ܟܘܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
Alternative forms edit
- ܟܲܘܹܐ (kawwē)
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Aramaic כַוְתָא (kawwǝṯā); compare the same in Arabic كُوَّة (kuwwa) and Hebrew כַּוָּה (kawwā́). Doublet of the native form ܟܲܘܹܐ (kawwē).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܟܵܘܬܵܐ • (kāwtā) f sg (plural ܟܵܘܹ̈ܐ (kāwē) or ܟܵܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ (kāwātē))
- window (An opening usually covered by panes of glass, to allow light and air from outside to enter a building or vehicle.)
- ܫܡܝܼܥ ܠܲܢ ܙܡܵܪܬܵܐ ܕܡܘܼܚܸܒܵܐ ܬ݇ܚܘܿܬ ܟܵܘܬܵܐ ܕܡܘܼܚܸܒܬܹܗ
- šmiʿlan zmārtā d-muḵibā ḵot kāwtā d-muḵibtēh.
- We heard the song of a lover beneath the window of his beloved.
- 1 Kings 7:4
- ܐܝܼܬ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܟܵܘܹ̈ܐ ܫܲܦ̮ܩܵܢܵܐ ܒܬܠܵܬܵܐ ܣܸܕܪܹ̈ܐ، ܘܟܵܘܬܵܐ ܕܲܠܩܘܼܒ݂ܠ ܟܵܘܬܵܐ ܬܠܵܬ ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐ.
- ītwāw kāwē šafqānē b-tlātā sidrē, w-kāwtā dalquwl kāwtā tlāt gāhē.
- There were transparent windows in three rows, and window opposite the other window three times.
- (graphical user interface) window (A rectangular area on a computer terminal or screen containing some kind of user interface, displaying the output of and allowing input for one of a number of simultaneously running computer processes.)
Inflection edit
Inflection of ܟܵܘܬܵܐ (kāwtā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܟܵܘܬܝܼ (kāwtī) |
ܟܵܘܬܲܢ (kāwtan) | ||
| construct | ܟܵܘܬ (kāwt) |
2nd person | ܟܵܘܬܘܼܟ݂ (kāwtūḵ) |
ܟܵܘܬܵܟ݂ܝ (kāwtāḵ) |
ܟܵܘܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kāwtāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܟܵܘܬܵܐ (kāwtā) |
3rd person | ܟܵܘܬܹܗ (kāwtēh) |
ܟܵܘܬܘܿܗ̇ (kāwtōh) |
ܟܵܘܬܗܘܿܢ (kāwthōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܟܵܘܝܼ̈ (kāwī) |
ܟܵܘܘ̈ܢ̈ (kāwwn) | ||
| construct | ܟܵܘܲܝ̈ (kāway) |
2nd person | ܟܵܘܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kāwūḵ) |
ܟܵܘܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kāwāḵ) |
ܟܵܘܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kāwāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܟܵܘܹ̈ܐ (kāwē) |
3rd person | ܟܵܘܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kāwūh) |
ܟܵܘ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (kāwōh) |
ܟܵܘܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kāwhōn) | ||
Classical Syriac edit
Etymology 1 edit
Compare Arabic كُوَّة (kuwwa) and Hebrew כַּוָּה (kawwā́).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܟܘܬܐ • (kawwǝṯā) f (plural ܟܘܐ (kawwē))
- window
- opening, aperture, hole
- recess, cave, cavern
- lattice
- pigeonhole, dovecote, dovehouse
- edge
- shelf, bookcase
Inflection edit
declension of ܟܘܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܟܘܐ | ܟܘܝܢ |
| construct | ܟܘܬ | ܟܘܝ |
| emphatic | ܟܘܬܐ | ܟܘܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܟܘܬܝ | ܟܘܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܟܘܬܟ | ܟܘܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܟܘܬܟܝ | ܟܘܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܟܘܬܗ | ܟܘܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܟܘܬܗ | ܟܘܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܟܘܬܢ | ܟܘܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܟܘܬܟܘܢ | ܟܘܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܟܘܬܟܝܢ | ܟܘܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܟܘܬܗܘܢ | ܟܘܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܟܘܬܗܝܢ | ܟܘܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2 edit
From the unattested form *ܟܘܬܚܐ (kūtḥā), from ܟܘܕܚܐ (kūḏḥā), possibly from Middle Iranian.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܟܘܬܐ • (kūtā) f (uncountable)
Inflection edit
declension of ܟܘܬܐ
| state | singular (uncountable) |
|---|---|
| absolute | ܟܘܬ |
| construct | ܟܘܬ |
| emphatic | ܟܘܬܐ |
| possessive forms | |
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܟܘܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܟܘܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܟܘܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܟܘܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܟܘܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܟܘܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܟܘܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܟܘܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܟܘܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܟܘܬܗܝܢ |
References edit
- “kwh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “kwtˀ”, 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 152a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 206b, 212a
- 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 616a