ܛܪܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Related to ܛܘܪܐ (ṭūrā, mountain), either the same term with well-known suffix  +‎ -ܢܐ (-ānā), or from a form *ܛܪܪܐ (ṭarrārā) through dissimilation of r.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tˤarrɑnɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [tˤarrɑne] (plural)

Noun

ܛܪܢܐ • (ṭarrānām (plural ܛܪܢܐ (ṭarrānē))

  1. flint, rock

Inflection

Inflection of ܛܪܢܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܛܪܢ 1st person ܛܪܢܝ ܛܪܢܢ
construct ܛܪܢ 2nd person ܛܪܢܟ ܛܪܢܟܝ ܛܪܢܟܘܢ ܛܪܢܟܝܢ
emphatic ܛܪܢܐ 3rd person ܛܪܢܗ ܛܪܢܗ ܛܪܢܗܘܢ ܛܪܢܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܛܪܢܝܢ 1st person ܛܪܢܝ ܛܪܢܝܢ
construct ܛܪܢܝ 2nd person ܛܪܢܝܟ ܛܪܢܝܟܝ ܛܪܢܝܟܘܢ ܛܪܢܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܛܪܢܐ 3rd person ܛܪܢܘܗܝ ܛܪܢܝܗ ܛܪܢܝܗܘܢ ܛܪܢܝܗܝܢ

References

  • ṭrn”, 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 131b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 182b
  • 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 554b