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

Inflection of ܬܐܢܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܬܐܢܐ		1st person	ܬܐܢܬܝ		ܬܐܢܬܢ
	construct	ܬܐܢܬ		2nd person	ܬܐܢܬܟ	ܬܐܢܬܟܝ	ܬܐܢܬܟܝܢ	ܬܐܢܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܐܢܬܐ		3rd person	ܬܐܢܬܗ	ܬܐܢܬܗ	ܬܐܢܬܗܘܢ	ܬܐܢܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܬܐܢܝܢ		1st person	ܬܐܢܝ		ܬܐܢܝܢ
	construct	ܬܐܢܝ		2nd person	ܬܐܢܝܟ	ܬܐܢܝܟܝ	ܬܐܢܝܟܘܢ	ܬܐܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܐܢܐ		3rd person	ܬܐܢܘܗܝ	ܬܐܢܝܗ	ܬܐܢܝܗܘܢ	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

Inflection of ܬܐܢܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܬܐܢܐ		1st person	ܬܐܢܬܝ		ܬܐܢܬܢ
	construct	ܬܐܢܬ		2nd person	ܬܐܢܬܟ	ܬܐܢܬܟܝ	ܬܐܢܬܟܘܢ	ܬܐܢܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܐܢܬܐ		3rd person	ܬܐܢܬܗ	ܬܐܢܬܗ	ܬܐܢܬܗܘܢ	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

Inflection of ܬܐܢܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܬܐܢܐ		1st person	ܬܐܢܬܝ		ܬܐܢܬܢ
	construct	ܬܐܢܬ		2nd person	ܬܐܢܬܟ	ܬܐܢܬܟܝ	ܬܐܢܬܟܘܢ	ܬܐܢܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܐܢܬܐ		3rd person	ܬܐܢܬܗ	ܬܐܢܬܗ	ܬܐܢܬܗܘܢ	ܬܐܢܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܬܐܢܢ		1st person	ܬܐܢܬܢ		ܬܐܢܬܢ
	construct	ܬܐܢܬ		2nd person	ܬܐܢܬܟ	ܬܐܢܬܟܝ	ܬܐܢܬܟܘܢ	ܬܐܢܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܐܢܬܐ		3rd person	ܬܐܢܬܗ	ܬܐܢܬܗ	ܬܐܢܬܗܘܢ	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