ܟܛܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From a metathesis of the older form ܛܲܟܵܐ (ṭakkā), from Persian تکه (tekke, “piece, morsel”). The adverb is possibly from تک (tak, literally “solo, single”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [katˤ.tˤɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃatˤ.tˤɑː]

Noun

ܟܲܛܵܐ • (kaṭṭā) f (plural ܟܲܛܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (kaṭṭāṯē))

1. doorleaf, individual door panel
   • 1 Kings 6:34:

     ܘܬܪܹܝܢ ܬܲܪ̈ܥܹܐ ܕܩܲܝܣܵܐ ܕܫܲܪ̈ܘܲܝܢܹܐ، ܬܪܲܝܗܹܝܢ ܟܲܛܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܕܚܲܕ݇ ܬܲܪܥܵܐ ܒܸܚܕ݂ܵܪܵܐ، ܘܬܪܲܝܗܹܝܢ ܟܲܛܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܬܲܪܥܵܐ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ ܒܸܚܕ݂ܵܪܵܐ.

     w-trēn tarˁē dqaysā dšarwaynē, trayhēn kaṭṭāṯē dḥa tarˁā biḥḏārā, w-trayhēn kaṭṭāṯē d-awa tarˁā ḥēnā biḥḏārā.

     He also made two doors out of juniper wood, each having two leaves that turned in sockets.

2. (by extension) leaf of a foldable table

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܲܛܵܐ (kaṭṭā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܲܛܝܼ (kaṭī)		ܟܲܛܲܢ (kaṭṭan)
	construct	ܟܲܛܲܬ (kaṭṭat)	2nd person	ܟܲܛܘܼܟ݂ (kaṭūḵ)	ܟܲܛܵܟ݂ܝ (kaṭṭāḵ)	ܟܲܛܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kaṭṭāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܲܛܵܐ (kaṭṭā)	3rd person	ܟܲܛܹܗ (kaṭṭēh)	ܟܲܛܘܿܗ̇ (kaṭṭōh)	ܟܲܛܗܘܿܢ (kaṭhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܲܛܵܬܝܼ̈ (kaṭṭātī)		ܟܲܛܵܬܲܢ̈ (kaṭṭātan)
	construct	ܟܲܛܵܬ̈ (kaṭṭāt)	2nd person	ܟܲܛܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kaṭṭātūḵ)	ܟܲܛܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ (kaṭṭātāḵ)	ܟܲܛܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kaṭṭātāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܲܛܵܬܹ̈ܐ (kaṭṭātē)	3rd person	ܟܲܛܵܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kaṭṭātūh)	ܟܲܛܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (kaṭṭātōh)	ܟܲܛܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kaṭṭāthōn)

Adverb

ܟܲܛܵܐ • (kaṭṭā)

1. (dialectal, slang) even, to such a degree

   Synonym: ܐܵܦ (āp)

   ܟܲܛܵܐ ܙܹܐ ܐܵܢܵܐ ܚܙܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܢܝܼܫܲܢܩܵܐ. ― kaṭṭā zē ānā ḥzē lī nīšanqā. ― Even I saw the sign.

   ܗ̇ܘ ܟܲܛܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܝܵܕ݂ܹܥ. ― awa kaṭṭā lā kē yāḏēˁ. ― She don’t even know.