ܬܘܪܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Inherited from Aramaic תַּוְרָא (tawrā), from Proto-Semitic *ṯawr-; compare Arabic ثَوْر (ṯawr), Hebrew שׁוֹר (shor) and Akkadian 𒋗𒌑𒊒 (šūrum). The latter noun is an occupational noun derived from the former.
Pronunciation
Noun
ܬܲܘܪܵܐ • (tawrā) m (plural ܬܲܘܪܹ̈ܐ (tawrē), feminine ܬܲܘܪܬ݂ܵܐ (tawrṯā))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܬܘܿܪ (tōr) | 1st person | ܬܲܘܪܝܼ (tawrī) | ܬܲܘܪܲܢ (tawran) | |||
| construct | ܬܘܿܪ (tōr) | 2nd person | ܬܲܘܪܘܼܟ݂ (tawrōḵ) | ܬܲܘܪܵܟ݂ܝ (tawrāḵ) | ܬܲܘܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tawrawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܬܲܘܪܵܐ (tawrā) | 3rd person | ܬܲܘܪܹܗ (tawrēh) | ܬܲܘܪܵܗ̇ (tawrāh) | ܬܲܘܪܗܘܿܢ (tawrhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܬܲܘܪ̈ܝܼܢ (tawrīn) | 1st person | ܬܲܘܪ̈ܝܼ (tawrī) | ܬܲܘܪ̈ܲܢ (tawran) | |||
| construct | ܬܲܘܪ̈ܲܝ (tawray) | 2nd person | ܬܲܘܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (tawrōḵ) | ܬܲܘܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (tawrāḵ) | ܬܲܘܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tawrawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܬܲܘܪܹ̈ܐ (tawrē) | 3rd person | ܬܲܘܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (tawrūh) | ܬܲܘܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (tawrōh) | ܬܲܘܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (tawrayhōn) | |||
Proper noun
ܬܲܘܪܵܐ • (tawrā) m
Coordinate terms
| Zodiac signs in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܡܲܠܘܵܫܹ̈ܐ (malwāšē) (layout · text) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ܐܸܡܪܵܐ (imrā) |
ܬܲܘܪܵܐ (tawrā) |
ܬܐܵܡܹ̈ܐ (tˀāmē) |
ܣܲܪܛܵܢܵܐ (sarṭānā) | ||||||||
ܐܲܪܝܵܐ (aryā) |
ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ (bṯultā) |
ܡܲܣܵܐ̈ܬ݂ܵܐ (massāṯā) |
ܥܲܩܪܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁaqrḇā) | ||||||||
ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qaššāṯā) |
ܓܲܕ݂ܝܵܐ (gaḏyā) |
ܕܲܘܠܵܐ (dawlā) |
ܢܘܼܢܹ̈ܐ (nūnē) | ||||||||
Noun
ܬܲܘܵܪܵܐ • (tawwārā) m (plural ܬܲܘܵܪܹ̈ܐ (tawwārē), feminine ܬܲܘܵܪܬܵܐ (tawwārtā))
- ox-driver, cattle dealer
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܬܲܘܵܪ (tawwār) | 1st person | ܬܲܘܵܪܝܼ (tawwārī) | ܬܲܘܵܪܲܢ (tawwāran) | |||
| construct | ܬܲܘܵܪ (tawwār) | 2nd person | ܬܲܘܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (tawwārōḵ) | ܬܲܘܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (tawwārāḵ) | ܬܲܘܵܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tawwārawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܬܲܘܵܪܵܐ (tawwārā) | 3rd person | ܬܲܘܵܪܹܗ (tawwārēh) | ܬܲܘܵܪܵܗ̇ (tawwārāh) | ܬܲܘܵܪܗܘܿܢ (tawwārhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܬܲܘܵܪ̈ܝܼܢ (tawwārīn) | 1st person | ܬܲܘܵܪ̈ܝܼ (tawwārī) | ܬܲܘܵܪ̈ܲܢ (tawwāran) | |||
| construct | ܬܲܘܵܪ̈ܲܝ (tawwāray) | 2nd person | ܬܲܘܵܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (tawwārōḵ) | ܬܲܘܵܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (tawwārāḵ) | ܬܲܘܵܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tawwārawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܬܲܘܵܪܹ̈ܐ (tawwārē) | 3rd person | ܬܲܘܵܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (tawwārūh) | ܬܲܘܵܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (tawwārōh) | ܬܲܘܵܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (tawwārayhōn) | |||
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From Proto-Semitic *ṯawr- (“bull, ox”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tawrɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [tawre] (plural)
Noun
ܬܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܘܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܬܘܪܬܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܬܘܪ | 1st person | ܬܘܪܝ | ܬܘܪܢ | |||
| construct | ܬܘܪ | 2nd person | ܬܘܪܟ | ܬܘܪܟܝ | ܬܘܪܟܘܢ | ܬܘܪܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܬܘܪܐ | 3rd person | ܬܘܪܗ | ܬܘܪܗ | ܬܘܪܗܘܢ | ܬܘܪܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܬܘܪܝܢ | 1st person | ܬܘܪܝ | ܬܘܪܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܬܘܪܝ | 2nd person | ܬܘܪܝܟ | ܬܘܪܝܟܝ | ܬܘܪܝܟܘܢ | ܬܘܪܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܬܘܪܐ | 3rd person | ܬܘܪܘܗܝ | ܬܘܪܝܗ | ܬܘܪܝܗܘܢ | ܬܘܪܝܗܝܢ | ||
Proper noun
ܬܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m
Etymology 2
From the root ܬ ܘ ܪ related to amazement.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t(ə)wɑrɑ]
- Hyphenation: ܬ‧ܘ‧ܪܐ
Noun
ܬܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m(uncountable)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܬܘܪ | 1st person | ܬܘܪܝ | ܬܘܪܢ | |||
| construct | ܬܘܪ | 2nd person | ܬܘܪܟ | ܬܘܪܟܝ | ܬܘܪܟܘܢ | ܬܘܪܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܬܘܪܐ | 3rd person | ܬܘܪܗ | ܬܘܪܗ | ܬܘܪܗܘܢ | ܬܘܪܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “twr”, 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 389a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 608b
- 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 1633b