ܬܘܪܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
ܬܘܪܐ
Etymology
From Aramaic תּוֹרָא (tōrā), from Proto-Semitic *ṯawr-.
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [toːrɑː]
- (Tyari) IPA(key): [taw.rɑː]
Noun
ܬܵܘܪܵܐ • (tawra) m sg (feminine ܬܵܘܸܪܬܵܐ (tawirta), masculine plural ܬܵܘܪܹ̈ܐ (tawre), feminine plural ܬܵܘܸܪ̈ܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (tawiryate))
- bull, ox: A large male animal with horns and cloven hoofs, domesticated for meat or milk, or as beasts of burden.
Declension
Inflection of ܬܵܘܪܵܐ (tāwrā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܬܵܘܪܝܼ (tāwrī) | ܬܵܘܪܲܢ (tāwran) | ||
| construct | ܬܵܘܪ (tāwr) | 2nd person | ܬܵܘܪܘܼܟ݂ (tāwruḵ) | ܬܵܘܪܵܟ݂ܝ (tāwrāḵ) | ܬܵܘܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tāwrāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܬܵܘܪܵܐ (tāwrā) | 3rd person | ܬܵܘܪܹܗ (tāwrēh) | ܬܵܘܪܘܿܗ̇ (tāwroh) | ܬܵܘܪܗܘܿܢ (tāwrhon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܬܵܘܪ̈ܝܼ (tāwrī) | ܬܵܘܪ̈ܲܢ (tāwran) | ||
| construct | ܬܵܘܪ̈ܲܝ (tāwray) | 2nd person | ܬܵܘܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (tāwruḵ) | ܬܵܘܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (tāwrāḵ) | ܬܵܘܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tāwrāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܬܵܘܪܹ̈ܐ (tāwrē) | 3rd person | ܬܵܘܪ̈ܘܗܝ (tāwrwh) | ܬܵܘܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (tāwroh) | ܬܵܘܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (tāwrhon) | ||
Proper noun
ܬܵܘܪܵܐ • (Tawra) m
- (astrology, astronomy) Taurus (constellation and zodiac sign)
See also
| Zodiac signs in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic (layout · text) | |||||||||||
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| ܐܸܡܪܵܐ (imrā) ♈︎ | ܬܵܘܪܵܐ (tāwrā) ♉︎ | ܬܐܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ (tʾomē) ♊︎ | ܣܲܪܛܵܢܵܐ (sarṭānā) ♋︎ | ||||||||
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| ܐܲܪܝܵܐ (aryā) ♌︎ | ܒܬܘܼܠܬܵܐ (btultā) ♍︎ | ܡܲܬܩܵܠܵܐ (matqālā) ♎︎ | ܥܵܩܸܪܒ݂ܵܐ (ʿāqirḇā) ♏︎ | ||||||||
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| ܩܸܫܬܵܐ (qištā) ♐︎ | ܓܲܕܝܵܐ (gadyā) ♑︎ | ܕܵܘܠܵܐ (dāwlā) ♒︎ | ܢܘܼܢܹ̈ܐ (nunē) ♓︎ | ||||||||
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From Proto-Semitic *ṯawr- (“bull, ox”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tawrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [tawre(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܬܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܘܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܬܘܪܬܐ)
- steer, bull, ox
Inflection
inflection of ܬܘܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܬܘܪ | ܬܘܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܬܘܪ | ܬܘܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܬܘܪܐ | ܬܘܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܬܘܪܝ | ܬܘܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܬܘܪܟ | ܬܘܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܬܘܪܟܝ | ܬܘܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܬܘܪܗ | ܬܘܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܬܘܪܗ | ܬܘܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܬܘܪܢ | ܬܘܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܬܘܪܟܘܢ | ܬܘܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܬܘܪܟܝܢ | ܬܘܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܬܘܪܗܘܢ | ܬܘܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܬܘܪܗܝܢ | ܬܘܪܝܗܝܢ |
Proper noun
ܬܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m
- (astrology, astronomy) Taurus (constellation and zodiac sign)
Etymology 2
From the root ܬ-ܘ-ܪ (t-w-r) related to amazement.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t(ə)wɑrɑ(ʔ)]
- Hyphenation: ܬ‧ܘ‧ܪܐ
Noun
ܬܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)
- amazement, wonder
- stupor, bewilderment, confusion
Inflection
declension of ܬܘܪܐ
| state | singular (uncountable) |
|---|---|
| absolute | ܬܘܪ |
| construct | ܬܘܪ |
| emphatic | ܬܘܪܐ |
| possessive forms | |
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܬܘܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܬܘܪܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܬܘܪܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܬܘܪܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܬܘܪܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܬܘܪܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܬܘܪܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܬܘܪܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܬܘܪܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܬܘܪܗܝܢ |
References
- “twr”, 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, p. 608b
- 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. 1633b