Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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ܥܟܒܝܬܐ
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Etymology

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From Aramaic עַכָּבִיתָא (ʿakkāḇīṯā); related to Hebrew עַכָּבִישׁ (akavísh) and Arabic عَنْكَبُوت (ʕankabūt).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʕak.kɑːwiːθɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [ʔat͡ʃ.t͡ʃɑːviːtɑː]

Noun

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ܥܲܟܵܒ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁakkāḇīṯām sg (plural ܥܲܟܵܒ݂̈ܝܵܬ݂ܹܐ (ˁakkāḇyāṯē) or ܥܲܟܵܒ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (ˁakkāḇīṯē), feminine ܥܲܟܵܒ݂ܝܼܬܬܵܐ (ˁakkāḇīttā))

  1. spider
    Synonyms: ܙܵܩܸܪ ܩܵܘܕܹ̈ܐ (zāqir qāwdē), ܥܵܠܙܲܬ݂ ܟܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ (ˁālzaṯ kūšē)
    ܓܵܘ ܐܘܼܣܬܪܵܠܝܼܵܐ ܥܲܟܵܒ݂̈ܝܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܣܲܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܝܢܵܐgāw ustrālīyā ˁakkāḇyāṯē sammānē ìnāIn Australia spiders are poisonous.
    • Isaiah 59:5:
      ܒܹܥܹ̈ܐ ܕܚܲܪܡܵܢܵܐ ܦܘܼܠܸܛ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܙܲܥܝܹ̈ܐ، ܘܓܲܪ̈ܕܹܐ ܕܥܲܟܵܒ݂ܝܼܬܹ̈ܐ ܟܹܐ ܙܵܩܪܝܼ؛ ܐܵܟ݂ܠܵܢܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܹܥܵܝ̈ܗܝ ܟܹܐ ܡܵܝܹܬ، ܘܛܒ݂ܝܼܚܬܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܦܲܩܥܵܐ ܐܵܟܸܕܢܵܐ.
      bēˁē dḥarmānā pūliṭ lhōn zaˁyē, w-gardē dˁakkāḇītē kē zāqrī; āḵlānā min bēˁāyh kē māyēt, w-ṭḇīḥtā kē paqˁā ākidnā.
      They hatch vipers' eggs, and weave the spider’s web; he who eats of their eggs dies, and that which is crushed breaks out into a viper.

Inflection

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