ܟܘܬܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܟ ܬ ܪ (k t r)
3 terms

Etymology

Derived from the verb ܟܵܬ݂ܹܪ (kāṯēr, “to continue, persist, remain”).

Pronunciation

• ܟܘܼܬܵܪܵܐ:
  • (standard) IPA^(key): [kut.tɑːrɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃut.tɑːrɑː]
• ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪܵܐ:
  • (standard) IPA^(key): [kɑːwiθ.rɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃɑːwit.trɑː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [kɑːwiθrɑː]

Noun

ܟܘܼܬܵܪܵܐ • (kuttārā) m sg (plural ܟܘܼܬܵܪܹ̈ܐ (kūtārē))

1. continuation
2. awaiting, staying, remaining
3. persistence, stability
4. duration

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܘܼܬܵܪܵܐ (kuttārā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܘܼܬܵܪܝܼ (kūtārī)		ܟܘܼܬܵܪܲܢ (kūtāran)
	construct	ܟܘܼܬܵܪ (kūtār)	2nd person	ܟܘܼܬܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (kūtārūḵ)	ܟܘܼܬܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (kūtārāḵ)	ܟܘܼܬܵܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kūtārāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܘܼܬܵܪܵܐ (kuttārā)	3rd person	ܟܘܼܬܵܪܹܗ (kūtārēh)	ܟܘܼܬܵܪܵܗ̇ (kūtārāh)	ܟܘܼܬܵܪܗܘܿܢ (kūtārhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܘܼܬܵܪ̈ܝܼ (kūtārī)		ܟܘܼܬܵܪ̈ܲܢ (kūtāran)
	construct	ܟܘܼܬܵܪ̈ܲܝ (kūtāray)	2nd person	ܟܘܼܬܵܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (kūtārūḵ)	ܟܘܼܬܵܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (kūtārāḵ)	ܟܘܼܬܵܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kūtārāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܘܼܬܵܪܹ̈ܐ (kūtārē)	3rd person	ܟܘܼܬܵܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (kūtārūh)	ܟܘܼܬܵܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (kūtārōh)	ܟܘܼܬܵܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (kūtārhōn)

Noun

ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪܵܐ • (kāwiṯrā) m sg (plural ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (kāwiṯrē) or ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (kāwiṯrāṯā))

1. lunch (light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day)
2. noon, early afternoon

   Synonym: ܛܲܗܪܵܐ (ṭahrā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪܵܐ (kāwiṯrā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪܝܼ (kāwiṯrī)		ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪܲܢ (kāwiṯran)
	construct	ܟܵܘܬܸܪ (kāwtir)	2nd person	ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪܘܼܟ݂ (kāwiṯrūḵ)	ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪܵܟ݂ܝ (kāwiṯrāḵ)	ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kāwiṯrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪܵܐ (kāwiṯrā)	3rd person	ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪܹܗ (kāwiṯrēh)	ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪܘܿܗ̇ (kāwiṯrōh)	ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪܗܘܿܢ (kāwiṯrhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪ̈ܝܼ (kāwiṯrī)		ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪ̈ܲܢ (kāwiṯran)
	construct	ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪ̈ܲܝ (kāwiṯray)	2nd person	ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (kāwiṯrūḵ)	ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (kāwiṯrāḵ)	ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kāwiṯrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (kāwiṯrē)	3rd person	ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (kāwiṯrūh)	ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (kāwiṯrōh)	ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (kāwiṯrhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܟ-ܬ-ܪ (k-t-r) related to staying.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kuttɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [kuttɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܟܘܬܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܘܬܪܐ)

1. awaiting, staying, remaining
2. persistence, stability
3. duration

Inflection

    inflection of ܟܘܬܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܘܬܪ	ܟܘܬܪܝܢ
construct	ܟܘܬܪ	ܟܘܬܪܝ
emphatic	ܟܘܬܪܐ	ܟܘܬܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܘܬܪܝ	ܟܘܬܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܘܬܪܟ	ܟܘܬܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܘܬܪܟܝ	ܟܘܬܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܘܬܪܗ	ܟܘܬܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܘܬܪܗ	ܟܘܬܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܘܬܪܢ	ܟܘܬܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܘܬܪܟܘܢ	ܟܘܬܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܘܬܪܟܝܢ	ܟܘܬܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܘܬܪܗܘܢ	ܟܘܬܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܘܬܪܗܝܢ	ܟܘܬܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “kwtr”, 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, p. 165b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 212b
• 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, p. 617a