ܟܠܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Alternative forms
- ܟܵܠܘܿ (kālō)
Etymology
Inherited from Aramaic כַּלְּתָא (kalləṯā); related to Hebrew כַּלָּה (kalá) and Arabic كَنَّة (kanna). For the alternative form without /t/ compare Turoyo ܟܰܠܘ (kalu, “bride, daughter in-law”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [kal.lθɑː]
- (Urmia) IPA(key): [t͡ʃal.tɑː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [kal.θɑː]
Noun
ܟܲܠܬ݂ܵܐ • (kalṯā) f sg (plural ܟ̈ܲܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ (kallāṯā), masculine ܚܸܬ݂ܢܵܐ (ḥiṯnā))
- bride (woman in the context of her own wedding)
- daughter-in-law (wife of one's child)
- brother’s wife
- Synonym: ܒܲܟ݂ܬ ܐܲܚܵܐ (baḵt aḥḥā)
Usage notes
- In Assyrian culture, a bride is understood in the context of the family she marries into. Therefore, she is considered the bride of her parents-in-law and siblings-in-law. She is not considered the groom’s bride, but would be considered his ܛܠܝܼܒܬܵܐ (ṭlībtā) or betrothed.
- Although most dialects use only the alternative form ܟܵܠܘܿ (kālō), some dialects that use both may reserve the alternative form for bride.
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܟܲܠܵܐ (kallā) | 1st person | ܟܲܠܬ݂ܝܼ (kalṯī) | ܟܲܠܬ݂ܲܢ (kalṯan) | |||
| construct | ܟܲܠܲܬ݂ (kallaṯ) | 2nd person | ܟܲܠܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (kalṯōḵ) | ܟܲܠܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (kalṯāḵ) | ܟܲܠܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kalṯawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܟܲܠܬ݂ܵܐ (kalṯā) | 3rd person | ܟܲܠܬ݂ܹܗ (kalṯēh) | ܟܲܠܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (kalṯāh) | ܟܲܠܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (kalṯhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܟܲܠܵܢ̈ (kallān) | 1st person | ܟܲܠܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (kallāṯī) | ܟܲܠܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (kallāṯan) | |||
| construct | ܟܲܠܵܬ݂̈ (kallāṯ) | 2nd person | ܟܲܠܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kallāṯōḵ) | ܟܲܠܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kallāṯāḵ) | ܟܲܠܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kallāṯawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܟ̈ܲܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ (kallāṯā) | 3rd person | ܟ̈ܲܠܵܬ݂ܹܗ (kallāṯēh) | ܟ̈ܲܠܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (kallāṯāh) | ܟܲܠܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (kallāṯhōn) | |||
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From the root ܟ ܠ ܠ. Compare Hebrew כַּלָּה (kallâ) and Arabic كَنَّة (kanna).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kal(lə)θɑ]
Noun
ܟܠܬܐ • (kalləṯā) f (plural ܟܠܠܬܐ or ܟܠܠܐ)
- bride
- Synonym: ܚܕܘܬܐ (ḥəḏūttā)
- any female affine: daughter-in-law, sister-in-law
- clitoris, prepuce, foreskin
- poppy anemone, Anemone coronaria
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܟܠܠܐ ,ܟܠܐ | 1st person | ܟܠܬܝ | ܟܠܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܟܠܠܬ ,ܟܠܬ | 2nd person | ܟܠܬܟ | ܟܠܬܟܝ | ܟܠܬܟܘܢ | ܟܠܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | 3rd person | ܟܠܬܗ | ܟܠܬܗ | ܟܠܬܗܘܢ | ܟܠܬܗܝܢ | |||
| plural | absolute | ܟܠܠܬܢ ,ܟܠܠܝܢ | 1st person | ܟܠܠܬܝ ,ܟܠܠܝ | ܟܠܠܬܢ ,ܟܠܠܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܟܠܠܬ ,ܟܠܠܝ | 2nd person | ܟܠܠܬܟ ,ܟܠܠܝܟ | ܟܠܠܬܟܝ ,ܟܠܠܝܟܝ | ܟܠܠܬܟܘܢ ,ܟܠܠܝܟܘܢ | ܟܠܠܬܟܝܢ ,ܟܠܠܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܟܠܠܬܐ ,ܟܠܠܐ | 3rd person | ܟܠܠܬܗ ,ܟܠܠܘܗܝ | ܟܠܠܬܗ ,ܟܠܠܝܗ | ܟܠܠܬܗܘܢ ,ܟܠܠܝܗܘܢ | ܟܠܠܬܗܝܢ ,ܟܠܠܝܗܝܢ | ||
Etymology 2
From the root ܟ ܠ ܠ. Compare Arabic كِلَّة (killa) and Hebrew כִּלָּה (killâ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kɛl(lə)θɑ]
Noun
ܟܠܬܐ • (kelləṯā) f (plural ܟܠܠܬܐ or ܟܠܠܐ)
- veil, shroud, covering, wrap
- curtain, canopy, bedcover
- mosquito net
- girdle
- (theology) angelic order
- (figuratively) abundance
- (in the plural) order of angels
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܟܠܠܐ ,ܟܠܐ | 1st person | ܟܠܬܝ | ܟܠܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܟܠܠܬ ,ܟܠܬ | 2nd person | ܟܠܬܟ | ܟܠܬܟܝ | ܟܠܬܟܘܢ | ܟܠܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | 3rd person | ܟܠܬܗ | ܟܠܬܗ | ܟܠܬܗܘܢ | ܟܠܬܗܝܢ | |||
| plural | absolute | ܟܠܠܬܢ ,ܟܠܠܝܢ | 1st person | ܟܠܠܬܝ ,ܟܠܠܝ | ܟܠܠܬܢ ,ܟܠܠܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܟܠܠܬ ,ܟܠܠܝ | 2nd person | ܟܠܠܬܟ ,ܟܠܠܝܟ | ܟܠܠܬܟܝ ,ܟܠܠܝܟܝ | ܟܠܠܬܟܘܢ ,ܟܠܠܝܟܘܢ | ܟܠܠܬܟܝܢ ,ܟܠܠܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܟܠܠܬܐ ,ܟܠܠܐ | 3rd person | ܟܠܠܬܗ ,ܟܠܠܘܗܝ | ܟܠܠܬܗ ,ܟܠܠܝܗ | ܟܠܠܬܗܘܢ ,ܟܠܠܝܗܘܢ | ܟܠܠܬܗܝܢ ,ܟܠܠܝܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “klh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “klh2”, 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, page 155b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 216b
- 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, pages 627b–628a