Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Root
ܟ ܬ ܪ (k t r)
3 terms

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • 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 edit

ܟܘܼܬܵܪܵܐ (kuttārām sg (plural ܟܘܼܬܵܪܹ̈ܐ (kūtārē))

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

Inflection edit

Noun edit

ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪܵܐ (kāwiṯrām 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 edit

Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

ܟܘܬܪܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܟܘܬܪܐ)

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

Inflection edit

References edit

  • 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