ܟܘܪܚܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Attested also in Classical Syriac ܟܘܪܚܐ (kurḥā, “monk’s cell”), from Akkadian 𒆠𒅕𒄷 (kirḫu, “acropolis, inner sanctum; an enclosed part of a temple sanctuary with restricted access outside of the priestly class”). Doublet of ܟܘܼܚܬܵܐ (kuḥtā, “hut, shack”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܟܘܼܪܚܵܐ • (kurḥā) m sg (plural ܟܘܼܪ̈ܚܹܐ (kurḥē))
- stall, kiosk, booth (small open-fronted shop) (in a market, food court, etc.)
- counter (in a pharmacy, etc.)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܟܘܼܪܲܚ (kūraḥ) | 1st person | ܟܘܼܪܚܝܼ (kurḥī) | ܟܘܼܪܚܲܢ (kurḥan) | |||
| construct | ܟܘܼܪܲܚ (kūraḥ) | 2nd person | ܟܘܼܪܚܘܼܟ݂ (kurḥōḵ) | ܟܘܼܪܚܵܟ݂ܝ (kurḥāḵ) | ܟܘܼܪܚܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kurḥawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܟܘܼܪܚܵܐ (kurḥā) | 3rd person | ܟܘܼܪܚܹܗ (kurḥēh) | ܟܘܼܪܚܵܗ̇ (kurḥāh) | ܟܘܼܪܚܗܘܿܢ (kurḥhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܟܘܼܪ̈ܚܝܼܢ (kurḥīn) | 1st person | ܟܘܼܪ̈ܚܝܼ (kurḥī) | ܟܘܼܪ̈ܚܲܢ (kurḥan) | |||
| construct | ܟܘܼܪ̈ܚܲܝ (kurḥay) | 2nd person | ܟܘܼܪ̈ܚܘܼܟ݂ (kurḥōḵ) | ܟܘܼܪ̈ܚܵܟ݂ܝ (kurḥāḵ) | ܟܘܼܪ̈ܚܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kurḥawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܟܘܼܪ̈ܚܹܐ (kurḥē) | 3rd person | ܟܘܼܪ̈ܚܘܼܗܝ (kurḥūh) | ܟܘܼܪ̈ܚܘܼܗ̇ (kurḥōh) | ܟܘܼܪ̈ܚܲܝܗܘܿܢ (kurḥayhōn) | |||