ܚܘܚܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܚܘܚܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic חוֹחַא (ḥōḥā, “thornbush”); compare Classical Syriac ܚܚܐ (ḥaḥḥā, “plum”), Arabic خَوْخ (ḵawḵ, “peach”) and Hebrew חוֹחַ (khóakh, “golden thistle”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [xɑw.xɑː]
• (Tyari) IPA^(key): [xawːxɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [xoːxɑː]

Noun

ܚܵܘܚܵܐ • (ḥāwḥā) m sg (plural ܚܵܘܚܹ̈ܐ (ḥāwḥē))

1. peach (round stone fruit with juicy yellow flesh and pinkish-yellow skin)
2. (archaic) thorn, thornbush

   Synonym: ܟܸܬ݂ܘܵܐ (kiṯwā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܵܘܚܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܚܵܘܚܝܼ (ḥāwḥī)		ܚܵܘܚܲܢ (ḥāwḥan)
	construct	ܚܘܿܚ (ḥōḥ)		2nd person	ܚܵܘܚܘܼܟ݂ (ḥāwḥūḵ)	ܚܵܘܚܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥāwḥāḵ)	ܚܵܘܚܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥāwḥāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܵܘܚܵܐ (ḥāwḥā)		3rd person	ܚܵܘܚܹܗ (ḥāwḥēh)	ܚܵܘܚܵܗ̇ (ḥāwḥāh)	ܚܵܘܚܗܘܿܢ (ḥāwḥhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܚܵܘܚܝܼ̈ (ḥāwḥī)		ܚܵܘܚܲܢ̈ (ḥāwḥan)
	construct	ܚܵܘܚܲܝ̈ (ḥāwḥay)		2nd person	ܚܵܘܚܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥāwḥūḵ)	ܚܵܘܚܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥāwḥāḵ)	ܚܵܘܚܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥāwḥāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܵܘܚܹ̈ܐ (ḥāwḥē)		3rd person	ܚܵܘܚܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥāwḥūh)	ܚܵܘܚ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ḥāwḥōh)	ܚܵܘܚܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ḥāwḥhōn)

See also

• ܕܘܼܪܩܝܼܢܵܐ (durqīnā, “nectarine”)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħoħɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħoħe] (plural)

Etymology 1

Compare Hebrew חוֹחַ (ḥōaḥ).

Noun

ܚܘܚܐ • (ḥōḥā) m (plural ܚܘܚܐ (ḥōḥē))

1. thorn

   Synonyms: ܣܠܘܐ, ܕܪܕܪܐ, ܟܘܒܐ

2. thornbush, bramble

   Synonyms: ܝܥܪܐ, ܣܢܝܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܘܚܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܘܚ		1st person	ܚܘܚܝ		ܚܘܚܢ
	construct	ܚܘܚ		2nd person	ܚܘܚܟ	ܚܘܚܟܝ	ܚܘܚܟܘܢ	ܚܘܚܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܘܚܐ		3rd person	ܚܘܚܗ	ܚܘܚܗ	ܚܘܚܗܘܢ	ܚܘܚܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܘܚܝܢ		1st person	ܚܘܚܝ		ܚܘܚܝܢ
	construct	ܚܘܚܝ		2nd person	ܚܘܚܝܟ	ܚܘܚܝܟܝ	ܚܘܚܝܟܘܢ	ܚܘܚܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܘܚܐ		3rd person	ܚܘܚܘܗܝ	ܚܘܚܝܗ	ܚܘܚܝܗܘܢ	ܚܘܚܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Noun

ܚܘܚܐ • (ḥōḥā) m (plural ܚܘܚܐ (ḥōḥē))

1. Alternative form of ܚܚܐ (ḥaḥḥā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܘܚܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܘܚ		1st person	ܚܘܚܝ		ܚܘܚܢ
	construct	ܚܘܚ		2nd person	ܚܘܚܟ	ܚܘܚܟܝ	ܚܘܚܟܘܢ	ܚܘܚܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܘܚܐ		3rd person	ܚܘܚܗ	ܚܘܚܗ	ܚܘܚܗܘܢ	ܚܘܚܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܘܚܝܢ		1st person	ܚܘܚܝ		ܚܘܚܝܢ
	construct	ܚܘܚܝ		2nd person	ܚܘܚܝܟ	ܚܘܚܝܟܝ	ܚܘܚܝܟܘܢ	ܚܘܚܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܘܚܐ		3rd person	ܚܘܚܘܗܝ	ܚܘܚܝܗ	ܚܘܚܝܗܘܢ	ܚܘܚܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ḥwḥ”, 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 99b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 130a
• 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 422b