ܟܬܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܟܬܢܐ

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic כֵּתָּנָא (kettānā), from a substrate language, flax being a plant native to Aram; compare Ugaritic 𐎖𐎉 (qṭ, “flax”), Akkadian 𒃰 (kitûm, “flax”), Sumerian 𒃰 (gada, “flax”), 𒄀𒆤 (^gikid, “mat”), Old Armenian կտաւ (ktaw, “flax”); compare also borrowed into Arabic كَتَّان (kattān) and therefore doublet of ܩܸܛܢܵܐ (qiṭnā, “cotton”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [kɪtˈtɑːnɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ktaːna]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃtɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܟܸܬܵܢܵܐ • (kittānā) m

1. flax
2. (by extension) linen
3. (dialectal, proscribed) cotton

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܸܬܵܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܟܸܬܵܢܝܼ (kittānī)		ܟܸܬܵܢܲܢ (kittānan)
	construct	ܟܸܬܵܢ (kittān)		2nd person	ܟܸܬܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (kittānūḵ)	ܟܸܬܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (kittānāḵ)	ܟܸܬܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kittānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܸܬܵܢܵܐ (kittānā)		3rd person	ܟܸܬܵܢܹܗ (kittānēh)	ܟܸܬܵܢܵܗ̇ (kittānāh)	ܟܸܬܵܢܗܘܿܢ (kittānhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܟܸܬܵܢܝܼ̈ (kittānī)		ܟܸܬܵܢܲܢ̈ (kittānan)
	construct	ܟܸܬܵܢܲܝ̈ (kittānay)		2nd person	ܟܸܬܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kittānūḵ)	ܟܸܬܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kittānāḵ)	ܟܸܬܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kittānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܸܬܵܢܹ̈ܐ (kittānē)		3rd person	ܟܸܬܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kittānūh)	ܟܸܬܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (kittānōh)	ܟܸܬܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kittānhōn)

Derived terms

• ܟܸܬܵܢܵܝܵܐ (kittānāyā)

Proper noun

ܟܸܬܵܢܵܐ • (kittānā) f

1. a female given name

Classical Syriac

ܟܬܢܐ

Etymology

From a substrate language, flax being a plant native to Aram; compare Ugaritic 𐎖𐎉 (qṭ, “flax”), Akkadian 𒃰 (kitûm, “flax”), 𒄀𒆤 (kītum, “mat”), Sumerian 𒃰 (gada, “flax”), 𒄀𒆤 (^gikid, “mat”), Old Armenian կտաւ (ktaw, “flax”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɛtˈtɑ.nɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [kɛtˈtɑ.ne] (plural)

Noun

ܟܬܢܐ • (kettānā) m (plural ܟܬܢܐ (kettānē))

1. linen, flax
2. (by extension) any garment made from linen
3. sail
4. net

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܬܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܬܢ		1st person	ܟܬܢܝ		ܟܬܢܢ
	construct	ܟܬܢ		2nd person	ܟܬܢܟ	ܟܬܢܟܝ	ܟܬܢܟܘܢ	ܟܬܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܬܢܐ		3rd person	ܟܬܢܗ	ܟܬܢܗ	ܟܬܢܗܘܢ	ܟܬܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܬܢܝܢ		1st person	ܟܬܢܝ		ܟܬܢܝܢ
	construct	ܟܬܢܝ		2nd person	ܟܬܢܝܟ	ܟܬܢܝܟܝ	ܟܬܢܝܟܘܢ	ܟܬܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܬܢܐ		3rd person	ܟܬܢܘܗܝ	ܟܬܢܝܗ	ܟܬܢܝܗܘܢ	ܟܬܢܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܟܬܢܝܐ (kettānāyā)

Descendants

• → Arabic: كَتَّان (kattān)
  • Maltese: kittien
  • Moroccan Arabic: كتان (kattān)
  • → Azerbaijani: kətan
  • → Crimean Tatar: keten
  • → Ge'ez: ክታን (kətan)
  • → Persian: کتان (katân)
    • → Middle Armenian: քթան (kʻtʻan)
      • Armenian: քթան (kʻtʻan)
    • → Armenian: քաթան (kʻatʻan)
    • → Gujarati: કતાન (katān)
  • → Swahili: katani
  • → Turkish: keten
• → Persian: کتان (katân)
  • → Middle Armenian: քթան (kʻtʻan)
    • Armenian: քթան (kʻtʻan)
  • → Armenian: քաթան (kʻatʻan)

References

• “ktn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-01
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 165b
• Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen‎^[1] (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, pages 232–233
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 231b
• 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 663a