ܟܘܠܒܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ܟ ܠ ܒ (k l b) |
| 3 terms |
Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܟܘܠܒܐ (kulbā), from Akkadian 𒅗𒆷𒁍 (kalappu).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܟܘܼܠܒܵܐ • (kulbā) m (plural ܟܘܼܠܒܹ̈ܐ (kulbē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܟܠܘܿܒ݂ (klōḇ) | 1st person | ܟܘܼܠܒܝܼ (kulbī) | ܟܘܼܠܒܲܢ (kulban) | |||
| construct | ܟܠܘܿܒ݂ (klōḇ) | 2nd person | ܟܘܼܠܒܘܼܟ݂ (kulbōḵ) | ܟܘܼܠܒܵܟ݂ܝ (kulbāḵ) | ܟܘܼܠܒܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kulbawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܟܘܼܠܒܵܐ (kulbā) | 3rd person | ܟܘܼܠܒܹܗ (kulbēh) | ܟܘܼܠܒܵܗ̇ (kulbāh) | ܟܘܼܠܒܗܘܿܢ (kulbhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܟܘܼܠܒܝܼ̈ܢ (kulbīn) | 1st person | ܟܘܼܠܒܝܼ̈ (kulbī) | ܟܘܼܠܒܲܢ̈ (kulban) | |||
| construct | ܟܘܼܠܒܲܝ̈ (kulbay) | 2nd person | ܟܘܼܠܒܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kulbōḵ) | ܟܘܼܠܒܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kulbāḵ) | ܟܘܼܠܒܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kulbawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܟܘܼܠܒܹ̈ܐ (kulbē) | 3rd person | ܟܘܼܠܒܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kulbūh) | ܟܘܼܠܒܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (kulbōh) | ܟܘܼܠܒܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (kulbayhōn) | |||
See also
- ܢܲܪܓ݂ܵܐ (narḡā, “axe”)
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
- ܟܽܠܒܳܐ (kulbā)
Etymology
From Akkadian 𒅗𒆷𒁍 (kalappu), though even Zimmern suggested that the Aramaic is cognate, which independently of this question might as well be the case with Arabic كُلَّاب (kullāb, “hook”), because Classical Mandaic ࡊࡅࡋࡀࡁ (kulab, attested but in the construct state), means “hook”. Note Coptic ⲕⲉⲗⲉⲃⲓⲛ (kelebin, “axe”).
Noun
ܟܽܘܠܒܳܐ • (kulbā) m (plural ܟܽܘܠܒܶܐ (kulbē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܟܘܠܒ | 1st person | ܟܘܠܒܝ | ܟܘܠܒܢ | |||
| construct | ܟܘܠܒ | 2nd person | ܟܘܠܒܟ | ܟܘܠܒܟܝ | ܟܘܠܒܟܘܢ | ܟܘܠܒܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܟܘܠܒܐ | 3rd person | ܟܘܠܒܗ | ܟܘܠܒܗ | ܟܘܠܒܗܘܢ | ܟܘܠܒܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܟܘܠܒܝܢ | 1st person | ܟܘܠܒܝ | ܟܘܠܒܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܟܘܠܒܝ | 2nd person | ܟܘܠܒܝܟ | ܟܘܠܒܝܟܝ | ܟܘܠܒܝܟܘܢ | ܟܘܠܒܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܟܘܠܒܐ | 3rd person | ܟܘܠܒܘܗܝ | ܟܘܠܒܝܗ | ܟܘܠܒܝܗܘܢ | ܟܘܠܒܝܗܝܢ | ||
Descendants
- → Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܟܘܼܠܒܵܐ (kulbā) (learned)
(taking Classical Syriac as representative of all Aramaic:)
- → Northern Kurdish: kulbe
- ⇒ Northern Kurdish: kulbik
- → Turkish: kulbik
- → Armenian: քուլպա / քուլպայ (kʻulpa), քուրպա / քուրպայ (kʻurpa), քյուլպե / քիւլպէ (kʻyulpe), քուլբա (kʻulba)
- → Turkish: külbe, kürbe
- → Zazaki: kulbe, kulbı
- ⇒ Northern Kurdish: kulbik
References
- “kwlb”, 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, pages 328b–329a
- Costaz, Louis (2002), Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 152b
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886), Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 87–88
- Nöldeke, Theodor (1875), Mandäische Grammatik[1] (in German), Halle: Verlag der Buchhandlung des Waisenhauses, , page 120
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 208b
- 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 607a
- Zimmern, Heinrich (1915), Akkadische Fremdwörter als Beweis für babylonischen Kultureinfluss (in German), Leipzig: A. Edelmann, page 12
Further reading
- Chyet, Michael L. (2020), “kulbe”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume I, London: Transnational Press, page 423a
- Dankoff, Robert (1995), Armenian Loanwords in Turkish (Turcologica; 21), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, § 799, pages 157–158
- Mkrtčjan, N. A. (2005), Семитские языки и армянский [Semitic Languages and Armenian][2] (in Russian), Yerevan: Drazark, →ISBN, pages 207–208