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ܬܐܘܡܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Root
ܬ ܐ ܡ (t ˀ m)
1 term

Etymology

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From Aramaic תְּאוֹמָא (təʾōmā); cognate to Classical Syriac ܬܐܡܐ (tāʾmāʾ), Arabic تَوْأَم (tawʔam), Hebrew תְּאוֹם (te'óm) and Akkadian 𒊕𒌋𒌋 (tu'amu).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [təʔoːmɑː]

Noun

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ܬܐܘܿܡܵܐ (tˀōmām sg (plural ܬܐܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ (tˀōmē), feminine ܬܐܘܿܡܬܵܐ (tˀōmtā))

  1. one who was born of a multiple birth, i.e. a twin, triplet, quadruplet, etc.
    ܐܵܗܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܬܐܘܿܡܝܼāhā ìlēh tˀōmīThis is my twin
    ܬܠܵܬܢܵܝܗܝ ܬܐܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ ܝܢܵܐtlātnāyh tˀōmē ìnāThe three of them are triplets

Inflection

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Inflection of ܬܐܘܿܡܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܬܐܘܿܡܝܼ (tˀōmī) ܬܐܘܿܡܲܢ (tˀōman)
construct ܬܐܘܿܡ (tˀōm) 2nd person ܬܐܘܿܡܘܼܟ݂ (tˀōmūḵ) ܬܐܘܿܡܵܟ݂ܝ (tˀōmāḵ) ܬܐܘܿܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tˀōmāwḵōn)
emphatic ܬܐܘܿܡܵܐ (tˀōmā) 3rd person ܬܐܘܿܡܹܗ (tˀōmēh) ܬܐܘܿܡܵܗ̇ (tˀōmāh) ܬܐܘܿܡܗܘܿܢ (tˀōmhōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܬܐܘܿܡܝܼ̈ (tˀōmī) ܬܐܘܿܡܲܢ̈ (tˀōman)
construct ܬܐܘܿܡܲܝ̈ (tˀōmay) 2nd person ܬܐܘܿܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tˀōmūḵ) ܬܐܘܿܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tˀōmāḵ) ܬܐܘܿܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tˀōmāwḵōn)
emphatic ܬܐܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ (tˀōmē) 3rd person ܬܐܘܿܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tˀōmūh) ܬܐܘܿܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (tˀōmōh) ܬܐܘܿܡܗ̈ܘܿܢ (tˀōmhōn)

Derived terms

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Proper noun

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ܬܐܘܿܡܵܐ (tˀōmām

  1. (biblical) Thomas
    • John 11:16:
      ܗ̇ܝܓܵܗ ܬܐܘܿܡܵܐ ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܹܗ ܠܚܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܘܼܗܝ ܬܲܠܡܝܼ̈ܕܹܐ: «ܐܵܙܲܠ݇ܚ ܐܘܼܦ ܐܲܚܢܲܢ ܕܡܵܝܬܲܚ ܥܲܡܹܗ.»
      higāh tˀōmā mīrēh l-ḥaḇrāwātūh talmīdē: “āzaḥ ūp aḥnan d-māytaḥ ˁammēh.”
      Therefore Thomas, who is called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, "Let us also go, that we may die with him."
  2. a male given name
  3. a surname transferred from the given name

Proper noun

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ܬܐܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ (tˀōmēm sg

  1. (astrology, astronomy) Gemini (constellation and zodiac sign)

See also

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Zodiac signs in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܡܲܠܘܵܫܹ̈ܐ (malwāšē) (layout · text)
ܐܸܡܪܵܐ (imrā) ܬܵܘܪܵܐ (tāwrā) ܬܐܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ (tˀōmē) ܣܲܪܛܵܢܵܐ (sarṭānā)
ܐܲܪܝܵܐ (aryā) ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ (bṯultā) ܡܲܣܵܐ̈ܬ݂ܵܐ (massāṯā) ܥܲܩܪܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁaqrḇā)
ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qaššāṯā) ܓܲܕ݂ܝܵܐ (gaḏyā) ܕܵܘܠܵܐ (dāwlā) ܢܘܼܢܹ̈ܐ (nūnē)

Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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Inherited from Aramaic תְּאוֹמָא (təʾōmā).

Proper noun

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ܬܐܘܽܡܰܐ (transliteration neededm

  1. Thomas (Biblical figure)
  2. a male given name from Greek

Descendants

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References

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