ܟܬܒܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܟ-ܬ-ܒ (k-t-b) related to writing. Compare Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb) and Hebrew כְּתָב (kəṯāḇ).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܟܬܒܐ • (kṯāḇā) m (plural ܟܬܒܐ)
- book
- writing, scripture, script
- handwriting
- inscription, superscription, title
- tattoo
- record, agreement, contract, decree, bill, bond
Inflection
declension of ܟܬܒܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܟܬܒ | ܟܬܒܝܢ |
| construct | ܟܬܒ | ܟܬܒܝ |
| emphatic | ܟܬܒܐ | ܟܬܒܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܟܬܒܝ | ܟܬܒܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܟܬܒܟ | ܟܬܒܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܟܬܒܟܝ | ܟܬܒܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܟܬܒܗ | ܟܬܒܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܟܬܒܗ | ܟܬܒܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܟܬܒܢ | ܟܬܒܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܟܬܒܟܘܢ | ܟܬܒܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܟܬܒܟܝܢ | ܟܬܒܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܟܬܒܗܘܢ | ܟܬܒܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܟܬܒܗܝܢ | ܟܬܒܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
References
- “ktb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 165a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, pp. 660b-661a
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