ܟܘܬܝܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

  • ܟܘܬܝܢܬܐ‎ (kuttīntā, kottīntā), ܟܝܬܘܢܐ‎ (kittōnā), ܟܬܝܢܬܐ‎ (kettīntā), ܟܘܬܘܢܐ‎ (kuttōnā, kottōnā)

Etymology

As ܟܬܢܐ‎ (kettānā, “linen”) but with different Aramaic suffix. Compare Hebrew כֻּתֹּנֶת‎ (kuttṓneṯ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kuttinɑ], [kottinɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [kuttine], [kottine], [kuttinjɑθɑ], [kottinjɑθɑ], [kut(tə)nɑjɑθɑ], [kot(tə)nɑjɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܟܘܬܝܢܐ • (kuttīnā, kottīnā) f (plural ܟܘܬܢܝܬܐ‎ (kuttənāyāṯā, kottənāyāṯā) or ܟܘܬܝܢܝܬܐ‎ (kuttīnyāṯā, kottīnyāṯā) or ܟܘܬܝܢܐ (kuttīnē, kottīnē))

  1. any linen garment: tunic, shirt, coat
  2. alb, surplice
  3. layer, shell, tegument
  4. (anatomy) membrane, skin
  5. (nautical) sail
  6. net
  7. heap

Inflection

Descendants

  • → Arabic: كَتُّونَة‎ (kattūna, “a clerical vestment”)

References

  • “kwtyn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • “ktwn”, 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 353a
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 165b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 212a
  • 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, page 616a-b
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