Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek τῑμή (tīmḗ).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [tˤiːmɑː]

Noun edit

ܛܝܼܡܵܐ (ṭīmāf sg (plural ܛܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ (ṭīmē))

  1. (economics, finance) price, cost (of something, asset, fare, etc)
    ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪ ܠܹܗ ܒܩܵܠܵܐ ܪܵܡܵܐ ܕܛܝܼܡܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ 34.50$.
    mīr lēh b-qālā rāmā d-ṭīmā ìlēh 34.50$.
    He said in a loud voice that the price is $34.50.
    ܟܘܿܬܝܼܢܵܐ ܡܐܵܐ ܕܝܼܢܵܪܹ̈ܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܒܣܸܬܘܵܐ، ܒܵܣ ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ ܛܝܼܡܵܐ ܒܲܠܚܘܿܕ݂ ܝܼܠܵܗ̇ ܚܲܡܫܝܼܢ ܕܝܼܢܵܪܹ̈ܐ ܒܩܲܝܛܵܐ.
    kōtīnā mˀā dīnārē ìwā b-sitwā, bās ādīyā ṭīmā balḥōḏ īlāh ḥamšīn dīnārē b-qayṭā.
    The jacket was a hundred denarii in the winter, but now the price is only fifty denarii in summer.
  2. (by extension) an undesired consequence
    ܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܓܪܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ ܛܝܼܡܵܐ ܝܲܩܘܼܪܬܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܚܲܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ.
    qrāḇā grīš lēh ṭīmā yaqurtā ˁal ḥayūṯā d-nāšē.
    The war took a heavy toll of human lives.
  3. (economics, finance) quotation
  4. (mathematics, computing) value of a variable
  5. rate, fee
    Synonym: ܐܲܓ݂ܪܵܐ (aḡrā)

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Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek τῑμή (tīmḗ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [tˤimɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [tˤime(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun edit

ܛܝܡܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܛܝܡܐܐ or ܛܝܡܐ)

  1. honor/honour
  2. worth, value
  3. price, fee

Usage notes edit

Although feminine in the singular, ܛܝܡܐ behaves as a masculine noun in the plural.

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References edit

  • ṭymy”, 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. 126a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 172b
  • 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. 527a