ܬܐܢܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *tiʔin-.

Alternative forms

• ܬܐܬܐ (tēʾttā), ܬܬܐ (tettā)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): /te̝ʔn.tɑ/, [ˈte̝t.tɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈtet.tɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈti.to]

Noun

ܬܐܢܬܐ • (têʾ[n]tā) f (plural ܬܐܢܐ (têʾnē))

1. fig (tree and fruit)
   • Peshitta, Matthew 7:16:

     ܡܢ ܦܐܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܬܕܥܘܢ ܐܢܘܢ. ܠܡܐ: ܠܩܛܝܢ ܡܢ ܟܘܒ̈ܐ ܥܢܒ̈ܐ: ܐܘ ܡܢ ܩܘܪ̈ܛܒܐ ܬܐܢ̈ܐ.

     men pēʾrayhōn dên teḏʿūn ʾennōn. lə-mā, lāqṭīn men kubbē ʿenəḇē, ʾaw men qūrṭəḇē ṯêʾnē.

     Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

2. (medicine) hard red swelling

Inflection

    declension of ܬܐܢܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܬܐܢܐ	ܬܐܢܝܢ
construct	ܬܐܢܬ	ܬܐܢܝ
emphatic	ܬܐܢܬܐ	ܬܐܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܬܐܢܬܝ	ܬܐܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܬܐܢܬܟ	ܬܐܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܬܐܢܬܟܝ	ܬܐܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܬܐܢܬܗ	ܬܐܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܬܐܢܬܗ	ܬܐܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܬܐܢܬܢ	ܬܐܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܬܐܢܬܟܘܢ	ܬܐܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܬܐܢܬܟܝܢ	ܬܐܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܬܐܢܬܗܘܢ	ܬܐܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܬܐܢܬܗܝܢ	ܬܐܢܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܬ-ܘ-ܢ (t-w-n) related to urinating, from Proto-Semitic *ṯ-w-n.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): /te̝ʔn.tɑ/, [ˈte̝n.tɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈten.tɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈtin.to]

Noun

ܬܐܢܬܐ • (têʾntā) f(uncountable)

1. urine

Inflection

    declension of ܬܐܢܬܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܬܐܢܐ
construct	ܬܐܢܬ
emphatic	ܬܐܢܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܬܐܢܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܬܐܢܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܬܐܢܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܬܐܢܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܬܐܢܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܬܐܢܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܬܐܢܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܬܐܢܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܬܐܢܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܬܐܢܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܐ-ܢ-ܐ (ʾ-n-ʾ) related to being busy.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): /tɑʔn.tɑ/, [ˈtɑn.tɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈtɑn.tɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈton.to]

Noun

ܬܐܢܬܐ • (tāʾntā) f (plural ܬܐܢܬܐ (tāʾnāṯā))

1. handle, tieback
   • Peshitta, Exodus 26:4:

     ܘܥܒܕ ܬܢ̈ܐܬܐ ܕܬܟܠܬܐ ܥܠ ܣܦܬܗ ܕܝܪܝܥܬܐ ܚܕܐ ܒܣܛܪܗ ܕܕܒܩܐ: ܘܗܟܢܐ ܬܥܒܕ ܠܣܦܬܗ ܕܝܪܝܥܬܐ ܡܢ ܣܛܪܐ ܕܕܒܩܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ.

     wa-ʿəḇeḏ tāʾnāṯā ḏə-ṯeḵləṯā ʿal seppəṯā ḏə-yārīʿtā ḥəḏā ḇə-seṭrāh ḏə-ḏeḇqā; wə-hāḵannā ṯeʿbeḏ lə-seppəṯā ḏə-yārīʿtā men seṭrā ḏə-ḏeḇqā [ʾ]ḥrēnā.

     And thou shalt make loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling; and likewise shalt thou make in the uttermost edge of another curtain, in the coupling of the second.

Inflection

    declension of ܬܐܢܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܬܐܢܐ	ܬܐܢܢ
construct	ܬܐܢܬ	ܬܐܢܬ
emphatic	ܬܐܢܬܐ	ܬܐܢܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܬܐܢܬܝ	ܬܐܢܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܬܐܢܬܟ	ܬܐܢܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܬܐܢܬܟܝ	ܬܐܢܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܬܐܢܬܗ	ܬܐܢܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܬܐܢܬܗ	ܬܐܢܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܬܐܢܬܢ	ܬܐܢܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܬܐܢܬܟܘܢ	ܬܐܢܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܬܐܢܬܟܝܢ	ܬܐܢܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܬܐܢܬܗܘܢ	ܬܐܢܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܬܐܢܬܗܝܢ	ܬܐܢܬܗܝܢ

References

• “tˀnh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-07-27
• “tˀnh³”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-07-27
• “tˀnh²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-07-27
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 386b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 603a
• 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, pages 1619a, 1619b-1620a