ܬܘܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܐ ܘ ܐ (ˀ w ˀ)
6 terms

From Aramaic תַּוָּנָא (tawwānā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [taw.wɑːnɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [taːwɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܬܲܘܵܢܵܐ • (tawwānā) m (plural ܬܲܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ (tawwānē))

1. room (division in a building)

   ܥܝܼܠ ܠܲܢ ܠܓܵܘ ܬܲܘܵܢܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ.

   ˁīl lan l-gāw tawwānā rabbā.

   We entered into a big room.

   ܟܹܐ ܥܵܡܪܹܢ ܓܵܘ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ ܒܐܲܪܒܥܵܐ ܬܲܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܘܓܲܢܬ݂ܵܐ.

   kē ˁāmrēn gāw baytā b-arbˁā tawwānē w-ganṯā.

   I live in a house with four rooms and a garden.

2. bedroom, chamber
3. (anatomy) cardiac ventricle

Usage notes

• Some dialects treat this term as grammatically feminine.

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܲܘܵܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܬܲܘܵܢܝܼ (tawwānī)		ܬܲܘܵܢܲܢ (tawwānan)
	construct	ܬܲܘܵܢ (tawwān)		2nd person	ܬܲܘܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (tawwānūḵ)	ܬܲܘܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (tawwānāḵ)	ܬܲܘܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tawwānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܘܵܢܵܐ (tawwānā)		3rd person	ܬܲܘܵܢܹܗ (tawwānēh)	ܬܲܘܵܢܵܗ̇ (tawwānāh)	ܬܲܘܵܢܗܘܿܢ (tawwānhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܬܲܘܵܢܝܼ̈ (tawwānī)		ܬܲܘܵܢܲܢ̈ (tawwānan)
	construct	ܬܲܘܵܢܲܝ̈ (tawwānay)		2nd person	ܬܲܘܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tawwānūḵ)	ܬܲܘܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tawwānāḵ)	ܬܲܘܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tawwānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ (tawwānē)		3rd person	ܬܲܘܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tawwānūh)	ܬܲܘܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (tawwānōh)	ܬܲܘܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (tawwānhōn)

Derived terms

• ܬܲܘܵܢܵܐ ܕܐܵܪ̈ܚܹܐ (tawwānā d-ārḥē, “guest room, living room”)
• ܬܲܘܵܢܵܐ ܕܐ݇ܟ݂ܵܠܵܐ (tawwānā d-ḵālā, “dining room”)
• ܬܲܘܵܢܵܐ ܕܕܡܵܟ݂ܵܐ (tāwānā d-dmāḵā, “bedroom, chamber”)

Related terms

• ܐܲܘܵܢܵܐ (awwānā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܐ ܘ ܐ related to staying.

Alternative forms

• ܬܐܘܢܐ
• ܬܘܘܢܐ

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܬܘܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܘܢܐ)

1. room, chamber
2. garner
3. (anatomy) cardiac ventricle

Inflection

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

From the root ܬ ܘ ܢ related to urinating, from Proto-Semitic *ṯwn.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܬܘܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܘܢܐ)

1. urine

Inflection

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

• “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, page 389a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 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, →ISBN, page 1631b