ܟ ܬ ܒ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic; compare Hebrew כ־ת־ב (k-t-b) and Arabic ك ت ب (k t b).

Root

ܟ ܬ ܒ • (k t b)

1. forming words pertaining to writing

Derived terms

Verbs

• ܟܵܬܹܒ݂ (kātēḇ, “to write”)
• ܟܲܬܸܒ݂ (kattiḇ, “to subscribe”)
• ܡܲܟܬܸܒ݂ (maktiḇ, “to register”)

Nouns

• ܟܬܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ktāḇā, “book”)

  ܟܬܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܩܲܕܝܼܫܵܐ (ktāḇā qadīšā, “Holy Book, Bible”)

• ܟܬܵܒ݂ܘܿܢܵܐ (ktāḇōnā, “booklet, pamphlet”)
• ܟܬܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (ktāḇtā, “writing”)

  ܟܬܵܒ݂ܲܬ ܐܝܼܕܵܐ (ktāḇat īdā, “manuscript”)

  ܟܬܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ ܕܨܸܨܹ̈ܐ (ktāḇtā d-ṣiṣṣē, “cuneiform”)

• ܟܵܬܘܿܒ݂ܵܐ (kātōḇā, “writer, author”)
• ܟܵܬܘܿܒ݂ܬܵܐ (kātōḇtā, “typewriter”)
• ܟܘܼܬܵܒ݂ܵܐ (kuttāḇā, “subscription”)
• ܟܬܝܼܒ݂ܬܵܐ (ktīḇtā, “compositions, written work”)
• ܟܸܬ݂ܒ݂ܬܵܐ (kiṯḇtā, “superscription, subtitles”)
• ܡܲܟܬܵܒ݂ܵܐ (maktāḇā, “office”)
• ܡܲܟܬܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (maktāḇtā, “desk”)
• ܡܲܟܬܵܒ݂ܵܢܵܐ (maktāḇānā, “subscriber, registrator”)
• ܡܲܟ݂ܬܵܒ݂ܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ (maḵtāḇānūtā, “subscription, registration”)
• ܡܸܬܟܲܬܒ݂ܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ (mitkatḇānūtā, “writeability”)

Adjectives

• ܟܬܵܒ݂ܵܝܵܐ (ktāḇāyā, “Biblical, scriptural”)
• ܡܸܬܟܲܬܒ݂ܵܢܵܐ (mitkatḇānā, “writeable”)

Adverbs

• ܟܬܵܒ݂ܵܐܝܼܬ (ktāḇāˀīt, “scripturally”)