ܛܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic [Term?].

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [tˤiː.naː.]

Noun

ܛܝܼܢܵܐ • (ṭīnā) m (uncountable)

  1. mud, wet soil
  2. clay
  3. modeling clay, playdough

Usage notes

This word has a neutral connotation, not used for filth, while the word ܣܝܵܢܵܐ (syānā, “mud, mire”) is used with a negative connotation of dirtiness.

See also

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Arabic طِين (ṭīn) and Hebrew טִין (ṭîn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tˤinɑ]

Noun

ܛܝܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m(uncountable)

  1. mud, mire, loam, clay, dirt

Inflection

Inflection of ܛܝܢܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܛܝܢ 1st person ܛܝܢܝ ܛܝܢܢ
construct ܛܝܢ 2nd person ܛܝܢܟ ܛܝܢܟܝ ܛܝܢܟܘܢ ܛܝܢܟܝܢ
emphatic ܛܝܢܐ 3rd person ܛܝܢܗ ܛܝܢܗ ܛܝܢܗܘܢ ܛܝܢܗܝܢ

References

  • “ṭyn”, 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
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