ܬܘܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
ܬܘܪܐ

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [toːrɑː]
  • (Tyari) IPA(key): [taw.rɑː]

Noun

ܬܵܘܪܵܐ • (tāwrā) m (plural ܬܵܘܪܹ̈ܐ (tāwrē), feminine ܬܵܘܪܬܵܐ (tāwrtā))

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

Declension
Inflection of ܬܵܘܪܵܐ (tāwrā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܬܵܘܪܝܼ
(tāwrī)		 ܬܵܘܪܲܢ
(tāwran)
construct ܬܵܘܪ
(tāwr)		 2nd person ܬܵܘܪܘܼܟ݂
(tāwrūḵ)		 ܬܵܘܪܵܟ݂ܝ
(tāwrāḵ)		 ܬܵܘܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(tāwrāwḵōn)
emphatic ܬܵܘܪܵܐ
(tāwrā)		 3rd person ܬܵܘܪܹܗ
(tāwrēh)		 ܬܵܘܪܵܗ̇
(tāwrāh)		 ܬܵܘܪܗܘܿܢ
(tāwrhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܬܵܘܪ̈ܝܼ
(tāwrī)		 ܬܵܘܪ̈ܲܢ
(tāwran)
construct ܬܵܘܪ̈ܲܝ
(tāwray)		 2nd person ܬܵܘܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂
(tāwrūḵ)		 ܬܵܘܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ
(tāwrāḵ)		 ܬܵܘܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(tāwrāwḵōn)
emphatic ܬܵܘܪܹ̈ܐ
(tāwrē)		 3rd person ܬܵܘܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ
(tāwrūh)		 ܬܵܘܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(tāwrōh)		 ܬܵܘܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ
(tāwrhōn)

Proper noun

ܬܵܘܪܵܐ • (tāwrā) m

  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
  • IPA(key): [tawrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [tawre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܬܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܘܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܬܘܪܬܐ)

  1. steer, bull, ox
Inflection
    inflection of ܬܘܪܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܬܘܪ ܬܘܪܝܢ
construct ܬܘܪ ܬܘܪܝ
emphatic ܬܘܪܐ ܬܘܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܬܘܪܝ ܬܘܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܬܘܪܟ ܬܘܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܬܘܪܟܝ ܬܘܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܬܘܪܗ ܬܘܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܬܘܪܗ ܬܘܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܬܘܪܢ ܬܘܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܬܘܪܟܘܢ ܬܘܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܬܘܪܟܝܢ ܬܘܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܬܘܪܗܘܢ ܬܘܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܬܘܪܗܝܢ ܬܘܪܝܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܬܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m

  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): [t(ə)wɑrɑ(ʔ)]
  • Hyphenation: ܬ‧ܘ‧ܪܐ

Noun

ܬܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)

  1. amazement, wonder
  2. stupor, bewilderment, confusion
Inflection
    declension of ܬܘܪܐ
state singular (uncountable)
absolute ܬܘܪ
construct ܬܘܪ
emphatic ܬܘܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܬܘܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܬܘܪܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܬܘܪܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܬܘܪܗ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܬܘܪܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܬܘܪܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܬܘܪܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܬܘܪܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܬܘܪܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܬܘܪܗܝܢ

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
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