ܟܬܒܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Root |
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ܟ ܬ ܒ (k t b) |
9 terms |
Pronunciation
Noun
ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (kṯāḇā) m (plural ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (kṯāḇē) or ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܢܹ̈ܐ (kṯāḇānē))
- book, writing
- ܡܲܚܸܒܸܢ ܩܵܪܹܝܢ ܚܲܕ݇ ܟܬܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܒܩܲܝܕܵܡܬܵܐ ܘܚܲܕ݇ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ ܒܪܲܡܫܵܐ.
- maḥḥibin qārēn ḥa ktāḇā bqaydāmtā w-ḥa ḥēnā b-ramšā.
- I like to read one book in the morning and another in the evening.
- 2 Timothy 4:13:
- ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܐܵܬܹܝܬ ܡܲܝܬ݂ܝܼ ܠܵܗ̇ ܥܵܒܵܝܬܵܐ ܕܫܒ݂ܝܼܩ ܠܝܼ ܠܟܸܣ ܩܵܪܦܘܿܣ ܓܵܘ ܛܪܘܿܐܘܿܣ، ܐܘܼܦ ܡܲܝܬ݂ܝܼ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܟܬܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ، ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܒܘܼܫ ܙܵܘܕܵܐ ܟܬܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܕܓܸܠܕܵܐ.
- īman d-ātēt mayṯī lāh ˁābāytā dšḇīq lī lkis qārpōs gāw ṭrōˀōs, ūp mayṯī lhōn ktāḇē, īnā būš zāwdā ktāḇē dgildā.
- When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas, and bring the books as well, especially the parchments..
Declension
number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
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state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
m | f | ||||||
singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܟܬܵܒ݂ܝܼ (ktāḇī) |
ܟܬܵܒ݂ܲܢ (ktāḇan) | ||
construct | ܟܬܵܒ݂ (ktāḇ) |
2nd person | ܟܬܵܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ktāḇūḵ) |
ܟܬܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ktāḇāḵ) |
ܟܬܵܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ktāḇāwḵōn) | ||
emphatic | ܟܬܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ktāḇā) |
3rd person | ܟܬܵܒ݂ܹܗ (ktāḇēh) |
ܟܬܵܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (ktāḇāh) |
ܟܬܵܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ktāḇhōn) | ||
plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܟܬܵܒ݂ܝܼ̈ (ktāḇī) |
ܟܬܵܒ݂ܲܢ̈ (ktāḇan) | ||
construct | ܟܬܵܒ݂ܲܝ̈ (ktāḇay) |
2nd person | ܟܬܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ktāḇūḵ) |
ܟܬܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ktāḇāḵ) |
ܟܬܵܒ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ktāḇāwḵōn) | ||
emphatic | ܟܬܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (ktāḇē) |
3rd person | ܟܬܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ktāḇūh) |
ܟܬܵܒ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ktāḇōh) |
ܟܬܵܒ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ktāḇhōn) | ||
Derived terms
- ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (kṯāḇtā, “writing; scripture; script”)
- ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܿܢܵܐ (kṯāḇōnā, “booklet, small book”)
- ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܩܲܕܝܼܫܵܐ (kṯāḇā qadīšā, “Holy Book; Bible”)
Pronunciation
Declension
number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
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state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
m | f | ||||||
singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܟܲܬܵܒ݂ܝܼ (kattāḇī) |
ܟܲܬܵܒ݂ܲܢ (kattāḇan) | ||
construct | ܟܲܬܵܒ݂ (kattāḇ) |
2nd person | ܟܲܬܵܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (kattāḇūḵ) |
ܟܲܬܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (kattāḇāḵ) |
ܟܲܬܵܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kattāḇāwḵōn) | ||
emphatic | ܟܲܬܵܒ݂ܵܐ (kattāḇā) |
3rd person | ܟܲܬܵܒ݂ܹܗ (kattāḇēh) |
ܟܲܬܵܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (kattāḇāh) |
ܟܲܬܵܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (kattāḇhōn) | ||
plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܟܲܬܵܒ݂ܝܼ̈ (kattāḇī) |
ܟܲܬܵܒ݂ܲܢ̈ (kattāḇan) | ||
construct | ܟܲܬܵܒ݂ܲܝ̈ (kattāḇay) |
2nd person | ܟܲܬܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kattāḇūḵ) |
ܟܲܬܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kattāḇāḵ) |
ܟܲܬܵܒ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kattāḇāwḵōn) | ||
emphatic | ܟܲܬܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (kattāḇē) |
3rd person | ܟܲܬܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kattāḇūh) |
ܟܲܬܵܒ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (kattāḇōh) |
ܟܲܬܵܒ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kattāḇhōn) | ||
Classical Syriac
Etymology

ܟܬܒܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ
From the root ܟ-ܬ-ܒ (k-t-b) related to writing; compare Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb), Hebrew כְּתָב (kəṯāḇ).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [k(ə.)ˈθɑ.vɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈkθɑ.wɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈkθo.wo], [ˈkθo.bo]
Noun
ܟܬܒܐ • (kəṯāḇā) m (plural ܟܬܒ̈ܐ (kəṯāḇē))
- book
- Peshitta, 2 Timothy 4:13:
- ܒܝܬ ܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܫܒܩܬ ܒܛܪܘܐܘܣ ܠܘܬ ܩܪܦܘܣ. ܡܐ ܕܐܬܐ ܐܢܬ ܐܝܬܝܗܝ. ܘܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ ܟܪ̈ܟܐ ܕܡܓܠ̈ܐ.
- bêṯ kəṯāḇē ḏên də-šeḇqeṯ ba-ṭərōʾōs ləwāṯ qarpōs, mā ḏə-ʾāṯē ʾa[n]t ʾaytāy[hy], wa-ḵəṯāḇē yattīrāʾīṯ kerkē ḏa-məḡallē.
- The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments.
- Peshitta, 2 Timothy 4:13:
- writing, scripture, script
- handwriting
- inscription, superscription, title
- tattoo
- record, agreement, contract, decree, bill, bond
Inflection
inflection of ܟܬܒܐ
state | singular | plural |
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absolute | ܟܬܒ | ܟܬܒܝܢ |
construct | ܟܬܒ | ܟܬܒܝ |
emphatic | ܟܬܒܐ | ܟܬܒܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܟܬܒܝ | ܟܬܒܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܟܬܒܟ | ܟܬܒܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܟܬܒܟܝ | ܟܬܒܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܟܬܒܗ | ܟܬܒܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܟܬܒܗ | ܟܬܒܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܟܬܒܢ | ܟܬܒܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܟܬܒܟܘܢ | ܟܬܒܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܟܬܒܟܝܢ | ܟܬܒܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܟܬܒܗܘܢ | ܟܬܒܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܟܬܒܗܝܢ | ܟܬܒܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
- ܟܬܒܘܢܐ (kəṯāḇōnā, “booklet”)
References
- “ktb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-10-20
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 165a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 230b
- 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, pages 660b-661a
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