ܬܘܬܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܘ ܬ ܒ (w t b)
8 terms

Of the noun pattern ta12ū3ā from ܝܵܬ݂ܹܒ݂ (yāṯēḇ, “to sit, settle down”); compare Hebrew תּוֹשָׁב (tosháv).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [taw.tɑːwɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [toːtɑːvɑː]

Noun

ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (tawtāḇā) m (plural ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (tawtāḇē), feminine ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (tawtāḇtā))

1. sojourner, lodger, settler
2. (obsolete) foreigner, stranger

   Synonym: ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܝܵܐ (nuḵrāyā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ܝܼ (tawtāḇī)		ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ܲܢ (tawtāḇan)
	construct	ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ (tawtāḇ)		2nd person	ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (tawtāḇūḵ)	ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (tawtāḇāḵ)	ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tawtāḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ܵܐ (tawtāḇā)		3rd person	ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ܹܗ (tawtāḇēh)	ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (tawtāḇāh)	ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (tawtāḇhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ܝܼ̈ (tawtāḇī)		ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ܲܢ̈ (tawtāḇan)
	construct	ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ܲܝ̈ (tawtāḇay)		2nd person	ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tawtāḇūḵ)	ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tawtāḇāḵ)	ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tawtāḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (tawtāḇē)		3rd person	ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tawtāḇūh)	ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (tawtāḇōh)	ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (tawtāḇhōn)

Derived terms

• ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (tawtāḇūṯā)
• ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ܵܝܵܐ (tawtāḇāyā)

See also

• ܡܲܫܵܚܲܛ (maššāḥaṭ)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܘ ܬ ܒ related to sitting. Compare Hebrew תּוֹשָׁב (tôšāḇ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tawtɑvɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tawtɑve(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܬܘܬܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܘܬܒܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܬܘܬܒܬܐ)

1. foreigner, stranger

   Synonym: ܢܘܟܪܝܐ

2. sojourner, lodger, settler

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܘܬܒܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܬܘܬܒ		1st person	ܬܘܬܒܝ		ܬܘܬܒܢ
	construct	ܬܘܬܒ		2nd person	ܬܘܬܒܟ	ܬܘܬܒܟܝ	ܬܘܬܒܟܘܢ	ܬܘܬܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܘܬܒܐ		3rd person	ܬܘܬܒܗ	ܬܘܬܒܗ	ܬܘܬܒܗܘܢ	ܬܘܬܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܬܘܬܒܝܢ		1st person	ܬܘܬܒܝ		ܬܘܬܒܝܢ
	construct	ܬܘܬܒܝ		2nd person	ܬܘܬܒܝܟ	ܬܘܬܒܝܟܝ	ܬܘܬܒܝܟܘܢ	ܬܘܬܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܘܬܒܐ		3rd person	ܬܘܬܒܘܗܝ	ܬܘܬܒܝܗ	ܬܘܬܒܝܗܘܢ	ܬܘܬܒܝܗܝܢ

References

• “twtb”, 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. 146b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 609a
• 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. 1635b