ܟܘܬܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܟ ܬ ܪ (k t r)
3 terms

Etymology

Derived from the verb ܟܵܬ݂ܹܪ (kāṯēr, to continue, persist, remain).

Pronunciation

  • ܟܘܼܬܵܪܵܐ:
    • (standard) IPA(key): [kut.tɑːrɑː]
    • (Urmian) IPA(key): [t͡ʃut.tɑːrɑː]
  • ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪܵܐ:
    • (standard) IPA(key): [kɑːwiθ.rɑː]
    • (Urmian) IPA(key): [t͡ʃɑːwit.trɑː]
    • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [kɑːwiθrɑː]

Noun

ܟܘܼܬܵܪܵܐ • (kuttārā) m sg (plural ܟܘܼܬܵܪܹ̈ܐ (kūtārē))

  1. continuation
  2. awaiting, staying, remaining
  3. persistence, stability
  4. duration

Inflection

Noun

ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪܵܐ • (kāwiṯrā) m sg (plural ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (kāwiṯrē) or ܟܵܘܸܬ݂ܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (kāwiṯrāṯā))

  1. lunch (light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day)
  2. noon, early afternoon
    Synonym: ܛܲܗܪܵܐ (ṭahrā)

Inflection

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܟ-ܬ-ܪ (k-t-r) related to staying.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kuttɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [kuttɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܟܘܬܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܘܬܪܐ)

  1. awaiting, staying, remaining
  2. persistence, stability
  3. duration

Inflection

References

  • kwtr”, 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, p. 165b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 212b
  • 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, p. 617a
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