ܟܬܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From the older form ܐܲܟܕ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ (akḏāytā), from Aramaic אַכְּדַיתָא (ʾakkḏāytā), from Akkadian 𒌵𒆠 (akkadītum, literally “Akkadian”), ie. the Akkadian bird; compare Turoyo ܓܕ݂ܰܝܬܐ (gḏayto, “hen”), Classical Syriac ܐܲܟܕ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ (ʾakkḏāytā, “hen”), and Classical Syriac ܐܲܟܕ݂ܵܝܵܐ (ʾakkḏāyā, “rooster”).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [kˈθɑjːtɑː]
(Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [kθeːθɑː]
(Tyari)
- (Lower Tyari) IPA^(key): [kθeːθɑː]
- (Upper Tyari) IPA^(key): [kʃɑːʃɑː]
(Urmia) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃˈtetɑː]

Noun

ܟܬ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ • (kṯāytā) f sg (plural ܟ̈ܬ݂ܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (kṯāyāṯā) or ܟܬ݂ܵܝܹ̈ܐ (kṯāyē), masculine ܩܵܪܘܿܝܵܐ (qārōyā) or ܒܘܼܟܵܐ (būkā))

chicken, hen
Synonym: ܬܲܪܢܵܓ݂ܘܿܠܬܵܐ (tarnāḡōltā)

Inflection

Inflection of **ܟܬ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܟܬ݂ܵܝܵܐ (kṯāyā)	1^st person	ܟܬ݂ܵܝܬܝܼ (kṯāytī)		ܟܬ݂ܵܝܬܲܢ (kṯāytan)
	construct	ܟܬ݂ܵܝܲܬ݂ (kṯāyaṯ)	2^nd person	ܟܬ݂ܵܝܬܘܼܟ݂ (kṯāytōḵ)	ܟܬ݂ܵܝܬܵܟ݂ܝ (kṯāytāḵ)	ܟܬ݂ܵܝܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kṯāytawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟܬ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ (kṯāytā)	3^rd person	ܟܬ݂ܵܝܬܹܗ (kṯāytēh)	ܟܬ݂ܵܝܬܵܗ̇ (kṯāytāh)	ܟܬ݂ܵܝܬܗܘܿܢ (kṯāythōn)
plural	absolute	ܟܬ݂ܵܝܵܢ̈ (kṯāyān)	1^st person	ܟܬ݂ܵܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (kṯāyāṯī)		ܟܬ݂ܵܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (kṯāyāṯan)
	construct	ܟܬ݂ܵܝܵܬ݂̈ (kṯāyāṯ)	2^nd person	ܟܬ݂ܵܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kṯāyāṯōḵ)	ܟܬ݂ܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kṯāyāṯāḵ)	ܟܬ݂ܵܝܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kṯāyāṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܟ̈ܬ݂ܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (kṯāyāṯā)	3^rd person	ܟ̈ܬ݂ܵܝܵܬ݂ܹܗ (kṯāyāṯēh)	ܟ̈ܬ݂ܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (kṯāyāṯāh)	ܟܬ݂ܵܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kṯāyāṯhōn)

Derived terms

ܟܬ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ ܕܡܸܨܪܹܝܢ (kṯāytā dmiṣrēn, “turkey”, literally “hen of Egypt”)
ܟܬ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ ܕܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ (kṯāytā dmayyā, “moorhen”, literally “hen of water”)