ܬܢܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܬ ܢ ܢ (t n n)
4 terms

From Aramaic תַּנִּינָא (tannīnā), from Akkadian 𒆗𒉌𒈾 (danninu, “netherworld; source of earthquakes; the inaccessible land where the dead remain”); compare also found in Arabic تِنِّين (tinnīn), Hebrew תַּנִּין (tanín), Ugaritic 𐎚𐎐𐎐 (tnn), Ge'ez ተመን (tämän), Tigrinya ተመን (tämän) and Amharic ተመን (tämän).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tanniːnɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [taniːna]

Noun

ܬܲܢܝܼܢܵܐ • (tanīnā) m sg (plural ܬܲܢܝܼ̈ܢܹܐ (tanīnē), feminine ܬܲܢܝܼܢܬܵܐ (tanīntā))

1. dragon; sea serpent, monster
2. (alchemy) spice-box, slender perforated bronze vessel used to hold dry herbs

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܲܢܝܼܢܵܐ (tanīnā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܲܢܝܼܢܝܼ (tanīnī)		ܬܲܢܝܼܢܲܢ (tanīnan)
	construct	ܬܲܢܝܼܢ (tanīn)	2nd person	ܬܲܢܝܼܢܘܼܟ݂ (tanīnūḵ)	ܬܲܢܝܼܢܵܟ݂ܝ (tanīnāḵ)	ܬܲܢܝܼܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tanīnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܢܝܼܢܵܐ (tanīnā)	3rd person	ܬܲܢܝܼܢܹܗ (tanīnēh)	ܬܲܢܝܼܢܵܗ̇ (tanīnāh)	ܬܲܢܝܼܢܗܘܿܢ (tanīnhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܲܢܝܼܢܝܼ̈ (tanīnī)		ܬܲܢܝܼܢܲܢ̈ (tanīnan)
	construct	ܬܲܢܝܼܢܲܝ̈ (tanīnay)	2nd person	ܬܲܢܝܼܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tanīnūḵ)	ܬܲܢܝܼܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tanīnāḵ)	ܬܲܢܝܼܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tanīnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܢܝܼܢܹ̈ܐ (tanīnē)	3rd person	ܬܲܢܝܼܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tanīnūh)	ܬܲܢܝܼܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (tanīnōh)	ܬܲܢܝܼܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (tanīnhōn)

Proper noun

ܬܲܢܝܼܢܵܐ • (tanīnā) m

1. (religion, figuratively) Satan, the Devil
2. (astronomy) Draco

Etymology 2

Root
ܬ ܢ ܐ (t n ˀ)
11 terms

Derived from the verb ܬܵܢܹܐ (tānē, “to repeat”), itself derived from the number ܬܪܹܝܢ (trēn, “two”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tɪn.jɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܬܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ • (tinyānā) m sg (plural ܬܸܢܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (tinyānē))

1. repetition, iteration, recitation
2. citing, recounting
3. frequency

   Synonym: ܢܵܘܕܵܐ (nāwdā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ (tinyānā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܸܢܝܵܢܝܼ (tinyānī)		ܬܸܢܝܵܢܲܢ (tinyānan)
	construct	ܬܸܢܝܵܢ (tinyān)	2nd person	ܬܸܢܝܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (tinyānūḵ)	ܬܸܢܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (tinyānāḵ)	ܬܸܢܝܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tinyānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ (tinyānā)	3rd person	ܬܸܢܝܵܢܹܗ (tinyānēh)	ܬܸܢܝܵܢܵܗ̇ (tinyānāh)	ܬܸܢܝܵܢܗܘܿܢ (tinyānhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܸܢܝܵܢܝܼ̈ (tinyānī)		ܬܸܢܝܵܢܲܢ̈ (tinyānan)
	construct	ܬܸܢܝܵܢܲܝ̈ (tinyānay)	2nd person	ܬܸܢܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tinyānūḵ)	ܬܸܢܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tinyānāḵ)	ܬܸܢܝܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tinyānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܸܢܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (tinyānē)	3rd person	ܬܸܢܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tinyānūh)	ܬܸܢܝܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (tinyānōh)	ܬܸܢܝܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (tinyānhōn)

Derived terms

• ܬܸܢܝܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (tinyānūṯā)
• ܬܸܢܝܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (tinyānāˀīṯ)
• ܬܸܢܝܵܢ ܢܵܡܘܿܣܵܐ (tinyān nāmōsā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Akkadian 𒆗𒉌𒈾 (danninu, “netherworld; source of earthquakes; the inaccessible land where the dead remain”), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *dnn/*tnn (“to be mighty, to be strong; to be fortified, to be long lasting, to stay at a place; to rumble, to earthquake, to shake with a booming noise”). Also found as Jewish Palestinian Aramaic, Jewish Literary Aramaic, Jewish Babylonian Aramaic תַּנִּינָא (tannīnā), Arabic تِنِّين (tinnīn), Hebrew תַּנִּין (tannīn), Ugaritic 𐎚𐎐𐎐 (tnn), Ge'ez ተመን (tämän), Tigrinya ተመን (tämän), Amharic ተመን (tämän).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tanninɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tannine] (plural)

Noun

ܬܢܝܢܐ • (tannīnā) m (plural ܬܢܝܢܐ (tannīnē))

1. dragon, sea serpent, monster
2. snake, serpent, adder
3. (alchemy) spice-box, slender perforated bronze vessel used to hold dry herbs

Inflection

    inflection of ܬܢܝܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܬܢܝܢ	ܬܢܝܢܝܢ
construct	ܬܢܝܢ	ܬܢܝܢܝ
emphatic	ܬܢܝܢܐ	ܬܢܝܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܬܢܝܢܝ	ܬܢܝܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܬܢܝܢܟ	ܬܢܝܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܬܢܝܢܟܝ	ܬܢܝܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܬܢܝܢܗ	ܬܢܝܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܬܢܝܢܗ	ܬܢܝܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܬܢܝܢܢ	ܬܢܝܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܬܢܝܢܟܘܢ	ܬܢܝܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܬܢܝܢܟܝܢ	ܬܢܝܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܬܢܝܢܗܘܢ	ܬܢܝܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܬܢܝܢܗܝܢ	ܬܢܝܢܝܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܬܢܝܢܐ • (tannīnā) m

1. (religion, figuratively) Satan, the Devil
2. (astronomy) Draco

Etymology 2

From the root ܬ-ܢ-ܐ (t-n-ʾ) related to recounting.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɛnjɑnɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tɛnjɑne] (plural)

Adjective

ܬܢܝܢܐ • (tenyānā) m (plural ܬܢܝܢܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܬܢܝܢܬܐ)

1. second, double
2. two-years old

Inflection

    declension of ܬܢܝܢܐ

masculine	singular	plural
absolute	ܬܢܝܢ	ܬܢܝܢܝܢ
construct	ܬܢܝܢ	ܬܢܝܢܝ
emphatic	ܬܢܝܢܐ	ܬܢܝܢܐ
feminine	singular	plural
absolute	ܬܢܝܢܐ	ܬܢܝܢܢ
construct	ܬܢܝܢܬ	ܬܢܝܢܬ
emphatic	ܬܢܝܢܬܐ	ܬܢܝܢܬܐ

Noun

ܬܢܝܢܐ • (tenyānā) m (plural ܬܢܝܢܐ (tenyānē))

1. iteration, repetition, recitation
2. citing, recounting
3. tale, story
4. commemoration
5. grandson
6. two-year old
7. young, offspring
8. mate, cellmate
9. representative, subprior, second-in-command

Inflection

    inflection of ܬܢܝܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܬܢܝܢ	ܬܢܝܢܝܢ
construct	ܬܢܝܢ	ܬܢܝܢܝ
emphatic	ܬܢܝܢܐ	ܬܢܝܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܬܢܝܢܝ	ܬܢܝܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܬܢܝܢܟ	ܬܢܝܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܬܢܝܢܟܝ	ܬܢܝܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܬܢܝܢܗ	ܬܢܝܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܬܢܝܢܗ	ܬܢܝܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܬܢܝܢܢ	ܬܢܝܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܬܢܝܢܟܘܢ	ܬܢܝܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܬܢܝܢܟܝܢ	ܬܢܝܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܬܢܝܢܗܘܢ	ܬܢܝܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܬܢܝܢܗܝܢ	ܬܢܝܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “tnyn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “tnyn”, 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 394a-b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 616b-617a
• 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 1655b