ܟܬܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܟܬܝܬܐ

Etymology

From the older form ܐܲܟܕ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ (akḏāytā), from Aramaic אַכְּדַיתָא (ʾakkḏāytā), from Akkadian [Term?] (literally Akkadian). Compare Turoyo ܓܕ݂ܰܝܬܐ (gḏayto).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [kteˈtɑː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [kθeːθɑː]
  • (Lower Tyari) IPA(key): [kθeːθɑː]
  • (Upper Tyari) IPA(key): [kʃɑːʃɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [t͡ʃteˈtɑː]

Noun

ܟܬܵܝܬܵܐ • (ktāytā) f sg (plural ܟܬܵܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ktāyātē), masculine ܩܵܪܘܿܝܵܐ (qārōyā))

  1. chicken, hen
    Synonym: ܬܲܪܢܵܓ݂ܘܿܠܬܵܐ (tarnāḡōltā)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ܟܬܵܝܬܵܐ ܕܡܸܨܪܹܝܢ (ktāytā dmiṣrēn, turkey, literally hen of Egypt)
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