ܚܘܚܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
ܚܘܚܐ
Etymology
From Aramaic חוֹחַא (ḥōḥā, “thornbush”); compare Arabic خَوْخ (ḵawḵ), Hebrew חוֹחַ (ḥōaḥ).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [ħoːħɑː]
- (Tyari) IPA(key): [xawːxɑː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [xoːxɑː]
Noun
ܚܘܿܚܵܐ • (ḥoḥā) m (plural ܚ̈ܘܿܚܹܐ (ḥoḥē))
- peach: A common, round fruit (red or green), cultivated in temperate climates.
- (archaic) thorn: a stiff, sharp-pointed woody projection on the stem or other part of a plant.
- Synonym: ܟܸܬܘܵܐ (kitwa)
Declension
Inflection of ܚܵܘܚܵܐ (ḥāwḥā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܚܵܘܚܝܼ (ḥāwḥī) | ܚܵܘܚܲܢ (ḥāwḥan) | ||
| construct | ܚܵܘܚ (ḥāwḥ) | 2nd person | ܚܵܘܚܘܼܟ݂ (ḥāwḥuḵ) | ܚܵܘܚܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥāwḥāḵ) | ܚܵܘܚܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥāwḥāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܚܵܘܚܵܐ (ḥāwḥā) | 3rd person | ܚܵܘܚܹܗ (ḥāwḥēh) | ܚܵܘܚܘܿܗ̇ (ḥāwḥoh) | ܚܵܘܚܗܘܿܢ (ḥāwḥhon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܚܵܘܚܝܼ̈ (ḥāwḥī) | ܚܵܘܚܲܢ̈ (ḥāwḥan) | ||
| construct | ܚܵܘܚܲܝ̈ (ḥāwḥay) | 2nd person | ܚܵܘܚܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥāwḥuḵ) | ܚܵܘܚܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥāwḥāḵ) | ܚܵܘܚܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥāwḥāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܚܵܘܚܹ̈ܐ (ḥāwḥē) | 3rd person | ܚܵܘܚܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥāwḥuh) | ܚܵܘܚ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ḥāwḥoh) | ܚܵܘܚܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ḥāwḥhon) | ||
Classical Syriac
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ħoħɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ħoħe] (plural)
Etymology 1
Compare Hebrew חוֹחַ (ḥōaḥ).
Noun
ܚܘܚܐ • (ḥōḥā) m (plural ܚܘܚܐ (ḥōḥē))
- thorn
- Synonyms: ܣܠܘܐ, ܕܪܕܪܐ, ܟܘܒܐ
- thornbush, bramble
- Synonyms: ܝܥܪܐ, ܣܢܝܐ
Inflection
inflection of ܚܘܚܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܚܘܚ | ܚܘܚܝܢ |
| construct | ܚܘܚ | ܚܘܚܝ |
| emphatic | ܚܘܚܐ | ܚܘܚܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܚܘܚܝ | ܚܘܚܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܚܘܚܟ | ܚܘܚܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܚܘܚܟܝ | ܚܘܚܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܚܘܚܗ | ܚܘܚܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܚܘܚܗ | ܚܘܚܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܚܘܚܢ | ܚܘܚܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܚܘܚܟܘܢ | ܚܘܚܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܚܘܚܟܝܢ | ܚܘܚܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܚܘܚܗܘܢ | ܚܘܚܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܚܘܚܗܝܢ | ܚܘܚܝܗܝܢ |
Noun
ܚܘܚܐ • (ḥōḥā) m (plural ܚܘܚܐ (ḥōḥē))
- Alternative form of ܚܚܐ (ḥaḥḥā)
Inflection
inflection of ܚܘܚܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܚܘܚ | ܚܘܚܝܢ |
| construct | ܚܘܚ | ܚܘܚܝ |
| emphatic | ܚܘܚܐ | ܚܘܚܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܚܘܚܝ | ܚܘܚܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܚܘܚܟ | ܚܘܚܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܚܘܚܟܝ | ܚܘܚܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܚܘܚܗ | ܚܘܚܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܚܘܚܗ | ܚܘܚܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܚܘܚܢ | ܚܘܚܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܚܘܚܟܘܢ | ܚܘܚܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܚܘܚܟܝܢ | ܚܘܚܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܚܘܚܗܘܢ | ܚܘܚܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܚܘܚܗܝܢ | ܚܘܚܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “ḥwḥ”, 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 99b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 130a
- 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, page 422b