ܟܬܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܟܬܝܬܐ

Etymology

From the older form ܐܲܟܕ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ (akḏāytā), from Aramaic אַכְּדַיתָא (ʾakkḏāytā), from Akkadian 𒌵𒆠 (akkadītum, literally “Akkadian”); compare Turoyo ܓܕ݂ܰܝܬܐ (gḏayto).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [kˈθɑjːtɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [kθeːθɑː]
• (Tyari)
  • (Lower Tyari) IPA^(key): [kθeːθɑː]
  • (Upper Tyari) IPA^(key): [kʃɑːʃɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃteˈtɑː]

Noun

ܟܬ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ • (kṯāytā) f sg (plural ܟ̈ܬ݂ܵܝܵܬ݂ܹܐ (kṯāyāṯē), masculine ܩܵܪܘܿܝܵܐ (qārōyā) or ܒܘܼܟܵܐ (būkā))

1. chicken, hen

   Synonym: ܬܲܪܢܵܓ݂ܘܿܠܬܵܐ (tarnāḡōltā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܬ݂ܵܝܬ݂ܵܐ (kṯāyṯā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܬ݂ܵܝܬ݂ܝܼ (kṯāyṯī)		ܟܬ݂ܵܝܬ݂ܲܢ (kṯāyṯan)
	construct	ܟܬ݂ܵܝܲܬ݂ (kṯāyaṯ)	2nd person	ܟܬ݂ܵܝܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (kṯāyṯūḵ)	ܟܬ݂ܵܝܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (kṯāyṯāḵ)	ܟܬ݂ܵܝܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kṯāyṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܬ݂ܵܝܬ݂ܵܐ (kṯāyṯā)	3rd person	ܟܬ݂ܵܝܬ݂ܹܗ (kṯāyṯēh)	ܟܬ݂ܵܝܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (kṯāyṯāh)	ܟܬ݂ܵܝܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (kṯāyṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܟܬ݂ܵܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (kṯāyāṯī)		ܟܬ݂ܵܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (kṯāyāṯan)
	construct	ܟܬ݂ܵܝܵܬ݂̈ (kṯāyāṯ)	2nd person	ܟܬ݂ܵܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kṯāyāṯūḵ)	ܟܬ݂ܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kṯāyāṯāḵ)	ܟܬ݂ܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kṯāyāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܬ݂ܵܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (kṯāyāṯē)	3rd person	ܟܬ݂ܵܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kṯāyāṯūh)	ܟܬ݂ܵܝܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (kṯāyāṯōh)	ܟܬ݂ܵܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kṯāyāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܟܬ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ ܕܡܸܨܪܹܝܢ (kṯāytā dmiṣrēn, “turkey”, literally “hen of Egypt”)
• ܟܬ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ ܕܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ (kṯāytā dmayyā, “moorhen”, literally “hen of water”)