ܛܘܣܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܛ ܘ ܣ (ṭ w s)
8 terms

Etymology 1

From Aramaic טַוסָא (ṭawsā); compare Hebrew טִיסָה (tisá).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܛܵܘܣܵܐ (ṭāwsām sg (plural ܛܵܘܣܹ̈ܐ (ṭāwsē))

  1. flight
  2. aviation
    Synonym: ܛܵܝܘܿܣܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ṭāyōsūṯā)
Inflection
Derived terms

Etymology 2

ܛܘܣܐ

From Aramaic טַוסָא (ṭawsā), from Ancient Greek ταώς (taṓs); compare Arabic طَاوُوس (ṭāwūs) and Hebrew טַוָּס (tavás).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܛܵܘܣܵܐ (ṭāwsām sg (plural ܛܵܘܣܹ̈ܐ (ṭāwsē), feminine ܛܘܿܣܬܵܐ (ṭōstā))

  1. peacock
  2. (astronomy) Pavo
Inflection

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From the root ܛ-ܘ-ܣ (ṭ-w-s) related to flying. Compare Hebrew טִיסָה (ṭîsâ).

Noun

ܛܘܣܐ (ṭawsām (plural ܛܘܣܐ)

  1. flight
Inflection

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek ταώς (taṓs). Compare Arabic طَاوُوس (ṭāwūs) and Hebrew טַוָּס (ṭawwās).

Alternative forms

Noun

ܛܘܣܐ (ṭawsām (plural ܛܘܣܐ)

  1. peacock
Inflection

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