ܡܟܬܒܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܟ ܬ ܒ (k t b)
10 terms

Calque of Arabic مَكْتَبَة (maktaba), noun of place of the verb ܟܵܬ݂ܹܒ݂ (kāṯēḇ, to write)

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [max.taw.tɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [max.toːtɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܟ݂ܬܲܒ݂ܬܵܐ • (maḵtaḇtāf sg (plural ܡܲܟ݂̈ܬܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (maḵtḇāṯā))

  1. bookcase (furniture displaying books)
  2. desk (table for writing and reading)
    Synonyms: ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܐ (maḵtḇā), ܦܵܬ݂ܘܿܪ ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (pāṯōr kṯāḇtā)
  3. (obsolete) bookstore, library
    Synonym: ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܐܲܪ̈ܟܹܐ (bēṯ arkē)

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܟ݂ܬܲܒ݂ܬܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܐ (maḵtḇā) 1st person ܡܲܟ݂ܬܲܒ݂ܬܝܼ (maḵtaḇtī) ܡܲܟ݂ܬܲܒ݂ܬܲܢ (maḵtaḇtan)
construct ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܲܬ݂ (maḵtḇaṯ) 2nd person ܡܲܟ݂ܬܲܒ݂ܬܘܼܟ݂ (maḵtaḇtōḵ) ܡܲܟ݂ܬܲܒ݂ܬܵܟ݂ܝ (maḵtaḇtāḵ) ܡܲܟ݂ܬܲܒ݂ܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maḵtaḇtawḵōn)
emphatic ܡܲܟ݂ܬܲܒ݂ܬܵܐ (maḵtaḇtā) 3rd person ܡܲܟ݂ܬܲܒ݂ܬܹܗ (maḵtaḇtēh) ܡܲܟ݂ܬܲܒ݂ܬܵܗ̇ (maḵtaḇtāh) ܡܲܟ݂ܬܲܒ݂ܬܗܘܿܢ (maḵtaḇthōn)
plural absolute ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܢ̈ (maḵtḇān) 1st person ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (maḵtḇāṯī) ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (maḵtḇāṯan)
construct ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܬ݂̈ (maḵtḇāṯ) 2nd person ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (maḵtḇāṯōḵ) ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (maḵtḇāṯāḵ) ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maḵtḇāṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܡܲܟ݂̈ܬܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (maḵtḇāṯā) 3rd person ܡܲܟ݂̈ܬܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܹܗ (maḵtḇāṯēh) ܡܲܟ݂̈ܬܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (maḵtḇāṯāh) ܡܲܟ݂ܬܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (maḵtḇāṯhōn)