ܛܘܣܐ
Classical Syriac
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tˤawsɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [tˤawse(ʔ)] (plural)
Etymology 1
From the root ܛ-ܘ-ܣ (ṭ-w-s) related to flying. Compare Hebrew טִיסָה (ṭîsâ).
Noun
ܛܘܣܐ • (ṭawsā) m (plural ܛܘܣܐ)
- flight
Inflection
inflection of ܛܘܣܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܛܘܣ | ܛܘܣܝܢ |
| construct | ܛܘܣ | ܛܘܣܝ |
| emphatic | ܛܘܣܐ | ܛܘܣܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܛܘܣܝ | ܛܘܣܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܛܘܣܟ | ܛܘܣܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܛܘܣܟܝ | ܛܘܣܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܛܘܣܗ | ܛܘܣܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܛܘܣܗ | ܛܘܣܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܛܘܣܢ | ܛܘܣܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܛܘܣܟܘܢ | ܛܘܣܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܛܘܣܟܝܢ | ܛܘܣܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܛܘܣܗܘܢ | ܛܘܣܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܛܘܣܗܝܢ | ܛܘܣܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek ταώς (taṓs). Compare Arabic طَاوُوس (ṭāwūs) and Hebrew טַוָּס (ṭawwās).
Alternative forms
- ܛܐܘܣܐ
Noun
ܛܘܣܐ • (ṭawsā) m (plural ܛܘܣܐ)
- peacock
Inflection
inflection of ܛܘܣܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܛܘܣ | ܛܘܣܝܢ |
| construct | ܛܘܣ | ܛܘܣܝ |
| emphatic | ܛܘܣܐ | ܛܘܣܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܛܘܣܝ | ܛܘܣܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܛܘܣܟ | ܛܘܣܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܛܘܣܟܝ | ܛܘܣܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܛܘܣܗ | ܛܘܣܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܛܘܣܗ | ܛܘܣܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܛܘܣܢ | ܛܘܣܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܛܘܣܟܘܢ | ܛܘܣܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܛܘܣܟܝܢ | ܛܘܣܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܛܘܣܗܘܢ | ܛܘܣܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܛܘܣܗܝܢ | ܛܘܣܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “ṭws”, 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, p. 124b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 169b
- 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, pp. 518b-519a