ܩܛܘ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
Etymology edit
From an indeterminate source. Compare Classical Syriac ܩܛܐ (qaṭṭā), Arabic قِطّ (qiṭṭ), Old Armenian կատու (katu), Byzantine Greek κάττα (kátta), Russian кот (kot), Basque katu and English cat.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܩܵܛܘܿ • (qāṭō) f sg (plural ܩܵܛܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ (qāṭwātē))
- cat
- Synonym: ܫܘܼܢܵܪܵܐ (šunnārā)
- ܗܘܼܡܙܸܡ ܠܲܢ ܒܘܼܬ ܩܵܛܘܿ، ܘܐ݇ܬܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ ― humzim lan būt qāṭō, w-tē lāh ― speak of the devil (literally, “we spoke about the cat and she came”)
- ܐܙܝܼܠܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܩܵܛܘܿ، ܘܒܸܬ ܪܵܩܕܝܼ ܥܲܩܘܼܒܪܹ̈ܐ ― zīltā ìlāh qāṭō, w-bit rāqdī ˁaqubrē ― when the cat’s away, the mice will play
- ܫܒ݂ܘܿܩ ܚܕܵܐ ܩܵܛܘܿ ܚܵܠܒ݂ܵܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂، ܠܵܐ ܚܕܵܐ ܡܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܝܵܗ݇ܒ݂ܵܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂
- šḇōq ḥdā qāṭō ḥālḇā lūḵ, lā ḥdā māṯā yāḇā lūḵ
- it is always better to live with what you have instead of depending on others
- (literally, “let a cat provide you with milk, not a village give it to you”)
Usage notes edit
While the word is normally considered feminine, it may occasionally be masculine when specifically referring to a male.
Inflection edit
Inflection of ܩܵܛܘܿ (qāṭō)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܩܵܛܝܼ (qāṭī) |
ܩܵܛܘܲܢ (qāṭwan) | ||
| construct | – | 2nd person | ܩܵܛܘܼܟ݂ (qāṭūḵ) |
ܩܵܛܵܟ݂ܝ (qāṭāḵ) |
ܩܵܛܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qāṭāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܩܵܛܘܿ (qāṭō) |
3rd person | ܩܵܛܘܼܗܝ (qāṭūh) |
ܩܵܛܘܿܗ̇ (qāṭōh) |
ܩܵܛܗܘܿܢ (qāṭhōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܩܵܛܘܵܬܝܼ̈ (qāṭwātī) |
ܩܵܛܘܵܬܲܢ̈ (qāṭwātan) | ||
| construct | – | 2nd person | ܩܵܛܘܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (qāṭwātūḵ) |
ܩܵܛܘܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (qāṭwātāḵ) |
ܩܵܛܘܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qāṭwātāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܩܵܛܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ (qāṭwātē) |
3rd person | ܩܵܛܘܵܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (qāṭwātūh) |
ܩܵܛܘܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (qāṭwātōh) |
ܩܵܛܘܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (qāṭwāthōn) | ||
Synonyms edit
- ܫܘܼܢܵܪܵܐ (šunnārā) (rare, formal)
Derived terms edit
Classical Syriac edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܩܛܘ • (transliteration needed) c (plural ܩܛܘܬܐ or ܩܛܐ)
- Alternative form of ܩܛܐ