ܛܝܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τῑμή (tīmḗ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tˤiːmɑː]

Noun

ܛܝܼܡܵܐ • (ṭīmā) f sg (plural ܛܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ (ṭīmē))

1. (economics, finance) price, cost (of something, asset, fare, etc)

   ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪ ܠܹܗ ܒܩܵܠܵܐ ܪܵܡܵܐ ܕܛܝܼܡܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ 34.50$. ― mīr lēh b-qālā rāmā d-ṭīmā ìlēh 34.50$. ― He said in a loud voice that the price is $34.50.

   ܟܘܿܬܝܼܢܵܐ ܐܸܡܐܵܐ ܕܹܝܢܵܪܹ̈ܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܒܣܸܬܘܵܐ، ܒܵܣ ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ ܛܝܼܡܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܒܲܠܚܘܿܕ݂ ܚܲܡܫܝܼܢ ܕܹܝܢܵܪܹ̈ܐ ܒܩܲܝܛܵܐ.

   kōtīnā imˀā dēnārē ìwā b-sitwā, bās ādīyā ṭīmā ìlāh balḥōḏ ḥamšīn dēnārē b-qayṭā.

   The jacket was a hundred denarii in the winter, but now the price is only fifty denarii in summer.

2. (by extension) an undesired consequence

   ܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܓܪܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ ܛܝܼܡܵܐ ܝܲܩܘܼܪܬܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܚܲܝܹ̈ܐ ܕܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ. ― qrāḇā grīš lēh ṭīmā yaqurtā ˁal ḥayyē d-nāšē. ― The war took a heavy toll of human lives.

3. (economics, finance) quotation
4. (mathematics, computing) value of a variable
5. rate, fee

   Synonym: ܐܲܓ݂ܪܵܐ (aḡrā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܛܝܼܡܵܐ (ṭīmā)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܛܝܼܡܝܼ (ṭīmī)		ܛܝܼܡܲܢ (ṭīman)
	construct	ܛܝܼܡ (ṭīm)	2nd person	ܛܝܼܡܘܼܟ݂ (ṭīmūḵ)	ܛܝܼܡܵܟ݂ܝ (ṭīmāḵ)	ܛܝܼܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭīmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܛܝܼܡܵܐ (ṭīmā)	3rd person	ܛܝܼܡܹܗ (ṭīmēh)	ܛܝܼܡܵܗ̇ (ṭīmāh)	ܛܝܼܡܗܘܿܢ (ṭīmhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܛܝܼܡܝܼ̈ (ṭīmī)		ܛܝܼܡܲܢ̈ (ṭīman)
	construct	ܛܝܼܡܲܝ̈ (ṭīmay)	2nd person	ܛܝܼܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ṭīmūḵ)	ܛܝܼܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ṭīmāḵ)	ܛܝܼܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭīmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܛܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ (ṭīmē)	3rd person	ܛܝܼܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ṭīmūh)	ܛܝܼܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ṭīmōh)	ܛܝܼܡܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ṭīmhōn)

Synonyms

• ܕ̈ܡܲܝܵܐ (dmayyā)

Derived terms

• ܛܝܼܡܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ṭīmūṯā, “dearness”)
• ܛܝܼܡܵܢܵܐ (ṭīmānā, “valuable, precious”)
• ܝܲܩܘܼܪ ܛܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ (yaqūr ṭīmē, “expensive”, literally “heavy of prices”)
• ܡܛܲܝܸܡ (mṭayyim, “to price”)
• ܩܲܠܘܼܠ ܛܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ (qalūl ṭīmē, “cheap”, literally “light of prices”)

 

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܛܝܡܝ

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τῑμή (tīmḗ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tˤimɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [tˤime(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܛܝܡܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܛܝܡܐܐ or ܛܝܡܐ)

1. honor/honour
2. worth, value
3. price, fee

Usage notes

Although feminine in the singular, ܛܝܡܐ behaves as a masculine noun in the plural.

Synonyms

• ܕܡܝܐ

References

• “ṭymy”, 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. 126a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 172b
• 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. 527a