ܛܝܝܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Arabic طَيِّء (ṭayyiʔ) + the masculine gentilic suffix ܝܐ- (-āyāʾ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tˤajjɑjɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tˤajjɑje] (plural)

Adjective

ܛܝܝܐ • (ṭayyāyā) m (plural ܛܝܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܛܝܝܬܐ)

1. Arab, Arabian, Arabic

Inflection

Inflection of ܛܝܝܐ

person	singular		plural
	m	f	m	f
absolute	ܛܝܝ	ܛܝܝܐ	ܛܝܝܝܢ	ܛܝܝܢ
construct	ܛܝܝ	ܛܝܝܬ	ܛܝܝܝ	ܛܝܝܬ
emphatic	ܛܝܝܐ	ܛܝܝܬܐ	ܛܝܝܐ	ܛܝܝܬܐ

Noun

ܛܝܝܐ • (ṭayyāyā) m (plural ܛܝܝܐ (ṭayyāyē), singular feminine counterpart ܛܝܝܬܐ (ṭayyāytā))

1. (demonym) Arab from the tribe of Tayy
2. (by extension) any Arab (especially Muslim Arab)

Inflection

Inflection of ܛܝܝܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܛܝܝ		1st person	ܛܝܝܝ		ܛܝܝܢ
	construct	ܛܝܝ		2nd person	ܛܝܝܟ	ܛܝܝܟܝ	ܛܝܝܟܘܢ	ܛܝܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܛܝܝܐ		3rd person	ܛܝܝܗ	ܛܝܝܗ	ܛܝܝܗܘܢ	ܛܝܝܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܛܝܝܝܢ		1st person	ܛܝܝܝ		ܛܝܝܝܢ
	construct	ܛܝܝܝ		2nd person	ܛܝܝܝܟ	ܛܝܝܝܟܝ	ܛܝܝܝܟܘܢ	ܛܝܝܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܛܝܝܐ		3rd person	ܛܝܝܘܗܝ	ܛܝܝܝܗ	ܛܝܝܝܗܘܢ	ܛܝܝܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܠܫܢܐ ܛܝܝܐ (“Arabic”)
• ܛܝܝܐܝܬ (“in Arabic”)

See also

• ܥܪܒܝܐ (ʿarbāyā)
• ܐܪܐܒܝܐ

References

• “ṭyy”, 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 408b,
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 172a-b