā, “Latin script”)
• ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܲܬ ܒܪܵܐܹܝܠ (kṯāḇat brāˀēl, “braille”)
• ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܲܬ ܐܝܼܕܵܐ (kṯāḇat īdā, “manuscript, handwriting”)
• ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܲܬ ܨܸܨܹ̈ܐ (kṯāḇat ṣiṣṣē, “cuneiform”)

Related terms

• ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ (maḵtḇānūtā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Root
ܟ ܬ ܒ
7 terms

Compare Arabic كِتَابَة (kitāba) and Hebrew כַּתָּבָה (kattāḇâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [k(ə)θɑvtɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [k(ə)θɑvɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܟܬܒܬܐ • (kəṯāḇtā) f (plural ܟܬܒܬܐ (kəṯāḇātā))

1. handwriting
2. autograph, signature
3. (in the plural) writings

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܬܒܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܬܒܐ		1st person	ܟܬܒܬܝ		ܟܬܒܬܢ
	construct	ܟܬܒܬ		2nd person	ܟܬܒܬܟ	ܟܬܒܬܟܝ	ܟܬܒܬܟܘܢ	ܟܬܒܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܬܒܬܐ		3rd person	ܟܬܒܬܗ	ܟܬܒܬܗ	ܟܬܒܬܗܘܢ	ܟܬܒܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܬܒܢ		1st person	ܟܬܒܬܢ		ܟܬܒܬܢ
	construct	ܟܬܒܬ		2nd person	ܟܬܒܬܟ	ܟܬܒܬܟܝ	ܟܬܒܬܟܘܢ	ܟܬܒܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܬܒܬܐ		3rd person	ܟܬܒܬܗ	ܟܬܒܬܗ	ܟܬܒܬܗܘܢ	ܟܬܒܬܗܝܢ

References

• “ktbh”, 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 165a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 230b
• 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 661a