ܟܘܪܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܟ ܘ ܪ (k w r)
1 term

Semi-learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܟܘܪܬܐ (kawwārtā), feminine equivalent of ܟܘܵܪܵܐ (kwārā, beehive), from Akkadian 𒄀𒆤𒈣 (/⁠kuru⁠/, short reed mat, collection or roll of reeds; a woven thing; hence a basket), from Sumerian 𒄥 (gur, to twist, to wind, to turn; a bundle, unit of measure, a basketful of barley); compare Hebrew כַּוֶּרֶת (kavéret), Arabic كُوَّارَة (kuwwāra) and Ancient Greek κύβερτον (kúberton).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [kwɑːrtɑː]

Noun

ܟܘܵܪܬܵܐ • (kwārtāf (plural ܟܘܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (kwārāṯā))

  1. cell in a honeycomb
  2. (biology) cell (basic unit of an organism)

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܘܵܪܬܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܟܘܵܪܵܐ (kwārā) 1st person ܟܘܵܪܬܝܼ (kwārtī) ܟܘܵܪܬܲܢ (kwārtan)
construct ܟܘܵܪܲܬ݂ (kwāraṯ) 2nd person ܟܘܵܪܬܘܼܟ݂ (kwārtōḵ) ܟܘܵܪܬܵܟ݂ܝ (kwārtāḵ) ܟܘܵܪܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kwārtawḵōn)
emphatic ܟܘܵܪܬܵܐ (kwārtā) 3rd person ܟܘܵܪܬܹܗ (kwārtēh) ܟܘܵܪܬܵܗ̇ (kwārtāh) ܟܘܵܪܬܗܘܿܢ (kwārthōn)
plural absolute ܟܘܵܪ̈ܵܢ (kwārān) 1st person ܟܘܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܝܼ (kwārāṯī) ܟܘܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܲܢ (kwārāṯan)
construct ܟܘܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ (kwārāṯ) 2nd person ܟܘܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (kwārāṯōḵ) ܟܘܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (kwārāṯāḵ) ܟܘܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kwārāṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܟܘܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (kwārāṯā) 3rd person ܟܘܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܗ (kwārāṯēh) ܟܘܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (kwārāṯāh) ܟܘܵܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (kwārāṯhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܟܘܵܪܬ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ (kwārṯānāyā)

See also

Classical Syriac

Etymology

With ܟܘܪܐ (kawwārā, beehive) and Hebrew כַּוֶּרֶת (kawwéreṯ, beehive) deriving from Akkadian 𒄀𒆤𒈣 (/⁠kuru⁠/, short reed mat, collection or roll of reeds; a woven thing; hence a basket), from Sumerian 𒄥 (gur, to twist, to wind, to turn; a bundle, unit of measure, a basketful of barley).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kawwɑrtɑ], [kurtɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [kawwɑrɑθɑ], [kurɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܟܘܪܬܐ • (kawwārtā, kūrtāf (plural ܟܘܪܬܐ (kawwārātā, kūrātā))

  1. beehive, honeycomb

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܘܪܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܟܘܪܐ 1st person ܟܘܪܬܝ ܟܘܪܬܢ
construct ܟܘܪܬ 2nd person ܟܘܪܬܟ ܟܘܪܬܟܝ ܟܘܪܬܟܘܢ ܟܘܪܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܘܪܬܐ 3rd person ܟܘܪܬܗ ܟܘܪܬܗ ܟܘܪܬܗܘܢ ܟܘܪܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܟܘܪܢ 1st person ܟܘܪܬܢ ܟܘܪܬܢ
construct ܟܘܪܬ 2nd person ܟܘܪܬܟ ܟܘܪܬܟܝ ܟܘܪܬܟܘܢ ܟܘܪܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܘܪܬܐ 3rd person ܟܘܪܬܗ ܟܘܪܬܗ ܟܘܪܬܗܘܢ ܟܘܪܬܗܝܢ

Descendants

(taking Classical Syriac as representative for all Aramaic)

  • Arabic: كُوَّارَة (kuwwāra)
  • Koine Greek: κύβερτον n (kúberton)
    • Byzantine Greek: κυβέρτιον n (kubértion), κυβέρτιν n (kubértin)
      • Greek: κυβέρτι n (kyvérti)

References

  • kwrh”, 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 154a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 211b
  • 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, page 612b