ܛܘܦܣܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܛ ܦ ܣ (ṭ p s)
2 terms

From Aramaic טוּפְסָא (ṭup̄sā), from Ancient Greek τύπος (túpos, “blow, pressing; example”); compare also in Hebrew טִיפּוּס (típus).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tˤuf.sɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [tˤuːsɑː]

Noun

ܛܘܼܦ̮ܣܵܐ • (ṭufsā) m sg (plural ܛܘܼܦ̮ܣܹ̈ܐ (ṭufsē) or ܛܘܼܦ̮ܣܵܢܹ̈ܐ (ṭufsānē))

1. example, symbol, allegory

   Synonyms: ܬܲܚܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (taḥwīṯā), ܡܲܚܙܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (maḥzīṯā), ܬܲܣܠܘܼܩܵܐ (taslūqā)

2. type, kind, form, figure

   Synonyms: ܕܡܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (dmūṯā), ܐܵܕ݂ܫܵܐ (āḏšā), ܙܢܵܐ (znā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܛܘܼܦ̮ܣܵܐ (ṭufsā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܛܘܼܦ̮ܣܝܼ (ṭufsī)		ܛܘܼܦ̮ܣܲܢ (ṭufsan)
	construct	ܛܘܿܦ̮ܲܣ (ṭōfas)	2nd person	ܛܘܼܦ̮ܣܘܼܟ݂ (ṭufsūḵ)	ܛܘܼܦ̮ܣܵܟ݂ܝ (ṭufsāḵ)	ܛܘܼܦ̮ܣܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭufsāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܛܘܼܦ̮ܣܵܐ (ṭufsā)	3rd person	ܛܘܼܦ̮ܣܹܗ (ṭufsēh)	ܛܘܼܦ̮ܣܵܗ̇ (ṭufsāh)	ܛܘܼܦ̮ܣܗܘܿܢ (ṭufshōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܛܘܼܦ̮ܣܝܼ̈ (ṭufsī)		ܛܘܼܦ̮ܣܲܢ̈ (ṭufsan)
	construct	ܛܘܼܦ̮ܣܲܝ̈ (ṭufsay)	2nd person	ܛܘܼܦ̮ܣܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ṭufsūḵ)	ܛܘܼܦ̮ܣܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ṭufsāḵ)	ܛܘܼܦ̮ܣܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭufsāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܛܘܼܦ̮ܣܹ̈ܐ (ṭufsē)	3rd person	ܛܘܼܦ̮ܣܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ṭufsūh)	ܛܘܼܦ̮ܣ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ṭufsōh)	ܛܘܼܦ̮ܣܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ṭufshōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܛܲܦܸܣ (mṭappis)
• ܛܘܼܦ̮ܣܵܢܵܝܵܐ (ṭufsānāyā)
• ܩܵܐ ܛܘܼܦ̮ܣܵܐ (qā ṭufsā)
• ܪܹܝܫ ܛܘܼܦ̮ܣܵܐ (rēš ṭufsā)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܛܘܦܘܣ
• ܛܘܦܣ

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τύπος (túpos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tˤupsɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [tˤupse(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܛܘܦܣܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܛܘܦܣܐ)

1. example, model, mold/mould, prototype
2. copy, likeness
3. type, kind
4. form, figure
5. (geometry) shape
6. symbol, allegory
7. principle of faith
8. edict, proscription
9. (grammar) term describing root of words, mood
10. wound

Inflection

    inflection of ܛܘܦܣܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܛܘܦܣ	ܛܘܦܣܝܢ
construct	ܛܘܦܣ	ܛܘܦܣܝ
emphatic	ܛܘܦܣܐ	ܛܘܦܣܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܛܘܦܣܝ	ܛܘܦܣܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܛܘܦܣܟ	ܛܘܦܣܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܛܘܦܣܟܝ	ܛܘܦܣܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܛܘܦܣܗ	ܛܘܦܣܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܛܘܦܣܗ	ܛܘܦܣܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܛܘܦܣܢ	ܛܘܦܣܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܛܘܦܣܟܘܢ	ܛܘܦܣܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܛܘܦܣܟܝܢ	ܛܘܦܣܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܛܘܦܣܗܘܢ	ܛܘܦܣܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܛܘܦܣܗܝܢ	ܛܘܦܣܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ṭwps”, 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. 131b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, p. 520a-b