ܬܘܪܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܬܘܪܬܐ

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [taːwir.tɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [taːwir.tɑː]

Noun

ܬܲܘܪܬܵܐ • (tawrtā) f sg (masculine ܬܲܘܪܵܐ (tawrā), masculine plural ܬܲܘܪܹ̈ܐ (tawrē), feminine plural ܬܲܘܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (tawrāṯā))

1. feminine of ܬܵܘܪܵܐ (tāwrā): cow

Declension

Inflection of ܬܵܘܸܪܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܬܵܘܸܪܬ݂ܝܼ (tāwirṯī)		ܬܵܘܸܪܬ݂ܲܢ (tāwirṯan)
	construct	ܬܵܘܸܪܲܬ݂ (tāwirraṯ)		2nd person	ܬܵܘܸܪܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (tāwirṯūḵ)	ܬܵܘܸܪܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (tāwirṯāḵ)	ܬܵܘܸܪܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tāwirṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܵܘܸܪܬ݂ܵܐ (tāwirṯā)		3rd person	ܬܵܘܸܪܬ݂ܹܗ (tāwirṯēh)	ܬܵܘܸܪܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (tāwirṯāh)	ܬܵܘܸܪܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (tāwirṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܬܵܘܸܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܝܼ (tāwirrāṯī)		ܬܵܘܸܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܲܢ (tāwirrāṯan)
	construct	ܬܵܘܸܪ̈ܵܬ݂ (tāwirrāṯ)		2nd person	ܬܵܘܸܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (tāwirrāṯūḵ)	ܬܵܘܸܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (tāwirrāṯāḵ)	ܬܵܘܸܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tāwirrāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܵܘܸܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܐ (tāwirrāṯē)		3rd person	ܬܵܘܸܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܘܼܗܝ (tāwirrāṯūh)	ܬܵܘܸܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (tāwirrāṯōh)	ܬܵܘܸܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (tāwirrāṯhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tawr(ə)θɑ(ʔ)], [tortɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tawrɑθɑ(ʔ)], [torɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܬܘܪܬܐ • (tōrtā) f (plural ܬܘܪܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܬܘܪܐ)

1. cow, heifer

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܘܪܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܬܘܪܐ		1st person	ܬܘܪܬܝ		ܬܘܪܬܢ
	construct	ܬܘܪܬ		2nd person	ܬܘܪܬܟ	ܬܘܪܬܟܝ	ܬܘܪܬܟܘܢ	ܬܘܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܘܪܬܐ		3rd person	ܬܘܪܬܗ	ܬܘܪܬܗ	ܬܘܪܬܗܘܢ	ܬܘܪܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܬܘܪܢ		1st person	ܬܘܪܬܢ		ܬܘܪܬܢ
	construct	ܬܘܪܬ		2nd person	ܬܘܪܬܟ	ܬܘܪܬܟܝ	ܬܘܪܬܟܘܢ	ܬܘܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܘܪܬܐ		3rd person	ܬܘܪܬܗ	ܬܘܪܬܗ	ܬܘܪܬܗܘܢ	ܬܘܪܬܗܝܢ

References

• “twrh”, 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. 609a
• 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. 1634b