ܛܝܝܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From Arabic طَيِّء (ṭayyiʾ) + the masculine gentilic suffix ܝܐ- (-āyāʾ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tˤajjɑjɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [tˤajjɑje] (plural)
Adjective
ܛܝܝܐ • (ṭayyāyā) m (plural ܛܝܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܛܝܝܬܐ)
- Arab, Arabian, Arabic
Inflection
declension of ܛܝܝܐ
| masculine | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܛܝܝ | ܛܝܝܝܢ |
| construct | ܛܝܝ | ܛܝܝܝ |
| emphatic | ܛܝܝܐ | ܛܝܝܐ |
| feminine | singular | plural |
| absolute | ܛܝܝܐ | ܛܝܝܢ |
| construct | ܛܝܝܬ | ܛܝܝܬ |
| emphatic | ܛܝܝܬܐ | ܛܝܝܬܐ |
Noun
ܛܝܝܐ • (ṭayyāyā) m (plural ܛܝܝܐ (ṭayyāyē), singular feminine counterpart ܛܝܝܬܐ (ṭayyāytā))
- Arab from the tribe of Tayy
- (by extension) any Arab (especially Muslim Arab)
Inflection
inflection of ܛܝܝܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܛܝܝ | ܛܝܝܝܢ |
| construct | ܛܝܝ | ܛܝܝܝ |
| emphatic | ܛܝܝܐ | ܛܝܝܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܛܝܝܝ | ܛܝܝܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܛܝܝܟ | ܛܝܝܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܛܝܝܟܝ | ܛܝܝܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܛܝܝܗ | ܛܝܝܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܛܝܝܗ | ܛܝܝܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܛܝܝܢ | ܛܝܝܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܛܝܝܟܘܢ | ܛܝܝܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܛܝܝܟܝܢ | ܛܝܝܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܛܝܝܗܘܢ | ܛܝܝܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܛܝܝܗܝܢ | ܛܝܝܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
- ܠܫܢܐ ܛܝܝܐ (“Arabic”)
- ܛܝܝܐܝܬ (“in Arabic”)
See also
- ܥܪܒܝܐ (ʿarbāyā)
References
- “ṭyy”, 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 408b,
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 172a-b