ܟܬܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܟܬܝܬܐ

Etymology

From the older form ܐܲܟܕ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ (akḏāytā), from Aramaic אַכְּדַיתָא (ʾakkḏāytā), from Akkadian 𒌵𒆠 (akkadītum, literally Akkadian); compare Turoyo ܓܕ݂ܰܝܬܐ (gḏayto).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [kˈθɑjːtɑː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [kθeːθɑː]
  • (Tyari)
    • (Lower Tyari) IPA(key): [kθeːθɑː]
    • (Upper Tyari) IPA(key): [kʃɑːʃɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [t͡ʃteˈtɑː]

Noun

ܟܬ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ • (kṯāytā) f sg (plural ܟ̈ܬ݂ܵܝܵܬ݂ܹܐ (kṯāyāṯē), masculine ܩܵܪܘܿܝܵܐ (qārōyā) or ܒܘܼܟܵܐ (būkā))

  1. chicken, hen
    Synonym: ܬܲܪܢܵܓ݂ܘܿܠܬܵܐ (tarnāḡōltā)

Inflection

Derived terms

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