ܟܠܒܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Feminine form of ܟܲܠܒܵܐ (kalbā), from Aramaic כַּלְבְּתָא (kalbəṯā); compare Arabic كَلْبَة (kalba) and Hebrew כַּלְבָּה (kalbá). The latter noun is an occupational noun derived from the former.
Pronunciation
- ܟܲܠܒܬ݂ܵܐ:
- ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ:
- (Standard) IPA(key): [kallɑːwtɑː]
Noun
ܟܲܠܒܬ݂ܵܐ • (kalbṯā) f sg (plural ܟܲܠܒ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (kalbāṯā), masculine ܟܲܠܒܵܐ (kalbā))
- female dog, hound, bitch
- (figuratively, offensive) bitch a term of abuse for a woman
- (figuratively, in the plural) pincers, tongs, tweezers
- Synonyms: ܨܘܼܨ̈ܦܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ṣuṣpāṯā), ܡܲܠܩܛܵܐ (malqṭā)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܟܲܠܒܵܐ (kalbā) | 1st person | ܟܲܠܒܬ݂ܝܼ (kalbṯī) | ܟܲܠܒܬ݂ܲܢ (kalbṯan) | |||
| construct | ܟܲܠܒܲܬ݂ (kalbaṯ) | 2nd person | ܟܲܠܒܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (kalbṯōḵ) | ܟܲܠܒܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (kalbṯāḵ) | ܟܲܠܒܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kalbṯawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܟܲܠܒܬ݂ܵܐ (kalbṯā) | 3rd person | ܟܲܠܒܬ݂ܹܗ (kalbṯēh) | ܟܲܠܒܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (kalbṯāh) | ܟܲܠܒܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (kalbṯhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܟܲܠܒܵܢ̈ (kalbān) | 1st person | ܟܲܠܒܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (kalbāṯī) | ܟܲܠܒܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (kalbāṯan) | |||
| construct | ܟܲܠܒܵܬ݂̈ (kalbāṯ) | 2nd person | ܟܲܠܒܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kalbāṯōḵ) | ܟܲܠܒܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kalbāṯāḵ) | ܟܲܠܒܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kalbāṯawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܟܲܠܒ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (kalbāṯā) | 3rd person | ܟܲܠܒ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܗ (kalbāṯēh) | ܟܲܠܒ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (kalbāṯāh) | ܟܲܠܒܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kalbāṯhōn) | |||
Noun
ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ • (kallāḇtā) f sg (plural ܟܲܠܵܒ݂̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (kallāḇāṯā), masculine ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܵܐ (kallāḇā))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܵܐ (kallāḇā) | 1st person | ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܬܝܼ (kallāḇtī) | ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܬܲܢ (kallāḇtan) | |||
| construct | ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܲܬ݂ (kallāḇaṯ) | 2nd person | ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܬܘܼܟ݂ (kallāḇtōḵ) | ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܬܵܟ݂ܝ (kallāḇtāḵ) | ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kallāḇtawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (kallāḇtā) | 3rd person | ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܬܹܗ (kallāḇtēh) | ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܬܵܗ̇ (kallāḇtāh) | ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܬܗܘܿܢ (kallāḇthōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܵܢ̈ (kallāḇān) | 1st person | ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (kallāḇāṯī) | ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (kallāḇāṯan) | |||
| construct | ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܵܬ݂̈ (kallāḇāṯ) | 2nd person | ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kallāḇāṯōḵ) | ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kallāḇāṯāḵ) | ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kallāḇāṯawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܟܲܠܵܒ݂̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (kallāḇāṯā) | 3rd person | ܟܲܠܵܒ݂̈ܵܬ݂ܹܗ (kallāḇāṯēh) | ܟܲܠܵܒ݂̈ܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (kallāḇāṯāh) | ܟܲܠܵܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kallāḇāṯhōn) | |||
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
- Hebrew script: כלבתא
Etymology 1
Feminine form of ܟܠܒܐ. Ultimately from Proto-Semitic *kalb-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kalb(ə)θɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [kalbɑθɑ] (plural)
Adjective
ܟܠܒܬܐ • (transliteration needed)
Noun
ܟܠܒܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܟܠܒܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܟܠܒܐ)
- dog, hound, bitch
- (figuratively) pincers, tongs, tweezers, nippers, fork
- (animal anatomy) arm, claw
- plate, thin piece of metal
- stitch
- crack
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܟܠܒܐ | 1st person | ܟܠܒܬܝ | ܟܠܒܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܟܠܒܬ | 2nd person | ܟܠܒܬܟ | ܟܠܒܬܟܝ | ܟܠܒܬܟܘܢ | ܟܠܒܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܟܠܒܬܐ | 3rd person | ܟܠܒܬܗ | ܟܠܒܬܗ | ܟܠܒܬܗܘܢ | ܟܠܒܬܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܟܠܒܢ | 1st person | ܟܠܒܬܢ | ܟܠܒܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܟܠܒܬ | 2nd person | ܟܠܒܬܟ | ܟܠܒܬܟܝ | ܟܠܒܬܟܘܢ | ܟܠܒܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܟܠܒܬܐ | 3rd person | ܟܠܒܬܗ | ܟܠܒܬܗ | ܟܠܒܬܗܘܢ | ܟܠܒܬܗܝܢ | ||
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kallɑvtɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [kallɑvɑθɑ] (plural)
Noun
ܟܠܒܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܟܠܒܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܟܠܒܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܟܠܒܐ | 1st person | ܟܠܒܬܝ | ܟܠܒܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܟܠܒܬ | 2nd person | ܟܠܒܬܟ | ܟܠܒܬܟܝ | ܟܠܒܬܟܘܢ | ܟܠܒܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܟܠܒܬܐ | 3rd person | ܟܠܒܬܗ | ܟܠܒܬܗ | ܟܠܒܬܗܘܢ | ܟܠܒܬܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܟܠܒܢ | 1st person | ܟܠܒܬܢ | ܟܠܒܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܟܠܒܬ | 2nd person | ܟܠܒܬܟ | ܟܠܒܬܟܝ | ܟܠܒܬܟܘܢ | ܟܠܒܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܟܠܒܬܐ | 3rd person | ܟܠܒܬܗ | ܟܠܒܬܗ | ܟܠܒܬܗܘܢ | ܟܠܒܬܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “klbh”, 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 156a
- Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature[1], London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 215b
- 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, →ISBN, pages 622b, 623a