ܟܬܒ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܟ ܬ ܒ (k t b)
9 terms

From Aramaic כתב (kāṯeḇ), from Proto-West Semitic *katab-; compare Arabic كَتَبَ (kataba) and Hebrew כָּתַב (katáv).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [kɑːθevː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃaːtevː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [kɑːθuː]

Verb

ܟܵܬܹܒ݂ • (kātēḇ) (present participle ܟܬܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ktāḇā), past participle ܟܬܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ (ktīḇā))

1. to write

   ܒܩܲܝܕܵܡܬܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܟܵܬܒ݂ܹܢ ܐܸܓܲܪ̈ܝܵܬܹܐ ܘܟܹܐ ܩܵܪܹܝܢ ܣܦܵܪܝܵܘܡܵܐ.

   b-qaydāmtā kē kātḇēn iggaryātē w-kē qārēn spāryāwmā.

   In the morning I write letters and I read the newspaper.

   • 1 John 1:4:
   • ܒܸܟܬܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܝܘܲܚ ܐܲܢܹܐ ܐܸܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܕܚܲܕܘܼܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܦܵܝܫܵܐ ܡܘܼܟܡܸܠܬܵ‌ܐ.

     biktāḇā ìwaḥ annē illāwḵōn d-ḥadūtāwḵōn pāyšā mukmiltā‌ā.

     We are writing these to you that your joy may be full.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܟܵܬܹܒ݂ (kātēḇ)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܟܬܝܼܒ݂ ܠܝܼ (ktīḇ lī)	ܟܬܝܼܒ݂ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (ktīḇ lūḵ)	ܟܬܝܼܒ݂ ܠܹܗ (ktīḇ lēh)	ܟܬܝܼܒ݂ ܠܲܢ (ktīḇ lan)	ܟܬܝܼܒ݂ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ktīḇ lāwḵōn)	ܟܬܝܼܒ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ (ktīḇ lhōn)
	f		ܟܬܝܼܒ݂ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (ktīḇ lāḵ)	ܟܬܝܼܒ݂ ܠܵܗ̇ (ktīḇ lāh)
non-past	m	ܟܵܬܒ݂ܹܢ (kātḇēn)	ܟܵܬܒ݂ܹܬ (kātḇēt)	ܟܵܬܹܒ݂ (kātēḇ)	ܟܵܬܒ݂ܲܚ (kātḇaḥ)	ܟܵܬܒ݂ܝܼܬܘܿܢ (kātḇītōn)	ܟܵܬܒ݂ܝܼ (kātḇī)
	f	ܟܵܬܒ݂ܵܢ (kātḇān)	ܟܵܬܒ݂ܵܬܝ (kātḇāt)	ܟܵܬܒ݂ܵܐ (kātḇā)
imperative	m		ܟܬܘܿܒ݂ (ktōḇ)			ܟܬܘܿܒ݂ܘܼܢ (ktōḇūn)
	f		ܟܬܘܿܒ݂ܝ (ktōḇ)