ܟܬܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܟܬܝܬܐ

Etymology

From the older form ܐܲܟܕ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ (akḏāytā), from Aramaic אַכְּדַיתָא (ʾakkḏāytā), from Akkadian 𒌵𒆠 (akkadītum, literally “Akkadian”); compare Turoyo ܓܕ݂ܰܝܬܐ (gḏayto).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [kˈθɑjːtɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [kθeːθɑː]
• (Tyari)
  • (Lower Tyari) IPA^(key): [kθeːθɑː]
  • (Upper Tyari) IPA^(key): [kʃɑːʃɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃteˈtɑː]

Noun

ܟܬ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ • (kṯāytā) f sg (plural ܟ̈ܬ݂ܵܝܵܬ݂ܹܐ (kṯāyāṯē), masculine ܩܵܪܘܿܝܵܐ (qārōyā) or ܒܘܼܟܵܐ (būkā))

1. chicken, hen

   Synonym: ܬܲܪܢܵܓ݂ܘܿܠܬܵܐ (tarnāḡōltā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܬ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܬ݂ܵܝܵܐ (kṯāyā)		1st person	ܟܬ݂ܵܝܬܝܼ (kṯāytī)		ܟܬ݂ܵܝܬܲܢ (kṯāytan)
	construct	ܟܬ݂ܵܝܲܬ݂ (kṯāyaṯ)		2nd person	ܟܬ݂ܵܝܬܘܼܟ݂ (kṯāytōḵ)	ܟܬ݂ܵܝܬܵܟ݂ܝ (kṯāytāḵ)	ܟܬ݂ܵܝܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kṯāytawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܬ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ (kṯāytā)		3rd person	ܟܬ݂ܵܝܬܹܗ (kṯāytēh)	ܟܬ݂ܵܝܬܵܗ̇ (kṯāytāh)	ܟܬ݂ܵܝܬܗܘܿܢ (kṯāythōn)
plural	absolute	ܟܬ݂ܵܝܵܢ̈ (kṯāyān)		1st person	ܟܬ݂ܵܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (kṯāyāṯī)		ܟܬ݂ܵܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (kṯāyāṯan)
	construct	ܟܬ݂ܵܝܵܬ݂̈ (kṯāyāṯ)		2nd person	ܟܬ݂ܵܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kṯāyāṯōḵ)	ܟܬ݂ܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kṯāyāṯāḵ)	ܟܬ݂ܵܝܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kṯāyāṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܬ݂ܵܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (kṯāyāṯā)		3rd person	ܟܬ݂ܵܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܗ (kṯāyāṯēh)	ܟܬ݂ܵܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (kṯāyāṯāh)	ܟܬ݂ܵܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kṯāyāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܟܬ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ ܕܡܸܨܪܹܝܢ (kṯāytā dmiṣrēn, “turkey”, literally “hen of Egypt”)
• ܟܬ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ ܕܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ (kṯāytā dmayyā, “moorhen”, literally “hen of water”)