ܟܘܬܠܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒄘𒋻 (/⁠kutallu⁠/, “behind, back of the head, backside, rear part of a structure”); compare Hebrew כֹּתֶל (kṓṯel, “wall”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈkoθ.lɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈkoθ.lɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈkuθ.lo]

Noun

ܟܘܬܠܐ • (kōṯlā) m (plural ܟܘܬܠܐ (kōṯlē))

1. (nautical) stern, poop

Inflection

    inflection of ܟܘܬܠܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܘܬܠ	ܟܘܬܠܝܢ
construct	ܟܘܬܠ	ܟܘܬܠܝ
emphatic	ܟܘܬܠܐ	ܟܘܬܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܘܬܠܝ	ܟܘܬܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܘܬܠܟ	ܟܘܬܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܘܬܠܟܝ	ܟܘܬܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܘܬܠܗ	ܟܘܬܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܘܬܠܗ	ܟܘܬܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܘܬܠܢ	ܟܘܬܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܘܬܠܟܘܢ	ܟܘܬܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܘܬܠܟܝܢ	ܟܘܬܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܘܬܠܗܘܢ	ܟܘܬܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܘܬܠܗܝܢ	ܟܘܬܠܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

• Arabic: كَوْثَل (kawṯal), كَوْثَلّ (kawṯall)

References

• “kwtl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2019-05-15
• 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 616b