ܬܘܢܝܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Verbal noun of ܡܬܲܢܹܐ (mtannē, “to recount”); cognate of Hebrew תִּנּוּי (tinúy).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [tunnɑːjɑː]
Noun
ܬܘܼܢܵܝܵܐ • (tunnāyā) m (plural ܬܘܼܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (tūnāyē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܬܘܼܢܵܝ (tūnāy) | 1st person | ܬܘܼܢܵܝܝܼ (tūnāyī) | ܬܘܼܢܵܝܲܢ (tūnāyan) | |||
| construct | ܬܘܼܢܵܝ (tūnāy) | 2nd person | ܬܘܼܢܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (tūnāyōḵ) | ܬܘܼܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (tūnāyāḵ) | ܬܘܼܢܵܝܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tūnāyawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܬܘܼܢܵܝܵܐ (tunnāyā) | 3rd person | ܬܘܼܢܵܝܹܗ (tūnāyēh) | ܬܘܼܢܵܝܵܗ̇ (tūnāyāh) | ܬܘܼܢܵܝܗܘܿܢ (tūnāyhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܬܘܼܢܵܝܝܼ̈ܢ (tūnāyīn) | 1st person | ܬܘܼܢܵܝܝܼ̈ (tūnāyī) | ܬܘܼܢܵܝܲܢ̈ (tūnāyan) | |||
| construct | ܬܘܼܢܵܝܲܝ̈ (tūnāyay) | 2nd person | ܬܘܼܢܵܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tūnāyōḵ) | ܬܘܼܢܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tūnāyāḵ) | ܬܘܼܢܵܝܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tūnāyawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܬܘܼܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (tūnāyē) | 3rd person | ܬܘܼܢܵܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tūnāyūh) | ܬܘܼܢܵܝܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (tūnāyōh) | ܬܘܼܢܵܝܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (tūnāyayhōn) | |||
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܬ ܢ ܐ related to recounting; compare Hebrew תִּנּוּי (tinnûy).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tunnɑjɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [tunnɑje] (plural)
Noun
ܬܘܢܝܐ • (tūnnāyā) m (plural ܬܘܢܝܐ)
- narrative, story, tale, byword, history
- speech, discourse, conversation, talk
- (ecclesiastical) church sermon
- (grammar) indicative mood
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܬܘܢܝ | 1st person | ܬܘܢܝܝ | ܬܘܢܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܬܘܢܝ | 2nd person | ܬܘܢܝܟ | ܬܘܢܝܟܝ | ܬܘܢܝܟܘܢ | ܬܘܢܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܬܘܢܝܐ | 3rd person | ܬܘܢܝܗ | ܬܘܢܝܗ | ܬܘܢܝܗܘܢ | ܬܘܢܝܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܬܘܢܝܝܢ | 1st person | ܬܘܢܝܝ | ܬܘܢܝܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܬܘܢܝܝ | 2nd person | ܬܘܢܝܝܟ | ܬܘܢܝܝܟܝ | ܬܘܢܝܝܟܘܢ | ܬܘܢܝܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܬܘܢܝܐ | 3rd person | ܬܘܢܝܘܗܝ | ܬܘܢܝܝܗ | ܬܘܢܝܝܗܘܢ | ܬܘܢܝܝܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “twny”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 12 October 2013
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 394b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 608a
- 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, pages 1631b–1632a