ܬܘܢܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
Etymology edit
| Root |
|---|
| ܐ ܘ ܐ (ˀ w ˀ) |
| 3 terms |
From Aramaic תַּוָּנָא (tawwānā).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܬܵܘܵܢܵܐ • (tāwānā) m (plural ܬܵܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ (tāwānē))
- room (division in a building)
- ܥܒ݂ܝܼܪܲܢ ܓܵܘ ܬܵܘܵܢܵܐ ܓܘܼܪܵܐ. ― ˁḇīran gāw tāwānā gūrā. ― We entered into a big room.
- ܟܹܐ ܥܵܡܪܹܢ ܓܵܘ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ ܒܐܲܪܒܥܵܐ ܬܵܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܘܓܲܢܬܵܐ. ― kē ˁāmrēn gāw baytā b-arbˁā tāwānē w-gantā. ― They live in a house with four rooms and a garden.
- bedroom, chamber
- (anatomy) cardiac ventricle
Inflection edit
Inflection of ܬܵܘܵܢܵܐ (tāwānā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܬܵܘܵܢܝܼ (tāwānī) |
ܬܵܘܵܢܲܢ (tāwānan) | ||
| construct | ܬܵܘܵܢ (tāwān) |
2nd person | ܬܵܘܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (tāwānūḵ) |
ܬܵܘܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (tāwānāḵ) |
ܬܵܘܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tāwānāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܬܵܘܵܢܵܐ (tāwānā) |
3rd person | ܬܵܘܵܢܹܗ (tāwānēh) |
ܬܵܘܵܢܵܗ̇ (tāwānāh) |
ܬܵܘܵܢܗܘܿܢ (tāwānhōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܬܵܘܵܢܝܼ̈ (tāwānī) |
ܬܵܘܵܢܲܢ̈ (tāwānan) | ||
| construct | ܬܵܘܵܢܲܝ̈ (tāwānay) |
2nd person | ܬܵܘܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tāwānūḵ) |
ܬܵܘܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tāwānāḵ) |
ܬܵܘܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tāwānāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܬܵܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ (tāwānē) |
3rd person | ܬܵܘܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tāwānūh) |
ܬܵܘܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (tāwānōh) |
ܬܵܘܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (tāwānhōn) | ||
Derived terms edit
- ܬܵܘܵܢܵܐ ܕܐܲܪ̈ܚܹܐ (tāwānā d-arḥē, “guest room, living room”)
- ܬܵܘܵܢܵܐ ܕܐ݇ܟ݂ܵܠܵܐ (tāwānā d-ḵālā, “dining room”)
- ܬܵܘܵܢܵܐ ܕܕܡܵܟ݂ܵܐ (tāwānā d-dmāḵā, “bedroom, chamber”)
Related terms edit
- ܐܵܘܵܢܵܐ (āwānā)
Classical Syriac edit
Etymology 1 edit
From the root ܐ-ܘ-ܐ (ʾ-w-ʾ) related to staying.
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܬܘܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܘܢܐ)
Inflection edit
inflection of ܬܘܢܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܬܘܢ | ܬܘܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܬܘܢ | ܬܘܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܬܘܢܐ | ܬܘܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܬܘܢܝ | ܬܘܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܬܘܢܟ | ܬܘܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܬܘܢܟܝ | ܬܘܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܬܘܢܗ | ܬܘܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܬܘܢܗ | ܬܘܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܬܘܢܢ | ܬܘܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܬܘܢܟܘܢ | ܬܘܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܬܘܢܟܝܢ | ܬܘܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܬܘܢܗܘܢ | ܬܘܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܬܘܢܗܝܢ | ܬܘܢܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2 edit
From the root ܬ-ܘ-ܢ (t-w-n) related to urinating, from Proto-Semitic *ṯwn.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܬܘܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܘܢܐ)
Inflection edit
inflection of ܬܘܢܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܬܘܢ | ܬܘܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܬܘܢ | ܬܘܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܬܘܢܐ | ܬܘܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܬܘܢܝ | ܬܘܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܬܘܢܟ | ܬܘܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܬܘܢܟܝ | ܬܘܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܬܘܢܗ | ܬܘܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܬܘܢܗ | ܬܘܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܬܘܢܢ | ܬܘܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܬܘܢܟܘܢ | ܬܘܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܬܘܢܟܝܢ | ܬܘܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܬܘܢܗܘܢ | ܬܘܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܬܘܢܗܝܢ | ܬܘܢܝܗܝܢ |
References edit
- “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, p. 389a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 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, p. 1631b