Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

 
ܬܪܘܕܐ

Etymology edit

Inherited from Aramaic תַּרְוָדָא (tarwāḏā); Compare Compare Hebrew תַּרְוָד (tarvád, ladle). In most dialects this has been replaced with ܡܲܛܥܸܡܬܵܐ (maṭˁimtā) or a variant.

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [tar.waːðaː]
  • (Bohtan) IPA(key): [tar.woːda]

Noun edit

ܬܲܪܘܵܕ݂ܵܐ (tarwāḏām (plural ܬܲܪ̈ܘܵܕ݂ܹܐ (tarwāḏē))

  1. spoon (scooped utensil for eating or serving)
    Synonym: ܡܲܛܥܸܡܬܵܐ (maṭˁimtā)
  2. (unit of measure) spoonful, small teaspoon
  3. probe (instrument used to explore wounds or organs)

Inflection edit

Derived terms edit

Classical Syriac edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Compare Hebrew תַּרְוָד (tarwāḏ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [tarwɑðɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [tarwɑðe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun edit

ܬܪܘܕܐ (tarwāḏām (plural ܬܪܘܕܐ)

  1. spoon
  2. (unit of measure) spoonful, small teaspoon
  3. probe

Inflection edit

References edit

  • trwd”, 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. 397a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 620a
  • 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. 1665a