ܛܘܣܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܛ ܘ ܣ (ṭ w s)
7 terms

Etymology 1

From Aramaic טַוסָא (ṭawsā); compare Hebrew טִיסָה (tisá).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tˤɑw.sɑː]

Noun

ܛܵܘܣܵܐ • (ṭāwsā) m sg (plural ܛܵܘܣܹ̈ܐ (ṭāwsē))

1. flight
2. aviation

   Synonym: ܛܵܝܘܿܣܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ṭāyōsūṯā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܛܵܘܣܵܐ (ṭāwsā)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܛܵܘܣܝܼ (ṭāwsī)		ܛܵܘܣܲܢ (ṭāwsan)
	construct	ܛܘܿܣ (ṭōs)	2nd person	ܛܵܘܣܘܼܟ݂ (ṭāwsūḵ)	ܛܵܘܣܵܟ݂ܝ (ṭāwsāḵ)	ܛܵܘܣܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭāwsāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܛܵܘܣܵܐ (ṭāwsā)	3rd person	ܛܵܘܣܹܗ (ṭāwsēh)	ܛܵܘܣܵܗ̇ (ṭāwsāh)	ܛܵܘܣܗܘܿܢ (ṭāwshōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܛܵܘܣܝܼ̈ (ṭāwsī)		ܛܵܘܣܲܢ̈ (ṭāwsan)
	construct	ܛܵܘܣܲܝ̈ (ṭāwsay)	2nd person	ܛܵܘܣܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ṭāwsūḵ)	ܛܵܘܣܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ṭāwsāḵ)	ܛܵܘܣܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭāwsāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܛܵܘܣܹ̈ܐ (ṭāwsē)	3rd person	ܛܵܘܣܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ṭāwsūh)	ܛܵܘܣ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ṭāwsōh)	ܛܵܘܣܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ṭāwshōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܛܵܘܣܵܐ (bēṯ ṭāwsā, “airport”, literally “house of flight”)

Etymology 2

ܛܘܣܐ

From Aramaic טַוסָא (ṭawsā), from Ancient Greek ταώς (taṓs); compare Arabic طَاوُوس (ṭāwūs) and Hebrew טַוָּס (tavás).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tˤɑw.sɑː]

Noun

ܛܵܘܣܵܐ • (ṭāwsā) m sg (plural ܛܵܘܣܹ̈ܐ (ṭāwsē), feminine ܛܘܿܣܬܵܐ (ṭōstā))

1. peacock
2. (astronomy) Pavo

Inflection

Inflection of ܛܵܘܣܵܐ (ṭāwsā)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܛܵܘܣܝܼ (ṭāwsī)		ܛܵܘܣܲܢ (ṭāwsan)
	construct	ܛܘܲܣ (ṭwas)	2nd person	ܛܵܘܣܘܼܟ݂ (ṭāwsūḵ)	ܛܵܘܣܵܟ݂ܝ (ṭāwsāḵ)	ܛܵܘܣܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭāwsāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܛܵܘܣܵܐ (ṭāwsā)	3rd person	ܛܵܘܣܹܗ (ṭāwsēh)	ܛܵܘܣܵܗ̇ (ṭāwsāh)	ܛܵܘܣܗܘܿܢ (ṭāwshōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܛܵܘܣܝܼ̈ (ṭāwsī)		ܛܵܘܣܲܢ̈ (ṭāwsan)
	construct	ܛܵܘܣܲܝ̈ (ṭāwsay)	2nd person	ܛܵܘܣܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ṭāwsūḵ)	ܛܵܘܣܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ṭāwsāḵ)	ܛܵܘܣܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭāwsāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܛܵܘܣܹ̈ܐ (ṭāwsē)	3rd person	ܛܵܘܣܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ṭāwsūh)	ܛܵܘܣ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ṭāwsōh)	ܛܵܘܣܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ṭāwshōn)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tˤawsɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [tˤawse(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Etymology 1

From the root ܛ-ܘ-ܣ (ṭ-w-s) related to flying. Compare Hebrew טִיסָה (ṭîsâ).

Noun

ܛܘܣܐ • (ṭawsā) m (plural ܛܘܣܐ)

1. flight

Inflection

    inflection of ܛܘܣܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܛܘܣ	ܛܘܣܝܢ
construct	ܛܘܣ	ܛܘܣܝ
emphatic	ܛܘܣܐ	ܛܘܣܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܛܘܣܝ	ܛܘܣܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܛܘܣܟ	ܛܘܣܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܛܘܣܟܝ	ܛܘܣܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܛܘܣܗ	ܛܘܣܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܛܘܣܗ	ܛܘܣܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܛܘܣܢ	ܛܘܣܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܛܘܣܟܘܢ	ܛܘܣܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܛܘܣܟܝܢ	ܛܘܣܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܛܘܣܗܘܢ	ܛܘܣܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܛܘܣܗܝܢ	ܛܘܣܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek ταώς (taṓs). Compare Arabic طَاوُوس (ṭāwūs) and Hebrew טַוָּס (ṭawwās).

Alternative forms

• ܛܐܘܣܐ

Noun

ܛܘܣܐ • (ṭawsā) m (plural ܛܘܣܐ)

A peacock

1. peacock

Inflection

    inflection of ܛܘܣܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܛܘܣ	ܛܘܣܝܢ
construct	ܛܘܣ	ܛܘܣܝ
emphatic	ܛܘܣܐ	ܛܘܣܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܛܘܣܝ	ܛܘܣܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܛܘܣܟ	ܛܘܣܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܛܘܣܟܝ	ܛܘܣܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܛܘܣܗ	ܛܘܣܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܛܘܣܗ	ܛܘܣܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܛܘܣܢ	ܛܘܣܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܛܘܣܟܘܢ	ܛܘܣܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܛܘܣܟܝܢ	ܛܘܣܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܛܘܣܗܘܢ	ܛܘܣܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܛܘܣܗܝܢ	ܛܘܣܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ṭws”, 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. 124b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 169b
• 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, pp. 518b-519a