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ܬܘܢܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܐ ܘ ܐ (ˀ w ˀ)
6 terms

From Aramaic תַּוָּנָא (tawwānā).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [taw.wɑːnɑː]

Noun

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ܬܵܘܵܢܵܐ (tāwānām (plural ܬܵܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ (tāwānē))

  1. room (division in a building)
    ܥܝܼܠ ܠܲܢ ܠܓܵܘ ܬܵܘܵܢܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ.ˁīl lan l-gāw tāwānā rabbā.We entered into a big room.
    ܟܹܐ ܥܵܡܪܹܢ ܓܵܘ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ ܒܐܲܪܒܥܵܐ ܬܵܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܘܓܲܢܬ݂ܵܐ.kē ˁāmrēn gāw baytā b-arbˁā tāwānē w-ganṯā.I live in a house with four rooms and a garden.
  2. bedroom, chamber
  3. (anatomy) cardiac ventricle

Usage notes

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  • Some dialects treat this term as grammatically feminine.

Inflection

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Inflection of ܬܵܘܵܢܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܬܵܘܵܢܝܼ (tāwānī) ܬܵܘܵܢܲܢ (tāwānan)
construct ܬܵܘܵܢ (tāwān) 2nd person ܬܵܘܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (tāwānūḵ) ܬܵܘܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (tāwānāḵ) ܬܵܘܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tāwānāwḵōn)
emphatic ܬܵܘܵܢܵܐ (tāwānā) 3rd person ܬܵܘܵܢܹܗ (tāwānēh) ܬܵܘܵܢܵܗ̇ (tāwānāh) ܬܵܘܵܢܗܘܿܢ (tāwānhōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܬܵܘܵܢܝܼ̈ (tāwānī) ܬܵܘܵܢܲܢ̈ (tāwānan)
construct ܬܵܘܵܢܲܝ̈ (tāwānay) 2nd person ܬܵܘܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tāwānūḵ) ܬܵܘܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tāwānāḵ) ܬܵܘܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tāwānāwḵōn)
emphatic ܬܵܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ (tāwānē) 3rd person ܬܵܘܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tāwānūh) ܬܵܘܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (tāwānōh) ܬܵܘܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (tāwānhōn)

Derived terms

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology 1

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From the root ܐ-ܘ-ܐ (ʾ-w-ʾ) related to staying.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [tawwɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [tawwɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܬܘܢܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܬܘܢܐ)

  1. room, chamber
  2. garner
  3. (anatomy) cardiac ventricle
Inflection
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Inflection of ܬܘܢܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܬܘܢ 1st person ܬܘܢܝ ܬܘܢܢ
construct ܬܘܢ 2nd person ܬܘܢܟ ܬܘܢܟܝ ܬܘܢܟܘܢ ܬܘܢܟܝܢ
emphatic ܬܘܢܐ 3rd person ܬܘܢܗ ܬܘܢܗ ܬܘܢܗܘܢ ܬܘܢܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܬܘܢܝܢ 1st person ܬܘܢܝ ܬܘܢܝܢ
construct ܬܘܢܝ 2nd person ܬܘܢܝܟ ܬܘܢܝܟܝ ܬܘܢܝܟܘܢ ܬܘܢܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܬܘܢܐ 3rd person ܬܘܢܘܗܝ ܬܘܢܝܗ ܬܘܢܝܗܘܢ ܬܘܢܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [tunɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [tune(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܬܘܢܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܬܘܢܐ)

  1. urine
Inflection
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Inflection of ܬܘܢܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܬܘܢ 1st person ܬܘܢܝ ܬܘܢܢ
construct ܬܘܢ 2nd person ܬܘܢܟ ܬܘܢܟܝ ܬܘܢܟܘܢ ܬܘܢܟܝܢ
emphatic ܬܘܢܐ 3rd person ܬܘܢܗ ܬܘܢܗ ܬܘܢܗܘܢ ܬܘܢܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܬܘܢܝܢ 1st person ܬܘܢܝ ܬܘܢܝܢ
construct ܬܘܢܝ 2nd person ܬܘܢܝܟ ܬܘܢܝܟܝ ܬܘܢܝܟܘܢ ܬܘܢܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܬܘܢܐ 3rd person ܬܘܢܘܗܝ ܬܘܢܝܗ ܬܘܢܝܗܘܢ ܬܘܢܝܗܝܢ

References

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  • twn”, 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. 389a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 606b, 608a
  • 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. 1631b