ܟܠܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܟܵܠܘܿ (kālō)

Etymology

From Aramaic כַּלְּתָא (kalləṯā); related to Hebrew כַּלָּה (kalá) and Arabic كَنَّة (kanna). For the alternative form without /t/ compare Turoyo ܟܰܠܘ (kalu, “bride, daughter in-law”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [kal.tɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃal.tɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [kal.θɑː]

Noun

ܟܲܠܬܵܐ • (kaltā) f sg (plural ܟܲܠܵܬܹ̈ܐ (kallātē), masculine ܚܸܬܢܵܐ (ḥitnā))

1. bride (woman in the context of her own wedding)
2. daughter-in-law (wife of one's child)
3. brother’s wife

   Synonym: ܒܲܟ݂ܬ ܐܲܚܵܐ (baḵt aḥḥā)

Usage notes

Although most dialects use only the alternative form ܟܵܠܘܿ (kālō), some dialects that use both may reserve the alternative form for bride.

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܲܠܬ݂ܵܐ (kalṯā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܲܠܬ݂ܝܼ (kalṯī)		ܟܲܠܬ݂ܲܢ (kalṯan)
	construct	ܟܲܠܲܬ݂ (kallaṯ)	2nd person	ܟܲܠܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (kalṯūḵ)	ܟܲܠܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (kalṯāḵ)	ܟܲܠܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kalṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܲܠܬ݂ܵܐ (kalṯā)	3rd person	ܟܲܠܬ݂ܹܗ (kalṯēh)	ܟܲܠܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (kalṯāh)	ܟܲܠܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (kalṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܲܠܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (kallāṯī)		ܟܲܠܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (kallāṯan)
	construct	ܟܲܠܵܬ݂̈ (kallāṯ)	2nd person	ܟܲܠܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kallāṯūḵ)	ܟܲܠܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kallāṯāḵ)	ܟܲܠܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kallāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܲܠܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (kallāṯē)	3rd person	ܟܲܠܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kallāṯūh)	ܟܲܠܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (kallāṯōh)	ܟܲܠܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kallāṯhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܟ-ܠ-ܠ (k-l-l). Compare Hebrew כַּלָּה (kallâ) and Arabic كَنَّة (kanna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kal(lə)θɑ]

Noun

ܟܠܬܐ • (kalləṯā) f (plural ܟܠܠܬܐ or ܟܠܠܐ)

1. bride

   Synonym: ܚܕܘܬܐ (ḥəḏūttā)

2. any female affine: daughter-in-law, sister-in-law
3. clitoris, prepuce, foreskin
4. poppy anemone, Anemone coronaria

Inflection

    declension of ܟܠܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܠܠܐ ,ܟܠܐ	ܟܠܠܬܢ ,ܟܠܠܝܢ
construct	ܟܠܠܬ ,ܟܠܬ	ܟܠܠܬ ,ܟܠܠܝ
emphatic	ܟܠܬܐ	ܟܠܠܬܐ ,ܟܠܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܠܬܝ	ܟܠܠܬܝ ,ܟܠܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܠܬܟ	ܟܠܠܬܟ ,ܟܠܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܠܬܟܝ	ܟܠܠܬܟܝ ,ܟܠܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܠܬܗ	ܟܠܠܬܗ ,ܟܠܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܠܬܗ	ܟܠܠܬܗ ,ܟܠܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܠܬܢ	ܟܠܠܬܢ ,ܟܠܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܠܬܟܘܢ	ܟܠܠܬܟܘܢ ,ܟܠܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܠܬܟܝܢ	ܟܠܠܬܟܝܢ ,ܟܠܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܠܬܗܘܢ	ܟܠܠܬܗܘܢ ,ܟܠܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܠܬܗܝܢ	ܟܠܠܬܗܝܢ ,ܟܠܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܟ-ܠ-ܠ (k-l-l). Compare Arabic كِلَّة (killa) and Hebrew כִּלָּה (killâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɛl(lə)θɑ]

Noun

ܟܠܬܐ • (kelləṯā) f (plural ܟܠܠܬܐ or ܟܠܠܐ)

1. veil, shroud, covering, wrap
2. curtain, canopy, bedcover
3. mosquito net
4. girdle
5. (theology) angelic order
6. (figuratively) abundance
7. (in the plural) order of angels

Inflection

    declension of ܟܠܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܠܠܐ ,ܟܠܐ	ܟܠܠܬܢ ,ܟܠܠܝܢ
construct	ܟܠܠܬ ,ܟܠܬ	ܟܠܠܬ ,ܟܠܠܝ
emphatic	ܟܠܬܐ	ܟܠܠܬܐ ,ܟܠܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܠܬܝ	ܟܠܠܬܝ ,ܟܠܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܠܬܟ	ܟܠܠܬܟ ,ܟܠܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܠܬܟܝ	ܟܠܠܬܟܝ ,ܟܠܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܠܬܗ	ܟܠܠܬܗ ,ܟܠܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܠܬܗ	ܟܠܠܬܗ ,ܟܠܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܠܬܢ	ܟܠܠܬܢ ,ܟܠܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܠܬܟܘܢ	ܟܠܠܬܟܘܢ ,ܟܠܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܠܬܟܝܢ	ܟܠܠܬܟܝܢ ,ܟܠܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܠܬܗܘܢ	ܟܠܠܬܗܘܢ ,ܟܠܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܠܬܗܝܢ	ܟܠܠܬܗܝܢ ,ܟܠܠܝܗܝܢ

References

• “klh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “klh²”, 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, page 155b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 216b
• 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, pages 627b-628a