ܟܘܟܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܟܘܟܒ̈ܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic כַּוְכְּבָא (kawkəḇā), from Proto-Semitic *kabkab-; compare Classical Syriac ܟܘܟܒܐ (kawkəḇā), Turoyo ܟܘܟܘܐ (kukwo), Arabic كَوْكَب (kawkab), Hebrew כּוֹכָב (kokháv) and Akkadian 𒀯 (kakkabum).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [kawx(ə)vaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [kawɪxwa]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃɪx.vaː]

Noun

ܟܲܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܵܐ • (kawḵḇā) m sg (plural ܟܲܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (kawḵḇē))

1. (astronomy) celestial body (especially star)

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܵܐ (kāwḵḇā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܝܼ (kāwḵḇī)		ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܲܢ (kāwḵḇan)
	construct	ܟܘܿܟ݂ܲܒ݂ (kōḵaḇ)	2nd person	ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (kāwḵḇūḵ)	ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (kāwḵḇāḵ)	ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kāwḵḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܵܐ (kāwḵḇā)	3rd person	ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܹܗ (kāwḵḇēh)	ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (kāwḵḇāh)	ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (kāwḵḇhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܝܼ̈ (kāwḵḇī)		ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܲܢ̈ (kāwḵḇan)
	construct	ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܲܝ̈ (kāwḵḇay)	2nd person	ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kāwḵḇūḵ)	ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kāwḵḇāḵ)	ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kāwḵḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (kāwḵḇē)	3rd person	ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kāwḵḇūh)	ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (kāwḵḇōh)	ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kāwḵḇhōn)

Derived terms

• ܟܲܘܟܸܒ݂ (kawkiḇ, “to observe the stars”)
• ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܘܿܢܵܐ (kāwḵḇōnā, “asterisk”)
• ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ (kāwḵḇānāyā, “starlike, stellar”)
• ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܝܵܡܵܐ (kāwḵḇā d-yāmā, “starfish”)
• ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܵܐ ܛܵܥܝܵܐ (kāwḵḇā ṭāˁyā, “planet”)
• ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܵܐ ܨܘܿܨܝܵܢܵܐ (kāwḵḇā ṣōṣyānā, “comet”)
• ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܵܐ ܩܒ݂ܝܼܥܵܐ (kāwḵḇā qḇīˁā, “fixed star”)
• ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܩܘܼܛܒܵܐ (kāwḵḇā dquṭbā, “North Star”)
• ܡܡܲܠܠܘܼܬ ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (mmallūt kāwḵḇē, “astronomy, astrology”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *kabkab-. The sense of "collyrium" is a calque of Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kawk(ə)vɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [kawk(ə)ve] (plural)

Noun

ܟܘܟܒܐ • (kawkəḇā) m (plural ܟܘܟܒܐ)

1. (astronomy) celestial body (especially star)
2. kind of collyrium

Inflection

    inflection of ܟܘܟܒܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܘܟܒ	ܟܘܟܒܝܢ
construct	ܟܘܟܒ	ܟܘܟܒܝ
emphatic	ܟܘܟܒܐ	ܟܘܟܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܘܟܒܝ	ܟܘܟܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܘܟܒܟ	ܟܘܟܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܘܟܒܟܝ	ܟܘܟܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܘܟܒܗ	ܟܘܟܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܘܟܒܗ	ܟܘܟܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܘܟܒܢ	ܟܘܟܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܘܟܒܟܘܢ	ܟܘܟܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܘܟܒܟܝܢ	ܟܘܟܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܘܟܒܗܘܢ	ܟܘܟܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܘܟܒܗܝܢ	ܟܘܟܒܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܟܘܟܒܐ ܗܘܢܝܐ
• ܟܘܟܒܐ ܛܥܝܐ
• ܟܘܟܒܐ ܛܪܝܕ ܪܗܛܐ
• ܟܘܟܒܐ ܥܢܢܝܐ
• ܟܘܟܒܐ ܨܘܨܝܢܐ
• ܟܘܟܒܘܢܐ
• ܟܘܟܒܝܠ
• ܟܘܟܒܬܐ
• ܡܡܠܠ ܒܟܘܟܒܐ
• ܡܢܐ ܟܘܟܒܐ

 

References

• “kwkb”, 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 152b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 208a
• 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 606a