ܟܪܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

ܟܪܬܐ

From the root ܟ-ܪ-ܐ (k-r-ʾ) related to being short.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kartɑ], [k(ə)rɑθɑ]

Noun

ܟܪܬܐ • (kartā) f (plural ܟܪܘܬܐ (kərāṯā))

1. large digit; thumb, big toe

Inflection

    declension of ܟܪܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܪܐ	ܟܪܘܢ
construct	ܟܪܬ	ܟܪܘܬ
emphatic	ܟܪܬܐ	ܟܪܘܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܪܬܝ	ܟܪܘܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܪܬܟ	ܟܪܘܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܪܬܟܝ	ܟܪܘܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܪܬܗ	ܟܪܘܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܪܬܗ	ܟܪܘܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܪܬܢ	ܟܪܘܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܪܬܟܘܢ	ܟܪܘܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܪܬܟܝܢ	ܟܪܘܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܪܬܗܘܢ	ܟܪܘܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܪܬܗܝܢ	ܟܪܘܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

ܟܪܬܐ

From Akkadian 𒂵𒆜𒊬 (GA.KASKAL^SAR, GA.RAŠ^SAR /⁠karašu⁠/), from Sumerian 𒂵𒆜𒊬 (GA.KASKAL^SAR, GA.RAŠ^SAR /⁠garaš⁠/).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [karrɑθɑ], [kartɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [karrɑθe], [karrɑθɑ], [karrɑθɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܟܪܬܐ • (karrāṯā) f (plural ܟܪܬܬܐ (karrāṯāṯā) or ܟܪܬܐ (karrāṯē))

1. leek

Inflection

    declension of ܟܪܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܪܐ ,ܟܪܬ	ܟܪܬܢ ,ܟܪܢ ,ܟܪܬܝܢ
construct	ܟܪܬ	ܟܪܬܬ ,ܟܪܬ ,ܟܪܬܝ
emphatic	ܟܪܬܐ	ܟܪܬܬܐ ,ܟܪܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܪܬܝ	ܟܪܬܬܝ ,ܟܪܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܪܬܟ	ܟܪܬܬܟ ,ܟܪܬܟ ,ܟܪܬܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܪܬܟܝ	ܟܪܬܬܟܝ ,ܟܪܬܟܝ ,ܟܪܬܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܪܬܗ	ܟܪܬܬܗ ,ܟܪܬܗ ,ܟܪܬܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܪܬܗ	ܟܪܬܬܗ ,ܟܪܬܗ ,ܟܪܬܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܪܬܢ	ܟܪܬܬܢ ,ܟܪܬܢ ,ܟܪܬܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܪܬܟܘܢ	ܟܪܬܬܟܘܢ ,ܟܪܬܟܘܢ ,ܟܪܬܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܪܬܟܝܢ	ܟܪܬܬܟܝܢ ,ܟܪܬܟܝܢ ,ܟܪܬܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܪܬܗܘܢ	ܟܪܬܬܗܘܢ ,ܟܪܬܗܘܢ ,ܟܪܬܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܪܬܗܝܢ	ܟܪܬܬܗܝܢ ,ܟܪܬܗܝܢ ,ܟܪܬܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܟܪܬܘܬܐ
• ܟܪܬܢܐ
• ܟܪܬܢܝܐ

Descendants

• Arabic: كُرّاث (kurrāṯ)
  • Maltese: kurrat, korrat
  • → Middle Armenian: քուռաթ (kʿuṙatʿ, “leek”), քուռիաթ (kʿuṙiatʿ), քուռութ (kʿuṙutʿ), քուռուս (kʿuṙus)
    • Armenian: քուռաթ (kʿuṙatʿ), քուռութ (kʿuṙutʿ)
  • → English: kurrat
  • → French: kurrat

Etymology 3

ܟܪܬܐ

Same as of the ܟܘܪܐ (kōrā) measure.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɑrtɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [kɑrɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܟܪܬܐ • (kārtā) f (plural ܟܪܬܐ)

1. bundle, pack
2. burden, load

Inflection

    declension of ܟܪܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܪܐ	ܟܪܢ
construct	ܟܪܬ	ܟܪܬ
emphatic	ܟܪܬܐ	ܟܪܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܪܬܝ	ܟܪܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܪܬܟ	ܟܪܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܪܬܟܝ	ܟܪܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܪܬܗ	ܟܪܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܪܬܗ	ܟܪܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܪܬܢ	ܟܪܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܪܬܟܘܢ	ܟܪܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܪܬܟܝܢ	ܟܪܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܪܬܗܘܢ	ܟܪܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܪܬܗܝܢ	ܟܪܬܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Arabic: كَارَة (kāra)

References

• “krt”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “krh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 323b
• Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 349a
• Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 342b
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pages 161b, 163b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 228b
• 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, pages 657a–b