ܛܘܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܛܘܼܪܵܐ ܕܐܲܠܩܘܿܫ ܒܸܦܢܵܝܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܡܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܐܲܠܩܘܿܫ ܓܲܘ ܕܲܫܬܵܐ ܕܢܝܼܢܘܹܐ.
ṭūrā d-alqōš bipnāyā ˁal māṯā d-alqōš gaw daštā d-nīnwē.
Alqosh mountain looking down at the town of Alqosh in the Nineveh Plains

Etymology 1

Inherited from Aramaic טוּרָא (ṭūrā), from Proto-Semitic *ṯ̣urr-; cognate to Arabic ظِرّ (ẓirr), Hebrew צוּר (tsúr, cliff; rock), Akkadian 𒎎𒅗 (ṣurrum), aswell as also borrowed into Classical Arabic طُور (ṭūr). Compare also the root of ܛܲܪܵܢܵܐ (ṭarrānā, flint).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [tˤuːraː]

Noun

ܛܘܼܪܵܐ • (ṭūrām (plural ܛܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ (ṭūrānē) or ܛܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ (ṭūrē))

  1. mountain
Inflection
Inflection of ܛܘܼܪܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܛܘܼܪ (ṭūr) 1st person ܛܘܼܪܝܼ (ṭūrī) ܛܘܼܪܲܢ (ṭūran)
construct ܛܘܼܪ (ṭūr) 2nd person ܛܘܼܪܘܼܟ݂ (ṭūrōḵ) ܛܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܝ (ṭūrāḵ) ܛܘܼܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭūrawḵōn)
emphatic ܛܘܼܪܵܐ (ṭūrā) 3rd person ܛܘܼܪܹܗ (ṭūrēh) ܛܘܼܪܵܗ̇ (ṭūrāh) ܛܘܼܪܗܘܿܢ (ṭurhōn)
plural absolute ܛܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܝܼܢ (ṭūrānīn) 1st person ܛܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܝܼ (ṭūrānī) ܛܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܲܢ (ṭūrānan)
construct ܛܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܲܝ (ṭūrānay) 2nd person ܛܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (ṭūrānōḵ) ܛܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (ṭūrānāḵ) ܛܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭūrānawḵōn)
emphatic ܛܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ (ṭūrānē) 3rd person ܛܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܘܼܗܝ (ṭūrānūh) ܛܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܘܼܗ̇ (ṭūrānōh) ܛܘܼܪ̈ܵܢܲܝܗܘܿܢ (ṭūrānayhōn)
Hyponyms
  • ܛܘܼܪ ܣܝܼܢܲܝ (ṭūr sīnay)
  • ܛܘܼܪ ܨܸܗܝܘܿܢ (ṭūr ṣihyōn)
  • ܛܘܼܪܵܐ ܕܐܲܠܩܘܿܫ (ṭūrā d-alqōš)
  • ܛܘܼܪܵܐ ܕܙܲܝ̈ܬܹܐ (ṭūrā dzaytē)
Derived terms
  • ܒܲܪ ܛܘܼܪܵܐ (bar ṭūrā)
  • ܛܘܼܪܵܝܵܐ (ṭurrāyā)
  • ܛܘܼܪܵܢܵܐ (ṭurrānā)
  • ܟܠܝܼܠ ܛܘܼܪܵܐ (klīl ṭūrā)
  • ܥܢܸܙ ܛܘܼܪܵܐ (ˁniz ṭūrā)
  • ܩܘܼܒܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܛܘܼܪܵܐ (qubṯā dṭūrā, mountain ridge)
  • ܫܝܼܫܸܠܬܵܐ ܕܛܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ (šīšiltā dṭūrē, mountain range)

Etymology 2

Root
ܛ ܘ ܪ (ṭ w r)
3 terms

Compare Arabic طَوْر (ṭawr), Hebrew טוּר (túr).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [tˤaw.rɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [tˤoːrɑː]

Noun

ܛܲܘܪܵܐ • (ṭawrām (plural ܛܲܘܪܹ̈ܐ (ṭawrē))

  1. phase, period, time, stage, stadium
  2. interval, duration
  3. (sports) round
  4. (video games) mode; stage, level
Inflection
Inflection of ܛܲܘܪܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܛܘܿܪ (ṭōr) 1st person ܛܲܘܪܝܼ (ṭawrī) ܛܲܘܪܲܢ (ṭawran)
construct ܛܘܿܪ (ṭōr) 2nd person ܛܲܘܪܘܼܟ݂ (ṭawrōḵ) ܛܲܘܪܵܟ݂ܝ (ṭawrāḵ) ܛܲܘܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭawrawḵōn)
emphatic ܛܲܘܪܵܐ (ṭawrā) 3rd person ܛܲܘܪܹܗ (ṭawrēh) ܛܲܘܪܵܗ̇ (ṭawrāh) ܛܲܘܪܗܘܿܢ (ṭawrhōn)
plural absolute ܛܲܘܪ̈ܝܼܢ (ṭawrīn) 1st person ܛܲܘܪ̈ܝܼ (ṭawrī) ܛܲܘܪ̈ܲܢ (ṭawran)
construct ܛܲܘܪ̈ܲܝ (ṭawray) 2nd person ܛܲܘܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (ṭawrōḵ) ܛܲܘܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (ṭawrāḵ) ܛܲܘܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭawrawḵōn)
emphatic ܛܲܘܪܹ̈ܐ (ṭawrē) 3rd person ܛܲܘܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (ṭawrūh) ܛܲܘܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (ṭawrōh) ܛܲܘܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (ṭawrayhōn)
Derived terms
See also

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *ṯ̣urr- ~ *ṯ̣ūr-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tˤurɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [tˤure] (plural)

Noun

ܛܘܪܐ • (ṭūrām (plural ܛܘܪܐ)

  1. mountain, hill
  2. field, countryside
Inflection
Inflection of ܛܘܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܛܘܪ 1st person ܛܘܪܝ ܛܘܪܢ
construct ܛܘܪ 2nd person ܛܘܪܟ ܛܘܪܟܝ ܛܘܪܟܘܢ ܛܘܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܛܘܪܐ 3rd person ܛܘܪܗ ܛܘܪܗ ܛܘܪܗܘܢ ܛܘܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܛܘܪܝܢ 1st person ܛܘܪܝ ܛܘܪܝܢ
construct ܛܘܪܝ 2nd person ܛܘܪܝܟ ܛܘܪܝܟܝ ܛܘܪܝܟܘܢ ܛܘܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܛܘܪܐ 3rd person ܛܘܪܘܗܝ ܛܘܪܝܗ ܛܘܪܝܗܘܢ ܛܘܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Compare Arabic طَوْر (ṭawr), Hebrew טוּר (ṭûr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tˤawrɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [tˤawre] (plural)

Noun

ܛܘܪܐ • (ṭawrām (plural ܛܘܪܐ)

  1. space of time or distance
  2. moment, instant
  3. interval, duration
  4. measure, size, quantity, extent
  5. territory, boundary, border
Inflection
Inflection of ܛܘܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܛܘܪ 1st person ܛܘܪܝ ܛܘܪܢ
construct ܛܘܪ 2nd person ܛܘܪܟ ܛܘܪܟܝ ܛܘܪܟܘܢ ܛܘܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܛܘܪܐ 3rd person ܛܘܪܗ ܛܘܪܗ ܛܘܪܗܘܢ ܛܘܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܛܘܪܝܢ 1st person ܛܘܪܝ ܛܘܪܝܢ
construct ܛܘܪܝ 2nd person ܛܘܪܝܟ ܛܘܪܝܟܝ ܛܘܪܝܟܘܢ ܛܘܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܛܘܪܐ 3rd person ܛܘܪܘܗܝ ܛܘܪܝܗ ܛܘܪܝܗܘܢ ܛܘܪܝܗܝܢ

References

  • ṭwr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 28 September 2011
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 125a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 170b
  • 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 521a