ܬܘܪܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܬܘܪܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic תּוֹרָא (tōrā), from Proto-Semitic *ṯawr-.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܬܵܘܪܵܐ (tāwrām (plural ܬܵܘܪܹ̈ܐ (tāwrē), feminine ܬܵܘܪܬܵܐ (tāwrtā))

  1. bull, ox
  2. (offensive) fat person

Declension

Proper noun

ܬܵܘܪܵܐ (tāwrām

  1. (astrology, astronomy) Taurus (constellation and zodiac sign)

See also

Zodiac signs in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܡܲܠܘܵܫܹ̈ܐ (malwāšē) (layout · text)
ܐܸܡܪܵܐ (imrā) ܬܵܘܪܵܐ (tāwrā) ܬܐܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ (tˀōmē) ܣܲܪܛܵܢܵܐ (sarṭānā)
ܐܲܪܝܵܐ (aryā) ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ (bṯultā) ܡܲܣܵܐ̈ܬ݂ܵܐ (massāṯā) ܥܲܩܪܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁaqrḇā)
ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qaššāṯā) ܓܲܕ݂ܝܵܐ (gaḏyā) ܕܵܘܠܵܐ (dāwlā) ܢܘܼܢܹ̈ܐ (nūnē)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ṯawr- (bull, ox).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܬܘܪܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܬܘܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܬܘܪܬܐ)

  1. steer, bull, ox
Inflection

Proper noun

ܬܘܪܐ (transliteration neededm

  1. (astrology, astronomy) Taurus (constellation and zodiac sign)

Etymology 2

From the root ܬ-ܘ-ܪ (t-w-r) related to amazement.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: ܬ‧ܘ‧ܪܐ

Noun

ܬܘܪܐ (transliteration neededm(uncountable)

  1. amazement, wonder
  2. stupor, bewilderment, confusion
Inflection

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