There are two genders of nouns in Syriac,masculine and feminine.Most feminine nouns take the -ta ending.
There is no distinction between definite and indefinite nouns in Syriac.They both end in -a.In earlier forms of Aramaic there was a distinction between the two.The -a ending noted the definite article.
Examples.
masculine
malka-king - ܡܠܟܐ
tura-mountain - ܬܩܪܐ
nuna-fish - ܢܘܢܐ
feminine
malkta-queen ܡܠܟܬܐ
ar'a-earth
There is no distinction between definite and indefinite nouns in Syriac.They both end in -a.In earlier forms of Aramaic there was a distinction between the two.The -a ending noted the definite article.
Examples.
masculine
malka-king - ܡܠܟܐ
tura-mountain - ܬܩܪܐ
nuna-fish - ܢܘܢܐ
feminine
malkta-queen ܡܠܟܬܐ
ar'a-earth