ܟܘܬܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܟ ܬ ܠ (k t l)
1 term

Borrowed from Arabic كُتْلَة (kutla).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [kuθ.lɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [kut.lɑː]

Noun

ܟܘܼܬ݂ܠܵܐ • (kuṯlām (plural ܟܘܼ̈ܬ݂ܠܹܐ (kuṯlē))

  1. clump, block, cluster
  2. mass
  3. (politics) bloc
Inflection
Inflection of ܟܘܼܬ݂ܠܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܟܘܼܬ݂ܠ (kuṯl) 1st person ܟܘܼܬ݂ܠܝܼ (kuṯlī) ܟܘܼܬ݂ܠܲܢ (kuṯlan)
construct ܟܘܼܬ݂ܠ (kuṯl) 2nd person ܟܘܼܬ݂ܠܘܼܟ݂ (kuṯlōḵ) ܟܘܼܬ݂ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (kuṯlāḵ) ܟܘܼܬ݂ܠܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kuṯlawḵōn)
emphatic ܟܘܼܬ݂ܠܵܐ (kuṯlā) 3rd person ܟܘܼܬ݂ܠܹܗ (kuṯlēh) ܟܘܼܬ݂ܠܵܗ̇ (kuṯlāh) ܟܘܼܬ݂ܠܗܘܿܢ (kuṯlhōn)
plural absolute ܟܘܼܬ݂ܠܝܼ̈ܢ (kuṯlīn) 1st person ܟܘܼܬ݂ܠܝܼ̈ (kuṯlī) ܟܘܼܬ݂ܠܲܢ̈ (kuṯlan)
construct ܟܘܼܬ݂ܠܲܝ̈ (kuṯlay) 2nd person ܟܘܼܬ݂ܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kuṯlōḵ) ܟܘܼܬ݂ܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kuṯlāḵ) ܟܘܼܬ݂ܠܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kuṯlawḵōn)
emphatic ܟܘܼܬ݂ܠܹ̈ܐ (kuṯlē) 3rd person ܟܘܼܬ݂ܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kuṯlūh) ܟܘܼܬ݂ܠܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (kuṯlōh) ܟܘܼܬ݂ܠܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (kuṯlayhōn)

Etymology 2

From Aramaic כּוֹתְלָא (kōṯlā), from Akkadian 𒄘𒋻 (/⁠kutallu⁠/, behind, back of the head, backside, rear part of a structure); compare Hebrew כֹּתֶל (kótel, city wall); compare also borrowed into Arabic كَوْثَلّ (kawṯall).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ˈkoθ.lɑː]

Noun

ܟܘܿܬ݂ܠܵܐ • (kōṯlām (plural ܟ̈ܘܿܬ݂ܠܹܐ (kōṯlē))

  1. (nautical) stern, rudder, poop
Inflection
Inflection of ܟܘܿܬ݂ܠܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܟܘܿܬ݂ܠ (kōṯl) 1st person ܟܘܿܬ݂ܠܝܼ (kōṯlī) ܟܘܿܬ݂ܠܲܢ (kōṯlan)
construct ܟܘܿܬ݂ܠ (kōṯl) 2nd person ܟܘܿܬ݂ܠܘܼܟ݂ (kōṯlōḵ) ܟܘܿܬ݂ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (kōṯlāḵ) ܟܘܿܬ݂ܠܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kōṯlawḵōn)
emphatic ܟܘܿܬ݂ܠܵܐ (kōṯlā) 3rd person ܟܘܿܬ݂ܠܹܗ (kōṯlēh) ܟܘܿܬ݂ܠܵܗ̇ (kōṯlāh) ܟܘܿܬ݂ܠܗܘܿܢ (kōṯlhōn)
plural absolute ܟܘܿܬ݂ܠܝܼ̈ܢ (kōṯlīn) 1st person ܟܘܿܬ݂ܠܝܼ̈ (kōṯlī) ܟܘܿܬ݂ܠܲܢ̈ (kōṯlan)
construct ܟܘܿܬ݂ܠܲܝ̈ (kōṯlay) 2nd person ܟܘܿܬ݂ܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kōṯlōḵ) ܟܘܿܬ݂ܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kōṯlāḵ) ܟܘܿܬ݂ܠܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kōṯlawḵōn)
emphatic ܟܘܿܬ݂ܠܹ̈ܐ (kōṯlē) 3rd person ܟܘܿܬ݂ܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kōṯlūh) ܟܘܿܬ݂ܠܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (kōṯlōh) ܟܘܿܬ݂ܠܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (kōṯlayhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒄘𒋻 (/⁠kutallu⁠/, behind, back of the head, backside, rear part of a structure); compare Hebrew כֹּתֶל (kṓṯel, wall).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈkoθ.lɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈkoθ.lɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈkuθ.lo]

Noun

ܟܘܬܠܐ • (kōṯlām (plural ܟܘܬܠܐ (kōṯlē))

  1. (nautical) stern, poop

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܘܬܠܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܟܘܬܠ 1st person ܟܘܬܠܝ ܟܘܬܠܢ
construct ܟܘܬܠ 2nd person ܟܘܬܠܟ ܟܘܬܠܟܝ ܟܘܬܠܟܘܢ ܟܘܬܠܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܘܬܠܐ 3rd person ܟܘܬܠܗ ܟܘܬܠܗ ܟܘܬܠܗܘܢ ܟܘܬܠܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܟܘܬܠܝܢ 1st person ܟܘܬܠܝ ܟܘܬܠܝܢ
construct ܟܘܬܠܝ 2nd person ܟܘܬܠܝܟ ܟܘܬܠܝܟܝ ܟܘܬܠܝܟܘܢ ܟܘܬܠܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܘܬܠܐ 3rd person ܟܘܬܠܘܗܝ ܟܘܬܠܝܗ ܟܘܬܠܝܗܘܢ ܟܘܬܠܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

  • Arabic: كَوْثَل (kawṯal), كَوْثَلّ (kawṯall)

References

  • kwtl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 15 May 2019
  • 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 616b