ܡܟܬܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܡܟܬܒܐ (ܬܘܢܐ)

ܡܟܬܒܐ (ܦܬܘܪ ܟܬܒܬܐ)

Etymology

Root
ܟ ܬ ܒ (k t b)
9 terms

Calque of Arabic مَكْتَب (maktab), noun of place of the verb ܟܵܬ݂ܹܒ݂ (kāṯēḇ, “to write”); compare Hebrew מִכְתָּב (mikhtáv).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [max.təwɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [mɑːxɪt.vɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܐ • (maḵtḇā) m sg (plural ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (maḵtḇē))

1. office, bureau (room or building used for writing and non-manual work)

   ܗ̇ܘ ܟܹܐ ܦܵܠܹܚ ܓܲܘ ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܐ ܠܕܸܦܢܝܼ.

   awa kē pālēḥ gaw maḵtḇā l-dipnī.

   He works in the office next to me.

2. office, bureau, ministry (major governmental division)

   ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܚܘܼܠܡܵܢܵܐ ― maḵtḇā d-ḥulmānā ― the Ministry of Health

   ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܬܲܪܒܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ― maḵtḇā d-tarbīṯā ― the Ministry of Education

   ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܡܲܚܵܪܘܼܬܵܐ ― maḵtḇā d-maḥḥārūtā ― the Ministry of Engineering

3. desk (table for writing and reading)

   Synonyms: ܦܵܬ݂ܘܿܪ ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (pāṯōr kṯāḇtā), ܛܲܒ݂ܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ṭaḇlīṯā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܝܼ (maḵtḇī)		ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܲܢ (maḵtḇan)
	construct	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܲܒ݂ (maḵtaḇ)		2nd person	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (maḵtḇūḵ)	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (maḵtḇāḵ)	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maḵtḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܐ (maḵtḇā)		3rd person	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܹܗ (maḵtḇēh)	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (maḵtḇāh)	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (maḵtḇhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܝܼ̈ (maḵtḇī)		ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܲܢ̈ (maḵtḇan)
	construct	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܲܝ̈ (maḵtḇay)		2nd person	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (maḵtḇūḵ)	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (maḵtḇāḵ)	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maḵtḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (maḵtḇē)		3rd person	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (maḵtḇūh)	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (maḵtḇōh)	ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (maḵtḇhōn)

Derived terms

• ܫܲܠܝܼܛܘܼܬ ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܐ (šalīṭūt maḵtḇā, “bureaucracy”)

Classical Syriac

Root
ܟ ܬ ܒ
7 terms

Etymology

Compare Arabic مَكْتَب (maktab) and Hebrew מִכְתָּב (miḵtāḇ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maxt(ə)vɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [maxt(ə)ve] (plural)

Noun

ܡܟܬܒܐ • (maḵtəḇā) m (plural ܡܟܬܒܐ)

1. writing; written narrative
2. school
3. stylus
4. awl, borer, punch, gimlet

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܟܬܒܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܟܬܒ		1st person	ܡܟܬܒܝ		ܡܟܬܒܢ
	construct	ܡܟܬܒ		2nd person	ܡܟܬܒܟ	ܡܟܬܒܟܝ	ܡܟܬܒܟܘܢ	ܡܟܬܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܟܬܒܐ		3rd person	ܡܟܬܒܗ	ܡܟܬܒܗ	ܡܟܬܒܗܘܢ	ܡܟܬܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܟܬܒܝܢ		1st person	ܡܟܬܒܝ		ܡܟܬܒܝܢ
	construct	ܡܟܬܒܝ		2nd person	ܡܟܬܒܝܟ	ܡܟܬܒܝܟܝ	ܡܟܬܒܝܟܘܢ	ܡܟܬܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܟܬܒܐ		3rd person	ܡܟܬܒܘܗܝ	ܡܟܬܒܝܗ	ܡܟܬܒܝܗܘܢ	ܡܟܬܒܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܡܟܬܒ ܙܒܢܐ

References

• “mktb”, 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 273a
• 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, →ISBN, pages 762a–b