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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Inherited from Aramaic .
Pronunciation
Noun
ܛܝܼܢܵܐ • (ṭīnā) m (uncountable)
- mud, wet soil
- clay
- modeling clay, playdough
Usage notes
This word has a neutral connotation, not used for filth, while the word ܣܝܵܢܵܐ (syānā, “mud, mire”) is used with a negative connotation of dirtiness.
See also
Classical Syriac
Etymology
Compare Arabic طِين (ṭīn) and Hebrew טִין (ṭîn).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܛܝܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m(uncountable)
- mud, mire, loam, clay, dirt
Inflection
References
- “ṭyn”, 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. 126a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 172b
- 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. 527a