ܟܬܒܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܟ ܬ ܒ (k t b)
9 terms

Etymology 1

Cognate to Arabic كِتَابَة (kitāba) and Hebrew כַּתָּבָה (katavá, “news article, report”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [kəˈθɑwːtɑː]

Noun

ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ • (kṯāḇtā) f sg (plural ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (kṯāḇyātē))

1. verbal noun of ܟܵܬ݂ܹܒ݂ (kāṯēḇ)
2. handwriting
3. autograph, signature
4. (in the plural) writings

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (kṯāḇtā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܬܝܼ (kṯāḇtī)		ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܬܲܢ (kṯāḇtan)
	construct	ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܲܬ݂ (kṯāḇaṯ)	2nd person	ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܬܘܼܟ݂ (kṯāḇtūḵ)	ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܬܵܟ݂ܝ (kṯāḇtāḵ)	ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kṯāḇtāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (kṯāḇtā)	3rd person	ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܬܹܗ (kṯāḇtēh)	ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܬܵܗ̇ (kṯāḇtāh)	ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܬܗܘܿܢ (kṯāḇthōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (kṯāḇyāṯī)		ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (kṯāḇyāṯan)
	construct	ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܝܵܬ݂̈ (kṯāḇyāṯ)	2nd person	ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kṯāḇyāṯūḵ)	ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kṯāḇyāṯāḵ)	ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kṯāḇyāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (kṯāḇyāṯē)	3rd person	ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kṯāḇyāṯūh)	ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܝܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (kṯāḇyāṯōh)	ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kṯāḇyāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ ܣܘܼܪܵܝܬܵܐ (kṯāḇtā sūrāytā, “Syriac script”)
• ܟ݂ܬܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ ܠܵܛܝܼܢܵܝܬܵܐ (ḵtāḇtā lāṭīnāytā, “Latin script”)
• ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܲܬ ܒܪܵܐܹܝܠ (kṯāḇat brāˀēl, “braille”)
• ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܲܬ ܐܝܼܕܵܐ (kṯāḇat īdā, “manuscript, handwriting”)
• ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܲܬ ܨܸܨܹ̈ܐ (kṯāḇat ṣiṣṣē, “cuneiform”)

Related terms

• ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ (maḵtḇānūtā)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [kɪθuːθɑː]

Noun

ܟܸܬ݂ܒ݂ܬܵܐ • (kiṯḇtā) f (plural ܟܸ̈ܬ݂ܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (kiṯḇāṯā))

1. superscription
2. subtitles
3. lyrics

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܟ-ܬ-ܒ (k-t-b) related to writing. Compare Arabic كِتَابَة (kitāba) and Hebrew כַּתָּבָה (kattāḇâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [k(ə)θɑvtɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [k(ə)θɑvɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܟܬܒܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܟܬܒܬܐ)

1. handwriting
2. autograph, signature
3. (in the plural) writings

Inflection

    declension of ܟܬܒܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܬܒܐ	ܟܬܒܢ
construct	ܟܬܒܬ	ܟܬܒܬ
emphatic	ܟܬܒܬܐ	ܟܬܒܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܬܒܬܝ	ܟܬܒܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܬܒܬܟ	ܟܬܒܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܬܒܬܟܝ	ܟܬܒܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܬܒܬܗ	ܟܬܒܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܬܒܬܗ	ܟܬܒܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܬܒܬܢ	ܟܬܒܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܬܒܬܟܘܢ	ܟܬܒܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܬܒܬܟܝܢ	ܟܬܒܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܬܒܬܗܘܢ	ܟܬܒܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܬܒܬܗܝܢ	ܟܬܒܬܗܝܢ

References

• “ktbh”, 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 165a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 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, page 661a