ܟܘܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܟ ܘ ܐ (k w ˀ)
2 terms

Compare Arabic كَوَى (kawā) and Hebrew כָּוָה (kavá).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [kɑːweː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃɑːweː], [t͡ʃɑːveː]

Verb

ܟܵܘܹܐ • (kāwē) (present participle ܟܘܵܝܵܐ (kwāyā), past participle ܟܸܘܝܵܐ (kiwyā))

1. to sear, to cauterize, to burn
2. to iron, to do ironing

   ܐܸܢ ܣܢܝܼܩܵܐ ܝܘܸܬ ܟܵܘܹܝܬ ܨܘܼܕܪܘܼܟ݂، ܐܝܼܬ ܡܟ݂ܵܘܝܵܢܝܼܬܵܐ ܠܥܸܠ.

   in snīqā ìwet kāwēt ṣudrūḵ, īt mḵāwyānītā lˁil.

   If you need to iron your shirt, there is an iron upstairs.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܟܵܘܹܐ (kāwē)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܟܘܹܐ ܠܝܼ (kwē lī)	ܟܘܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (kwē lūḵ)	ܟܘܹܐ ܠܹܗ (kwē lēh)	ܟܘܹܐ ܠܲܢ (kwē lan)	ܟܘܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kwē lāwḵōn)	ܟܘܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (kwē lhōn)
	f		ܟܘܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (kwē lāḵ)	ܟܘܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (kwē lāh)
non-past	m	ܟܵܘܹܝܢ (kāwēn)	ܟܵܘܹܝܬ (kāwēt)	ܟܵܘܹܐ (kāwē)	ܟܵܘܲܚ (kāwaḥ)	ܟܵܘܹܝܬܘܿܢ (kāwētōn)	ܟܵܘܝܼ (kāwī)
	f	ܟܵܘܝܵܢ (kāwyān)	ܟܵܘܝܵܬܝ (kāwyāt)	ܟܵܘܝܵܐ (kāwyā)
imperative	m		ܟܘܝܼ (kwī)			ܟܘܹܝܡܘܼܢ (kwēmūn)
	f		ܟܘܹܐ (kwē)

Derived terms

• ܡܟ݂ܵܘܝܵܢܝܼܬܵܐ (mḵāwyānītā, “iron, clothes iron”)

Etymology 2

From Aramaic [script needed] (kawwē), originally the plural form of Aramaic [script needed] (kawwṯā). Compare Classical Syriac ܟܲܘܬ݂ܵܐ, Arabic كُوَّة (kuwwa), and Hebrew כַּוָּה (kawwā́).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [kawweː]

Noun

ܟܲܘܹܐ • (kawwē) f (plural ܟ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (kawwāṯā) or ܟ̈̈ܲܘܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (kawwawāṯā))

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Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [kɑːweː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃɑːweː], [t͡ʃɑːveː]

Noun

ܟܵܘܹ̈ܐ • (kāwē) f pl

1. emphatic plural of ܟܵܘܬܵܐ (kāwtā)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kawwe]

Noun

ܟܘܐ • (kawwē)

1. emphatic plural of ܟܘܬܐ (kawwǝṯā)