ܟܪܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܟ ܪ ܐ related to being short.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kartɑ], [k(ə)rɑθɑ]

Noun

ܟܪܬܐ • (kartā) f (plural ܟܪܘܬܐ (kərāṯā))

large digit; thumb, big toe

Inflection

Inflection of **ܟܪܬܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܪܐ		1^st person	ܟܪܬܝ		ܟܪܬܢ
	construct	ܟܪܬ		2^nd person	ܟܪܬܟ	ܟܪܬܟܝ	ܟܪܬܟܘܢ	ܟܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic			3^rd person	ܟܪܬܗ	ܟܪܬܗ	ܟܪܬܗܘܢ	ܟܪܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܪܘܢ		1^st person	ܟܪܘܬܝ		ܟܪܘܬܢ
	construct	ܟܪܘܬ		2^nd person	ܟܪܘܬܟ	ܟܪܘܬܟܝ	ܟܪܘܬܟܘܢ	ܟܪܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܪܘܬܐ		3^rd person	ܟܪܘܬܗ	ܟܪܘܬܗ	ܟܪܘܬܗܘܢ	ܟܪܘܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From Akkadian 𒂵𒆜𒊬 (GA.KASKAL^SAR, GA.RAŠ^SAR /⁠karašu⁠/), from Sumerian 𒂵𒆜𒊬 (GA.KASKAL^SAR, GA.RAŠ^SAR /⁠garaš⁠/).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [karrɑθɑ], [kartɑ] (singular)
IPA^(key): [karrɑθe], [karrɑθɑ], [karrɑθɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܟܪܬܐ • (karrāṯā) f (plural ܟܪܬܬܐ (karrāṯāṯā) or ܟܪܬܐ (karrāṯē))

leek

Inflection

Inflection of **ܟܪܬܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܪܐ ,ܟܪܬ		1^st person	ܟܪܬܝ		ܟܪܬܢ
	construct	ܟܪܬ		2^nd person	ܟܪܬܟ	ܟܪܬܟܝ	ܟܪܬܟܘܢ	ܟܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic			3^rd person	ܟܪܬܗ	ܟܪܬܗ	ܟܪܬܗܘܢ	ܟܪܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܪܬܢ ,ܟܪܢ ,ܟܪܬܝܢ		1^st person	ܟܪܬܬܝ ,ܟܪܬܝ		ܟܪܬܬܢ ,ܟܪܬܢ ,ܟܪܬܝܢ
	construct	ܟܪܬܬ ,ܟܪܬ ,ܟܪܬܝ		2^nd person	ܟܪܬܬܟ ,ܟܪܬܟ ,ܟܪܬܝܟ	ܟܪܬܬܟܝ ,ܟܪܬܟܝ ,ܟܪܬܝܟܝ	ܟܪܬܬܟܘܢ ,ܟܪܬܟܘܢ ,ܟܪܬܝܟܘܢ	ܟܪܬܬܟܝܢ ,ܟܪܬܟܝܢ ,ܟܪܬܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܪܬܬܐ ,		3^rd person	ܟܪܬܬܗ ,ܟܪܬܗ ,ܟܪܬܘܗܝ	ܟܪܬܬܗ ,ܟܪܬܗ ,ܟܪܬܝܗ	ܟܪܬܬܗܘܢ ,ܟܪܬܗܘܢ ,ܟܪܬܝܗܘܢ	ܟܪܬܬܗܝܢ ,ܟܪܬܗܝܢ ,ܟܪܬܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

ܟܪܬܘܬܐ
ܟܪܬܢܐ
ܟܪܬܢܝܐ

Descendants

Arabic: كُرّاث (kurrāṯ)
- Maltese: kurrat, korrat
- → Middle Armenian: քուռաթ (kʻuṙatʻ, “leek”), քուռիաթ (kʻuṙiatʻ), քուռութ (kʻuṙutʻ), քուռուս (kʻuṙus)
  - Armenian: քուռաթ (kʻuṙatʻ), քուռութ (kʻuṙutʻ)
- → English: kurrat
- → French: kurrat

Etymology 3

Same as of the ܟܘܪܐ (kōrā) measure.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kɑrtɑ] (singular)
IPA^(key): [kɑrɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܟܪܬܐ • (kārtā) f (plural ܟܪܬܐ)

bundle, pack
burden, load

Inflection

Inflection of **ܟܪܬܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܪܐ		1^st person	ܟܪܬܝ		ܟܪܬܢ
	construct	ܟܪܬ		2^nd person	ܟܪܬܟ	ܟܪܬܟܝ	ܟܪܬܟܘܢ	ܟܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܪܬܐ		3^rd person	ܟܪܬܗ	ܟܪܬܗ	ܟܪܬܗܘܢ	ܟܪܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܪܢ		1^st person	ܟܪܬܢ		ܟܪܬܢ
	construct	ܟܪܬ		2^nd person	ܟܪܬܟ	ܟܪܬܟܝ	ܟܪܬܟܘܢ	ܟܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܪܬܐ		3^rd person	ܟܪܬܗ	ܟܪܬܗ	ܟܪܬܗܘܢ	ܟܪܬܗܝܢ

Descendants

→ Arabic: كَارَة (kāra)

References

“krt”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
“krh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 323b
Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 349a
Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 342b
Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pages 161b, 163b
Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 228b
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 657a–b