ܬܘܢܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ܐ ܘ ܐ (ʾ w ʾ) |
| 1 term |
From Aramaic תַּוָּנָא (tawwānā).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [taw.wɑːnɑː]
Noun
ܬܵܘܵܢܵܐ • (tāwānā) m (plural ܬܵܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ (tāwānē))
- room (division in a building)
- ܥܒ݂ܝܼܪܲܢ ܓܵܘ ܬܵܘܵܢܵܐ ܓܘܼܪܵܐ.
- ʿḇīran gāw tāwānā gurā.
- We entered into a big room.
- ܟܹܐ ܥܵܡܪܹܢ ܓܵܘ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ ܒܐܲܪܒܥܵܐ ܬܵܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ.
- kē ʿāmrēn gāw baytā b-ʾarbʿā tāwānē.
- They live in a house with four rooms.
- bedroom, chamber
- (anatomy) cardiac ventricle
Inflection
Inflection of ܬܵܘܵܢܵܐ (tāwānā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܬܵܘܵܢܝܼ (tāwānī) | ܬܵܘܵܢܲܢ (tāwānan) | ||
| construct | ܬܵܘܵܢ (tāwān) | 2nd person | ܬܵܘܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (tāwānuḵ) | ܬܵܘܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (tāwānāḵ) | ܬܵܘܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tāwānāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܬܵܘܵܢܵܐ (tāwānā) | 3rd person | ܬܵܘܵܢܹܗ (tāwānēh) | ܬܵܘܵܢܘܿܗ̇ (tāwānoh) | ܬܵܘܵܢܗܘܿܢ (tāwānhon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܬܵܘܵܢܝܼ̈ (tāwānī) | ܬܵܘܵܢܲܢ̈ (tāwānan) | ||
| construct | ܬܵܘܵܢܲܝ̈ (tāwānay) | 2nd person | ܬܵܘܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tāwānuḵ) | ܬܵܘܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tāwānāḵ) | ܬܵܘܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tāwānāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܬܵܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ (tāwānē) | 3rd person | ܬܵܘܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tāwānuh) | ܬܵܘܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (tāwānoh) | ܬܵܘܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (tāwānhon) | ||
Derived terms
- ܬܵܘܵܢܵܐ ܕܕܡܵܟ݂ܵܐ (tāwānā d-dmāḵā, “bedroom, chamber”)
- ܬܵܘܵܢܵܐ ܕܐ݇ܟ݂ܵܠܵܐ (tāwānā d-ḵālā, “dining room”)
- ܬܵܘܵܢܵܐ ܕܐܲܪ̈ܚܹܐ (tāwānā d-arḥē, “guest room, living room”)
See also
- ܐܵܘܵܢܵܐ (āwānā)
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From the root ܐ-ܘ-ܐ (ʾ-w-ʾ) related to staying.
Alternative forms
- ܬܐܘܢܐ
- ܬܘܘܢܐ
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tawwɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [tawwɑne(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܬܘܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܘܢܐ)
- room, chamber
- garner
- (anatomy) cardiac ventricle
Inflection
inflection of ܬܘܢܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܬܘܢ | ܬܘܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܬܘܢ | ܬܘܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܬܘܢܐ | ܬܘܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܬܘܢܝ | ܬܘܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܬܘܢܟ | ܬܘܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܬܘܢܟܝ | ܬܘܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܬܘܢܗ | ܬܘܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܬܘܢܗ | ܬܘܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܬܘܢܢ | ܬܘܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܬܘܢܟܘܢ | ܬܘܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܬܘܢܟܝܢ | ܬܘܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܬܘܢܗܘܢ | ܬܘܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܬܘܢܗܝܢ | ܬܘܢܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
From the root ܬ-ܘ-ܢ (t-w-n) related to urinating, from Proto-Semitic *ṯwn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tunɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [tune(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܬܘܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܘܢܐ)
- urine
Inflection
inflection of ܬܘܢܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܬܘܢ | ܬܘܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܬܘܢ | ܬܘܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܬܘܢܐ | ܬܘܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܬܘܢܝ | ܬܘܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܬܘܢܟ | ܬܘܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܬܘܢܟܝ | ܬܘܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܬܘܢܗ | ܬܘܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܬܘܢܗ | ܬܘܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܬܘܢܢ | ܬܘܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܬܘܢܟܘܢ | ܬܘܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܬܘܢܟܝܢ | ܬܘܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܬܘܢܗܘܢ | ܬܘܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܬܘܢܗܝܢ | ܬܘܢܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “twn”, 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. 389a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 606b, 608a
- 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, p. 1631b