טורא

טורא

Aramaic

Etymology

Related to Arabic ظُرَر‎ (ẓurar), ظِرّ‎ (ẓirr), Hebrew צוּר‎ (tsúr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤurɑ/

Noun

טוּרָא • (ṭūrā) m (plural טוּרַיּאָ‎)

1. mountain, hill
   • Joshua 2:4, with translation of the New International Version:

     ‏וּמַיָא תְּקִיפוּ לַחדָּא לַחדָּא עַל אַרעָא וְאִיתחֲפִיאוּ כָּל טוּרַיָא רָמַיָא דִּתחוֹת כָּל שְׁמַיָא‎

     And the waters prevailed so mightily on the earth that all the high mountains under the whole heaven were covered

Inflection

    declension of טורא

	singular	plural
absolute	טוּר‎	טוּרִין‎
construct	טוּר‎	טוּרֵי‎
emphatic	טוּרָא‎	טוּרַיָּא‎

References

“ṭwr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–