ܛܝܡܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From Ancient Greek τῑμή (tīmḗ).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [tˤiːmɑː]
Noun
ܛܝܼܡܵܐ • (ṭīmā) f sg (plural ܛܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ (ṭīmē))
- (economics, finance) price, cost (of something, asset, fare, etc)
- ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪ ܠܹܗ ܒܩܵܠܵܐ ܪܵܡܵܐ ܕܛܝܼܡܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ 34.50$.
- mīr lēh b-qālā rāmā d-ṭīmā ìlēh 34.50$.
- He said in a loud voice that the price is $34.50.
- ܟܘܿܬܝܼܢܵܐ ܐܸܡܐܵܐ ܕܹܝܢܵܪܹ̈ܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܒܣܸܬܘܵܐ، ܒܵܣ ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ ܛܝܼܡܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܒܲܠܚܘܿܕ݂ ܚܲܡܫܝܼܢ ܕܹܝܢܵܪܹ̈ܐ ܒܩܲܝܛܵܐ.
- kōtīnā imˀā dēnārē ìwā b-sitwā, bās ādīyā ṭīmā ìlāh balḥōḏ ḥamšīn dēnārē b-qayṭā.
- The jacket was a hundred denarii in the winter, but now the price is only fifty denarii in summer.
- (by extension) undesired consequence
- ܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܓܪܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ ܛܝܼܡܵܐ ܝܲܩܘܼܪܬܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܚܲܝܹ̈ܐ ܕܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ.
- qrāḇā grīš lēh ṭīmā yaqurtā ˁal ḥayyē d-nāšē.
- The war took a heavy toll of human lives.
- (economics, finance) quotation
- (mathematics, computing) value of a variable
- rate, fee
- Synonym: ܐܲܓ݂ܪܵܐ (aḡrā)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܛܝܼܡ (ṭīm) | 1st person | ܛܝܼܡܝܼ (ṭīmī) | ܛܝܼܡܲܢ (ṭīman) | |||
| construct | ܛܝܼܡ (ṭīm) | 2nd person | ܛܝܼܡܘܼܟ݂ (ṭīmōḵ) | ܛܝܼܡܵܟ݂ܝ (ṭīmāḵ) | ܛܝܼܡܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭīmawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܛܝܼܡܵܐ (ṭīmā) | 3rd person | ܛܝܼܡܹܗ (ṭīmēh) | ܛܝܼܡܵܗ̇ (ṭīmāh) | ܛܝܼܡܗܘܿܢ (ṭīmhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܛܝܼܡܝܼ̈ܢ (ṭīmīn) | 1st person | ܛܝܼܡܝܼ̈ (ṭīmī) | ܛܝܼܡܲܢ̈ (ṭīman) | |||
| construct | ܛܝܼܡܲܝ̈ (ṭīmay) | 2nd person | ܛܝܼܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ṭīmōḵ) | ܛܝܼܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ṭīmāḵ) | ܛܝܼܡܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭīmawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܛܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ (ṭīmē) | 3rd person | ܛܝܼܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ṭīmūh) | ܛܝܼܡܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (ṭīmōh) | ܛܝܼܡܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ṭīmayhōn) | |||
Synonyms
- ܕ̈ܡܲܝܵܐ (dmayyā)
Derived terms
- ܛܝܼܡܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ṭīmūṯā, “dearness”)
- ܛܝܼܡܵܢܵܐ (ṭīmānā, “valuable, precious”)
- ܝܲܩܘܼܪ ܛܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ (yaqūr ṭīmē, “expensive”, literally “heavy of prices”)
- ܡܛܲܝܸܡ (mṭayyim, “to price”)
- ܩܲܠܘܼܠ ܛܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ (qalūl ṭīmē, “cheap”, literally “light of prices”)
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
- ܛܝܡܝ
Etymology
From Ancient Greek τῑμή (tīmḗ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tˤimɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [tˤime] (plural)
Noun
ܛܝܡܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܛܝܡܐܐ or ܛܝܡܐ)
Usage notes
Although feminine in the singular, ܛܝܡܐ behaves as a masculine noun in the plural.
Synonyms
References
- “ṭymy”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 126a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 172b
- 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 527a