ܟܘܬܠܐ

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Classical Syriac[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Akkadian 𒄘𒋻 (/⁠kutallu⁠/, behind, back of the head, backside, rear part of a structure); compare Hebrew כֹּתֶל (kṓṯel, wall).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈkoθ.lɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈkoθ.lɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈkuθ.lo]

Noun[edit]

ܟܘܬܠܐ (kōṯlām (plural ܟܘܬܠܐ (kōṯlē))

  1. (nautical) stern, poop

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Arabic: كَوْثَل (kawṯal), كَوْثَلّ (kawṯall)

References[edit]

  • kwtl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2019-05-15
  • 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 616b