ܛܘܦܢܐ
Classical Syriac edit
Etymology edit
From a Sinitic language, reinterpreted as from the root ܛ-ܘ-ܦ (ṭ-w-p) related to floating; compare Cantonese 大風／大风 (daai6 fung1, “big wind”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܛܘܦܢܐ • (ṭawpānā) m (plural ܛܘܦܢܐ (ṭawpānē))
Inflection edit
inflection of ܛܘܦܢܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܛܘܦܢ | ܛܘܦܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܛܘܦܢ | ܛܘܦܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܛܘܦܢܐ | ܛܘܦܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܛܘܦܢܝ | ܛܘܦܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܛܘܦܢܟ | ܛܘܦܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܛܘܦܢܟܝ | ܛܘܦܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܛܘܦܢܗ | ܛܘܦܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܛܘܦܢܗ | ܛܘܦܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܛܘܦܢܢ | ܛܘܦܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܛܘܦܢܟܘܢ | ܛܘܦܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܛܘܦܢܟܝܢ | ܛܘܦܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܛܘܦܢܗܘܢ | ܛܘܦܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܛܘܦܢܗܝܢ | ܛܘܦܢܝܗܝܢ |
Antonyms edit
Descendants edit
- → Arabic: طُوفَان (ṭūfān) (see there for further descendants)
References edit
- “ṭwpn”, 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 124b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 170a
- 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, page 520a