ܬܘܢܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܐ ܘ ܐ (ˀ w ˀ)
6 terms

From Aramaic תַּוָּנָא (tawwānā).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܬܲܘܵܢܵܐ (tawwānām (plural ܬܲܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ (tawwānē))

  1. room (division in a building)
    ܥܝܼܠ ܠܲܢ ܠܓܲܘ ܬܲܘܵܢܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ.
    ˁīl lan l-gaw tawwānā rabbā.
    We entered into a big room.
    ܟܹܐ ܥܵܡܪܹܢ ܓܲܘ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ ܒܐܲܪܒܥܵܐ ܬܲܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܘܓܲܢܬ݂ܵܐ.
    kē ˁāmrēn gaw baytā b-arbˁā tawwānē w-ganṯā.
    I live in a house with four rooms and a garden.
  2. bedroom, chamber
  3. (anatomy) cardiac ventricle

Usage notes

  • Some dialects treat this term as grammatically feminine.

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܲܘܵܢܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܬܲܘܵܢ (tawwān) 1st person ܬܲܘܵܢܝܼ (tawwānī) ܬܲܘܵܢܲܢ (tawwānan)
construct ܬܲܘܵܢ (tawwān) 2nd person ܬܲܘܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (tawwānōḵ) ܬܲܘܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (tawwānāḵ) ܬܲܘܵܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tawwānawḵōn)
emphatic ܬܲܘܵܢܵܐ (tawwānā) 3rd person ܬܲܘܵܢܹܗ (tawwānēh) ܬܲܘܵܢܵܗ̇ (tawwānāh) ܬܲܘܵܢܗܘܿܢ (tawwānhōn)
plural absolute ܬܲܘܵܢܝܼ̈ܢ (tawwānīn) 1st person ܬܲܘܵܢܝܼ̈ (tawwānī) ܬܲܘܵܢܲܢ̈ (tawwānan)
construct ܬܲܘܵܢܲܝ̈ (tawwānay) 2nd person ܬܲܘܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tawwānōḵ) ܬܲܘܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tawwānāḵ) ܬܲܘܵܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tawwānawḵōn)
emphatic ܬܲܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ (tawwānē) 3rd person ܬܲܘܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tawwānūh) ܬܲܘܵܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (tawwānōh) ܬܲܘܵܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (tawwānayhōn)

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܐ ܘ ܐ related to staying.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

ܬܘܢܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܬܘܢܐ)

  1. room, chamber
  2. garner
  3. (anatomy) cardiac ventricle
Inflection
Inflection of ܬܘܢܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܬܘܢ 1st person ܬܘܢܝ ܬܘܢܢ
construct ܬܘܢ 2nd person ܬܘܢܟ ܬܘܢܟܝ ܬܘܢܟܘܢ ܬܘܢܟܝܢ
emphatic ܬܘܢܐ 3rd person ܬܘܢܗ ܬܘܢܗ ܬܘܢܗܘܢ ܬܘܢܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܬܘܢܝܢ 1st person ܬܘܢܝ ܬܘܢܝܢ
construct ܬܘܢܝ 2nd person ܬܘܢܝܟ ܬܘܢܝܟܝ ܬܘܢܝܟܘܢ ܬܘܢܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܬܘܢܐ 3rd person ܬܘܢܘܗܝ ܬܘܢܝܗ ܬܘܢܝܗܘܢ ܬܘܢܝܗܝܢ
Descendants

Etymology 2

From the root ܬ ܘ ܢ related to urinating, from Proto-Semitic *ṯwn.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܬܘܢܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܬܘܢܐ)

  1. urine
Inflection
Inflection of ܬܘܢܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܬܘܢ 1st person ܬܘܢܝ ܬܘܢܢ
construct ܬܘܢ 2nd person ܬܘܢܟ ܬܘܢܟܝ ܬܘܢܟܘܢ ܬܘܢܟܝܢ
emphatic ܬܘܢܐ 3rd person ܬܘܢܗ ܬܘܢܗ ܬܘܢܗܘܢ ܬܘܢܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܬܘܢܝܢ 1st person ܬܘܢܝ ܬܘܢܝܢ
construct ܬܘܢܝ 2nd person ܬܘܢܝܟ ܬܘܢܝܟܝ ܬܘܢܝܟܘܢ ܬܘܢܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܬܘܢܐ 3rd person ܬܘܢܘܗܝ ܬܘܢܝܗ ܬܘܢܝܗܘܢ 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, page 389a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 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, →ISBN, page 1631b