ܬܘܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܬܘܪܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic תּוֹרָא (tōrā), from Proto-Semitic *ṯawr-.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [toːrɑː]
• (Tyari) IPA^(key): [taw.rɑː]

Noun

ܬܵܘܪܵܐ • (tāwrā) m (plural ܬܵܘܪܹ̈ܐ (tāwrē), feminine ܬܵܘܪܬܵܐ (tāwrtā))

1. bull, ox
2. (offensive) fat person

Declension

Inflection of ܬܵܘܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܬܵܘܪܝܼ (tāwrī)		ܬܵܘܪܲܢ (tāwran)
	construct	ܬܵܘܪ (tāwr)		2nd person	ܬܵܘܪܘܼܟ݂ (tāwrūḵ)	ܬܵܘܪܵܟ݂ܝ (tāwrāḵ)	ܬܵܘܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tāwrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܵܘܪܵܐ (tāwrā)		3rd person	ܬܵܘܪܹܗ (tāwrēh)	ܬܵܘܪܵܗ̇ (tāwrāh)	ܬܵܘܪܗܘܿܢ (tāwrhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܬܵܘܪ̈ܝܼ (tāwrī)		ܬܵܘܪ̈ܲܢ (tāwran)
	construct	ܬܵܘܪ̈ܲܝ (tāwray)		2nd person	ܬܵܘܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (tāwrūḵ)	ܬܵܘܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (tāwrāḵ)	ܬܵܘܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tāwrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܵܘܪܹ̈ܐ (tāwrē)		3rd person	ܬܵܘܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (tāwrūh)	ܬܵܘܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (tāwrōh)	ܬܵܘܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (tāwrhōn)

Proper noun

ܬܵܘܪܵܐ • (tāwrā) m

1. (astrology, astronomy) Taurus (constellation and zodiac sign)

See also

Zodiac signs in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܡܲܠܘܵܫܹ̈ܐ (malwāšē) (layout · text)
ܐܸܡܪܵܐ (imrā)	ܬܵܘܪܵܐ (tāwrā)	ܬܐܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ (tˀōmē)	ܣܲܪܛܵܢܵܐ (sarṭānā)
ܐܲܪܝܵܐ (aryā)	ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ (bṯultā)	ܡܲܣܵܐ̈ܬ݂ܵܐ (massāṯā)	ܥܲܩܪܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁaqrḇā)
ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qaššāṯā)	ܓܲܕ݂ܝܵܐ (gaḏyā)	ܕܵܘܠܵܐ (dāwlā)	ܢܘܼܢܹ̈ܐ (nūnē)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ṯawr- (“bull, ox”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tawrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tawre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܬܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܘܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܬܘܪܬܐ)

1. steer, bull, ox

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܘܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܬܘܪ		1st person	ܬܘܪܝ		ܬܘܪܢ
	construct	ܬܘܪ		2nd person	ܬܘܪܟ	ܬܘܪܟܝ	ܬܘܪܟܘܢ	ܬܘܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܬܘܪܗ	ܬܘܪܗ	ܬܘܪܗܘܢ	ܬܘܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܬܘܪܝܢ		1st person	ܬܘܪܝ		ܬܘܪܝܢ
	construct	ܬܘܪܝ		2nd person	ܬܘܪܝܟ	ܬܘܪܝܟܝ	ܬܘܪܝܟܘܢ	ܬܘܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܬܘܪܘܗܝ	ܬܘܪܝܗ	ܬܘܪܝܗܘܢ	ܬܘܪܝܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܬܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m

1. (astrology, astronomy) Taurus (constellation and zodiac sign)

Etymology 2

From the root ܬ-ܘ-ܪ (t-w-r) related to amazement.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t(ə)wɑrɑ(ʔ)]
• Hyphenation: ܬ‧ܘ‧ܪܐ

Noun

ܬܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m(uncountable)

1. amazement, wonder
2. stupor, bewilderment, confusion

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܘܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܬܘܪ		1st person	ܬܘܪܝ		ܬܘܪܢ
	construct	ܬܘܪ		2nd person	ܬܘܪܟ	ܬܘܪܟܝ	ܬܘܪܟܘܢ	ܬܘܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܬܘܪܗ	ܬܘܪܗ	ܬܘܪܗܘܢ	ܬܘܪܗܝܢ

References

• “twr”, 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. 389a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 608b
• 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. 1633b