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Aramaic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Persian (tnwl /tanūr/), from Akkadian 𒋾𒂟 (tinūru).
Cognate to Classical Syriac ܬܢܘܪܐ (tannūrā), Hebrew תַּנּוּר (tannū́r).
Noun
תַּנּוּרַא • (tannūrā) m (plural תַּנּוּרֵא (tannūrē))
- oven, furnace
Etymology 2
From Middle Persian *tanwār.
Cognate to Manichaean Middle Persian (tnwʾr /tanwār/), Classical Syriac ܬܢܘܪܐ (tannūrā, tanwārā).
Noun
תַּנּוּרַא • (tannūrā) m (plural תַּנּוּרֵא (tannūrē))
- cuirass, corselet, breastplate
- helmet
References
- “tnwr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “tnwr2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Sokoloff, Michael (2002) A Dictionary of Jewish Babylonian Aramaic of the Talmudic and Geonic periods, Ramat Gan: Bar Ilan University, page 1217
- Lagarde, Paul de (1866) Gesammelte Abhandlungen (in German), Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus, pages 51-52 Nr. 135