ܛܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic [Term?].

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tˤiː.naː.]

Noun

ܛܝܼܢܵܐ • (ṭīnā) m (uncountable)

1. mud, wet soil
2. clay
3. modeling clay, playdough

Usage notes

This word has a neutral connotation, not used for filth, while the word ܣܝܵܢܵܐ (syānā, “mud, mire”) is used with a negative connotation of dirtiness.

See also

• ܥܲܦܪܵܐ (ˁaprā, “dirt, soil”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Arabic طِين (ṭīn) and Hebrew טִין (ṭîn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tˤinɑ]

Noun

ܛܝܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m(uncountable)

1. mud, mire, loam, clay, dirt

Inflection

    declension of ܛܝܢܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܛܝܢ
construct	ܛܝܢ
emphatic	ܛܝܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܛܝܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܛܝܢܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܛܝܢܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܛܝܢܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܛܝܢܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܛܝܢܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܛܝܢܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܛܝܢܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܛܝܢܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܛܝܢܗܝܢ

References

• “ṭyn”, 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