Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Root
ܟ ܬ ܒ (k t b)
9 terms
 
ܡܟܬܒܐ (ܬܘܢܐ)
 
ܡܟܬܒܐ (ܦܬܘܪ ܟܬܒܬܐ)

Etymology

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Calque of Arabic مَكْتَب (maktab); compare Hebrew מִכְתָּב (mikhtáv).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [max.twɑː]

Noun

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ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܐ (maḵtḇām sg (plural ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (maḵtḇē))

  1. office, bureau (room or building used for writing and non-manual work)
    ܗ̇ܘ ܟܹܐ ܦܵܠܹܚ ܓܵܘ ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܐ ܠܕܸܦܢܝܼ.
    awa kē pālēḥ gāw maḵtḇā l-dipnī.
    He works in the office next to me.
  2. office, bureau, ministry (major governmental division)
    ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܚܘܼܠܡܵܢܵܐmaḵtḇā d-ḥulmānāthe Ministry of Health
    ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܝܘܼܠܦܵܢܵܐmaḵtḇā d-yulpānāthe Ministry of Education
    ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܡܲܚܵܪܘܼܬܵܐmaḵtḇā d-maḥḥārūtāthe Ministry of Engineering
  3. desk (table for writing and reading)
    Synonyms: ܦܵܬܘܿܪ ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (pātōr kṯāḇtā), ܛܲܒ݂ܠܝܼܬܵܐ (ṭaḇlītā)

Inflection

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Inflection of ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܝܼ (maḵtḇī) ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܲܢ (maḵtḇan)
construct ܡܲܟ݂ܬܲܒ݂ (maḵtaḇ) 2nd person ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (maḵtḇūḵ) ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (maḵtḇāḵ) ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maḵtḇāwḵōn)
emphatic ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܐ (maḵtḇā) 3rd person ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܹܗ (maḵtḇēh) ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (maḵtḇāh) ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (maḵtḇhōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܝܼ̈ (maḵtḇī) ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܲܢ̈ (maḵtḇan)
construct ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܲܝ̈ (maḵtḇay) 2nd person ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (maḵtḇūḵ) ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (maḵtḇāḵ) ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maḵtḇāwḵōn)
emphatic ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (maḵtḇē) 3rd person ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (maḵtḇūh) ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (maḵtḇōh) ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (maḵtḇhōn)

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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Compare Arabic مَكْتَب (maktab) and Hebrew מִכְתָּב (miḵtāḇ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [maxt(ə)vɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [maxt(ə)ve] (plural)

Noun

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ܡܟܬܒܐ (maḵtəḇām (plural ܡܟܬܒܐ)

  1. writing; written narrative
  2. school
  3. stylus
  4. awl, borer, punch, gimlet

Inflection

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Inflection of ܡܟܬܒܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܡܟܬܒ 1st person ܡܟܬܒܝ ܡܟܬܒܢ
construct ܡܟܬܒ 2nd person ܡܟܬܒܟ ܡܟܬܒܟܝ ܡܟܬܒܟܘܢ ܡܟܬܒܟܝܢ
emphatic ܡܟܬܒܐ 3rd person ܡܟܬܒܗ ܡܟܬܒܗ ܡܟܬܒܗܘܢ ܡܟܬܒܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܡܟܬܒܝܢ 1st person ܡܟܬܒܝ ܡܟܬܒܝܢ
construct ܡܟܬܒܝ 2nd person ܡܟܬܒܝܟ ܡܟܬܒܝܟܝ ܡܟܬܒܝܟܘܢ ܡܟܬܒܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܡܟܬܒܐ 3rd person ܡܟܬܒܘܗܝ ܡܟܬܒܝܗ ܡܟܬܒܝܗܘܢ ܡܟܬܒܝܗܝܢ

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References

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  • mktb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 165a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 273a
  • 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 762a–b