ܛܝܝܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Arabic طَيِّء (ṭayyiʔ) + the masculine gentilic suffix ܝܐ- (-āyāʾ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tˤajjɑjɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tˤajjɑje] (plural)

Adjective

ܛܝܝܐ • (ṭayyāyā) m (plural ܛܝܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܛܝܝܬܐ)

1. Arab, Arabian, Arabic

Inflection

    declension of ܛܝܝܐ

masculine	singular	plural
absolute	ܛܝܝ	ܛܝܝܝܢ
construct	ܛܝܝ	ܛܝܝܝ
emphatic	ܛܝܝܐ	ܛܝܝܐ
feminine	singular	plural
absolute	ܛܝܝܐ	ܛܝܝܢ
construct	ܛܝܝܬ	ܛܝܝܬ
emphatic	ܛܝܝܬܐ	ܛܝܝܬܐ

Noun

ܛܝܝܐ • (ṭayyāyā) m (plural ܛܝܝܐ (ṭayyāyē), singular feminine counterpart ܛܝܝܬܐ (ṭayyāytā))

1. (demonym) Arab from the tribe of Tayy
2. (by extension) any Arab (especially Muslim Arab)

Inflection

    inflection of ܛܝܝܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܛܝܝ	ܛܝܝܝܢ
construct	ܛܝܝ	ܛܝܝܝ
emphatic	ܛܝܝܐ	ܛܝܝܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܛܝܝܝ	ܛܝܝܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܛܝܝܟ	ܛܝܝܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܛܝܝܟܝ	ܛܝܝܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܛܝܝܗ	ܛܝܝܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܛܝܝܗ	ܛܝܝܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܛܝܝܢ	ܛܝܝܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܛܝܝܟܘܢ	ܛܝܝܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܛܝܝܟܝܢ	ܛܝܝܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܛܝܝܗܘܢ	ܛܝܝܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܛܝܝܗܝܢ	ܛܝܝܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܠܫܢܐ ܛܝܝܐ (“Arabic”)
• ܛܝܝܐܝܬ (“in Arabic”)

See also

• ܥܪܒܝܐ (ʿarbāyā)
• ܐܪܐܒܝܐ

References

• “ṭyy”, 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 408b,
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 172a-b