ܩܘܬܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قوطی (kutı), ultimately from Ancient Greek κυτίον (kutíon).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qu.tijːjɑː]

Noun

ܩܘܼܬܝܼܵܐ • (qūtīyā) m sg (plural ܩܘܼܬܝܼܹ̈ܐ (qūtīyē))

1. small box, container, canister

   ܒܸܬ ܕܵܪܹܝܢ ܡܹܐܟ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ ܦܝܵܫܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܩܘܼܬܝܼܵܐ ܕܫܵܩܠܹܬ ܠܹܗ ܠܒܲܝܬܵܐ ܡܸܢܘܼܟ݂.

   bit dārēn mēḵultā pyāšā gāw qūtīyā d-šāqlēt lēh l-baytā minūḵ.

   I’ll put any leftover food in a container for you to take home.

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܘܼܬܝܼܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person			ܩܘܼܬܝܼܲܢ (qūtīyan)
	construct	ܩܘܼܬܝܼ (qūtī)		2nd person	ܩܘܼܬܝܼܘܼܟ݂ (qūtīyūḵ)	ܩܘܼܬܝܼܵܟ݂ܝ (qūtīyāḵ)	ܩܘܼܬܝܼܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qūtīyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܘܼܬܝܼܵܐ (qūtīyā)		3rd person	ܩܘܼܬܝܼܹܗ (qūtīyēh)	ܩܘܼܬܝܼܵܗ̇ (qūtīyāh)	ܩܘܼܬܝܼܗܘܿܢ (qūtīhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܘܼܬܝܼܝܼ̈ (qūtīyī)		ܩܘܼܬܝܼܲܢ̈ (qūtīyan)
	construct	ܩܘܼܬܝܼܲܝ̈ (qūtīyay)		2nd person	ܩܘܼܬܝܼܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qūtīyūḵ)	ܩܘܼܬܝܼܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qūtīyāḵ)	ܩܘܼܬܝܼܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qūtīyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܘܼܬܝܼܹ̈ܐ (qūtīyē)		3rd person	ܩܘܼܬܝܼܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qūtīyūh)	ܩܘܼܬܝܼ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (qūtīyōh)	ܩܘܼܬܝܼܗ̈ܘܿܢ (qūtīhōn)

Synonyms

• ܨܲܢܕܘܼܩܵܐ (ṣandūqā, “box”)