ܛܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic [Term?].

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tˤiː.naː.]

Noun

ܛܝܼܢܵܐ • (ṭīnā) m (uncountable)

1. mud, wet soil
2. clay
3. modeling clay, playdough

Usage notes

This word has a neutral connotation, not used for filth, while the word ܣܝܵܢܵܐ (syānā, “mud, mire”) is used with a negative connotation of dirtiness.

See also

• ܥܲܦܪܵܐ (ˁaprā, “dirt, soil”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Arabic طِين (ṭīn) and Hebrew טִין (ṭîn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tˤinɑ]

Noun

ܛܝܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m(uncountable)

1. mud, mire, loam, clay, dirt

Inflection

Inflection of ܛܝܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܛܝܢ		1st person	ܛܝܢܝ		ܛܝܢܢ
	construct	ܛܝܢ		2nd person	ܛܝܢܟ	ܛܝܢܟܝ	ܛܝܢܟܘܢ	ܛܝܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܛܝܢܐ		3rd person	ܛܝܢܗ	ܛܝܢܗ	ܛܝܢܗܘܢ	ܛܝܢܗܝܢ

References

• “ṭyn”, 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