ܬܘܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
ܬܘܬܐ ܕܐܝܠܢܐ
ܬܘܬܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ
Etymology
Inherited from Aramaic תּוּתָא (tūṯā, “mulberry”), from Akkadian 𒄑𒌅𒌓𒌈 (tuttu), likely borrowed from an Iranian language; compare Hebrew תּוּת (tút), Arabic تُوت (tūt) and Persian توت (tut).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [tuːθɑː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [tuːθɑː]
- (Urmia) IPA(key): [tuːtɑː]
Noun
ܬܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (tūṯā) m (plural ܬܘܼܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (tūṯē) or ܬܘܼܬ݂ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (tūṯawwāṯā) or ܬܘܼܬ݂ܵܢܵܐ (tuṯṯānā))
- mulberry (tree and fruit)
- (by extension) any berry (such as strawberry, blackberry, blueberry, raspberry)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܬܘܼܬ݂ (tūṯ) | 1st person | ܬܘܼܬ݂ܝܼ (tūṯī) | ܬܘܼܬ݂ܲܢ (tūṯan) | |||
| construct | ܬܘܼܬ݂ (tūṯ) | 2nd person | ܬܘܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (tūṯōḵ) | ܬܘܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (tūṯāḵ) | ܬܘܼܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tūṯawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܬܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (tūṯā) | 3rd person | ܬܘܼܬ݂ܹܗ (tūṯēh) | ܬܘܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (tūṯāh) | ܬܘܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (tuṯhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܬܘܼܬ݂ܝܼ̈ܢ (tūṯīn) | 1st person | ܬܘܼܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (tūṯī) | ܬܘܼܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (tūṯan) | |||
| construct | ܬܘܼܬ݂ܲܝ̈ (tūṯay) | 2nd person | ܬܘܼܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tūṯōḵ) | ܬܘܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tūṯāḵ) | ܬܘܼܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tūṯawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܬܘܼܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (tūṯē) | 3rd person | ܬܘܼܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tūṯūh) | ܬܘܼܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (tūṯōh) | ܬܘܼܬ݂ܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (tūṯayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܬܘܼܬ݂ ܐܝܼܠܵܢܵܐ (tūṯ īlānā, “mulberry”, literally “berry of the tree”)
- ܬܘܼܬ݂ ܐܲܪܥܵܐ (tūṯ arˁā, “strawberry”, literally “berry of the earth”)
- ܬܘܼܬ݂ ܣܲܢܝܵܐ (tūṯ sanyā, “raspberry”, literally “berry of the bush”)
- ܬܘܼܬ݂ ܦܪܲܢܓܝܵܐ (tūṯ prangyā, “stawberry”, literally “berry of France”)
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From the root ܬ ܘ ܐ related to regretting.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t(ə)wɑθɑ] (singular and plural)
Noun
ܬܘܬܐ • (twāṯā) f (plural ܬܘܬܐ (twāṯā))
- remorse, regret, compunction, penitence
- (anatomy, in the plural) hypochondria
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܬܘܐ | 1st person | ܬܘܬܝ | ܬܘܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܬܘܬ | 2nd person | ܬܘܬܟ | ܬܘܬܟܝ | ܬܘܬܟܘܢ | ܬܘܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܬܘܬܐ | 3rd person | ܬܘܬܗ | ܬܘܬܗ | ܬܘܬܗܘܢ | ܬܘܬܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܬܘܢ | 1st person | ܬܘܬܢ | ܬܘܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܬܘܬ | 2nd person | ܬܘܬܟ | ܬܘܬܟܝ | ܬܘܬܟܘܢ | ܬܘܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܬܘܬܐ | 3rd person | ܬܘܬܗ | ܬܘܬܗ | ܬܘܬܗܘܢ | ܬܘܬܗܝܢ | ||
Etymology 2
Compare Akkadian 𒄑𒌅𒌓𒌈 (/tuttu/), Hebrew תּוּת (tūṯ). See Persian توت (tut) for more. Arabic تُوت (tūt) is possibly a descendant.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tuθɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [tuθe] (plural)
Noun
ܬܘܬܐ • (tūṯā) m (plural ܬܘܬܐ (tūṯē))
- mulberry (tree and fruit)
- (medicine) mulberry-like sore, hemorrhoid
- (questionable) sycomore
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܬܘܬ | 1st person | ܬܘܬܝ | ܬܘܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܬܘܬ | 2nd person | ܬܘܬܟ | ܬܘܬܟܝ | ܬܘܬܟܘܢ | ܬܘܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܬܘܬܐ | 3rd person | ܬܘܬܗ | ܬܘܬܗ | ܬܘܬܗܘܢ | ܬܘܬܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܬܘܬܝܢ | 1st person | ܬܘܬܝ | ܬܘܬܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܬܘܬܝ | 2nd person | ܬܘܬܝܟ | ܬܘܬܝܟܝ | ܬܘܬܝܟܘܢ | ܬܘܬܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܬܘܬܐ | 3rd person | ܬܘܬܘܗܝ | ܬܘܬܝܗ | ܬܘܬܝܗܘܢ | ܬܘܬܝܗܝܢ | ||
Descendants
- →? Arabic: تُوت (tūt)
References
- “twt3”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “twt”, 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, pages 388a, 389b
- Löw, Immanuel (1928) Die Flora der Juden[1] (in German), volume 1, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 266 seqq.
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 609a
- Payne Smith, Robert (1879–1901) Thesaurus Syriacus (in Latin), Oxford: Clarendon Press, column 4415
- Payne Margoliouth, Jessie (1927) Supplement to the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, S.T.P., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 339b
- 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 1635b