ܬܚܘܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܬ ܚ ܡ (t ḥ m)
4 terms

Inherited from Aramaic תְּחוּמָא (təḥūmā); compare Akkadian 𒋫𒄷𒈬 (/⁠taḫūmu⁠/, “boundary, frontier”), Arabic تُخْم (tuḵm), and Hebrew תְּחוּם (t'khúm).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [txuːmaː]

Noun

ܬܚܘܼܡܵܐ • (tḥūmā) m (plural ܬܚܘܼܡܹ̈ܐ (tḥūmē) or ܬܚܘܼܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ (tḥūmānē))

1. border, boundary, frontier, limit

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܚܘܼܡܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܬܚܘܼܡܝܼ (tḥūmī)		ܬܚܘܼܡܲܢ (tḥūman)
	construct	ܬܚܘܼܡ (tḥūm)		2nd person	ܬܚܘܼܡܘܼܟ݂ (tḥūmūḵ)	ܬܚܘܼܡܵܟ݂ܝ (tḥūmāḵ)	ܬܚܘܼܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tḥūmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܚܘܼܡܵܐ (tḥūmā)		3rd person	ܬܚܘܼܡܹܗ (tḥūmēh)	ܬܚܘܼܡܵܗ̇ (tḥūmāh)	ܬܚܘܼܡܗܘܿܢ (tḥumhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܬܚܘܼܡܝܼ̈ (tḥūmī)		ܬܚܘܼܡܲܢ̈ (tḥūman)
	construct	ܬܚܘܼܡܲܝ̈ (tḥūmay)		2nd person	ܬܚܘܼܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tḥūmūḵ)	ܬܚܘܼܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tḥūmāḵ)	ܬܚܘܼܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tḥūmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܚܘܼܡܹ̈ܐ (tḥūmē)		3rd person	ܬܚܘܼܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tḥūmūh)	ܬܚܘܼܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (tḥūmōh)	ܬܚܘܼܡܗ̈ܘܿܢ (tḥumhōn)

Proper noun

ܬܚܘܼܡܵܐ • (tḥūmā) f

1. Tkhuma (Assyrian tribe and district within Hakkari)

Derived terms

• ܬܚܘܼܡܢܵܝܵܐ (tḥumnāyā, “of Tkhuma”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܬ ܚ ܡ related to limiting or defining. Compare Akkadian 𒋫𒄷𒈬 (/⁠taḫūmu⁠/, “boundary, frontier”), Arabic تُخْم (tuḵm), and Hebrew תְּחוּם (təḥûm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t(ə)ħumɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [t(ə)ħume] (plural)

Noun

ܬܚܘܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܚܘܡܐ)

1. border, boundary, frontier, limit
2. (in the plural) territory
3. limitation, extreme
4. regulation, precept, constitution, law
5. penalty
6. definition, term
7. (of time) end, finish

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܚܘܡܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܬܚܘܡ		1st person	ܬܚܘܡܝ		ܬܚܘܡܢ
	construct	ܬܚܘܡ		2nd person	ܬܚܘܡܟ	ܬܚܘܡܟܝ	ܬܚܘܡܟܘܢ	ܬܚܘܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܚܘܡܐ		3rd person	ܬܚܘܡܗ	ܬܚܘܡܗ	ܬܚܘܡܗܘܢ	ܬܚܘܡܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܬܚܘܡܝܢ		1st person	ܬܚܘܡܝ		ܬܚܘܡܝܢ
	construct	ܬܚܘܡܝ		2nd person	ܬܚܘܡܝܟ	ܬܚܘܡܝܟܝ	ܬܚܘܡܝܟܘܢ	ܬܚܘܡܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܚܘܡܐ		3rd person	ܬܚܘܡܘܗܝ	ܬܚܘܡܝܗ	ܬܚܘܡܝܗܘܢ	ܬܚܘܡܝܗܝܢ

References

• “tḥwm”, 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 390a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 609b
• 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, pages 1637a–b