ܬܘܬܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܘ ܬ ܪ (w t r)
7 terms

Derived from the verb ܡܵܘܬܸܪ (māwtir, “to increase; to provide an advantage, make to excel”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tawtɑːrɑː]

Noun

ܬܲܘܬܵܪܵܐ • (tawtārā) m sg (plural ܬܲܘܬܵܪܹ̈ܐ (tawtārē))

1. excess, remainder, rest, surplus, leavings
2. plenty, fullness, superfluity

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܲܘܬܵܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܬܲܘܬܵܪܝܼ (tawtārī)		ܬܲܘܬܵܪܲܢ (tawtāran)
	construct	ܬܲܘܬܵܪ (tawtār)		2nd person	ܬܲܘܬܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (tawtārūḵ)	ܬܲܘܬܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (tawtārāḵ)	ܬܲܘܬܵܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tawtārāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܘܬܵܪܵܐ (tawtārā)		3rd person	ܬܲܘܬܵܪܹܗ (tawtārēh)	ܬܲܘܬܵܪܵܗ̇ (tawtārāh)	ܬܲܘܬܵܪܗܘܿܢ (tawtārhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܬܲܘܬܵܪ̈ܝܼ (tawtārī)		ܬܲܘܬܵܪ̈ܲܢ (tawtāran)
	construct	ܬܲܘܬܵܪ̈ܲܝ (tawtāray)		2nd person	ܬܲܘܬܵܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (tawtārūḵ)	ܬܲܘܬܵܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (tawtārāḵ)	ܬܲܘܬܵܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tawtārāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܘܬܵܪܹ̈ܐ (tawtārē)		3rd person	ܬܲܘܬܵܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (tawtārūh)	ܬܲܘܬܵܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (tawtārōh)	ܬܲܘܬܵܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (tawtārhōn)

Derived terms

• ܬܲܘܬܪ̈ܲܝ ܠܸܒܵܐ (tawtray libbā, “uncontrolled or unwise thoughts”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܘ-ܬ-ܪ (w-t-r) related to being extra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tawtɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tawtɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܬܘܬܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܘܬܪܐ)

1. excess, remainder, rest, surplus, leavings
2. plenty, fullness, superfluity

Usage notes

This word is usually found in the plural.

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܘܬܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܬܘܬܪ		1st person	ܬܘܬܪܝ		ܬܘܬܪܢ
	construct	ܬܘܬܪ		2nd person	ܬܘܬܪܟ	ܬܘܬܪܟܝ	ܬܘܬܪܟܘܢ	ܬܘܬܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܘܬܪܐ		3rd person	ܬܘܬܪܗ	ܬܘܬܪܗ	ܬܘܬܪܗܘܢ	ܬܘܬܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܬܘܬܪܝܢ		1st person	ܬܘܬܪܝ		ܬܘܬܪܝܢ
	construct	ܬܘܬܪܝ		2nd person	ܬܘܬܪܝܟ	ܬܘܬܪܝܟܝ	ܬܘܬܪܝܟܘܢ	ܬܘܬܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܘܬܪܐ		3rd person	ܬܘܬܪܘܗܝ	ܬܘܬܪܝܗ	ܬܘܬܪܝܗܘܢ	ܬܘܬܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “twtr”, 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. 147a
• 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. 1636a