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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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Noun

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ܬܲܘܵܢܵܐ (tawwānām (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

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  • Some dialects treat this term as grammatically feminine.

Inflection

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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

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology 1

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From the root ܐ ܘ ܐ related to staying.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [tawwɑnɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [tawwɑne] (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 related to urinating, from Proto-Semitic *ṯwn.

Pronunciation

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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, 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