ܬܢܘܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic תַּנּוּרָא (tannūrā), from Akkadian 𒅎𒋗𒆸 (tinūrum), from the same root as the verb 𒈾𒉿𒀀𒀸 (nawārum, “to shine brightly”); compare possibly borrowed through Middle Persian [script needed] (tnwl /⁠tanūr⁠/), compare also borrowed into Hebrew תַּנּוּר (tanúr) and Arabic تَنُّور (tannūr).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tannuːraː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [tanuːra]
• (Tyari) IPA^(key): [ʃnuːraː]

Noun

ܬܲܢܘܼܪܵܐ • (tanūrā) m (plural ܬܲܢܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ (tanūrē))

1. tandoor; traditional Mesopotamian cylindrical clay oven used especially to make bread

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܲܢܘܼܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܬܲܢܘܼܪܝܼ (tanūrī)		ܬܲܢܘܼܪܲܢ (tanūran)
	construct	ܬܲܢܘܼܪ (tanūr)		2nd person	ܬܲܢܘܼܪܘܼܟ݂ (tanūrūḵ)	ܬܲܢܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܝ (tanūrāḵ)	ܬܲܢܘܼܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tanūrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܢܘܼܪܵܐ (tanūrā)		3rd person	ܬܲܢܘܼܪܹܗ (tanūrēh)	ܬܲܢܘܼܪܵܗ̇ (tanūrāh)	ܬܲܢܘܼܪܗܘܿܢ (tanurhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܬܲܢܘܼܪ̈ܝܼ (tanūrī)		ܬܲܢܘܼܪ̈ܲܢ (tanūran)
	construct	ܬܲܢܘܼܪ̈ܲܝ (tanūray)		2nd person	ܬܲܢܘܼܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (tanūrūḵ)	ܬܲܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (tanūrāḵ)	ܬܲܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tanūrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܢܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ (tanūrē)		3rd person	ܬܲܢܘܼܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (tanūrūh)	ܬܲܢܘܼܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (tanūrōh)	ܬܲܢܘܼܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (tanurhōn)

See also

• ܦܘܼܪܢܵܐ (purnā)
• ܟܘܼܪܵܐ (kūrā)
• ܐܲܬܘܼܢܵܐ (atūnā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian [script needed] (tnwl /⁠tanūr⁠/), from Akkadian 𒋾𒂟 (tinūru).
Cognate to Jewish Palestinian Aramaic, Jewish Literary Aramaic, Jewish Babylonian Aramaic תַּנּוּרַא (tannūrā), Hebrew תַּנּוּר (tannū́r).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tannurɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tannure] (plural)

Noun

ܬܢܘܪܐ • (tannūrā) m (plural ܬܢܘܪܐ (tannūrē))

1. tandoor, oven, furnace

   Synonyms: ܐܬܘܢܐ (ʾattūnā), ܟܘܪܐ (kūra)

2. candelabrum
3. (anatomy) pectoral cavity

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܢܘܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܬܢܘܪ		1st person	ܬܢܘܪܝ		ܬܢܘܪܢ
	construct	ܬܢܘܪ		2nd person	ܬܢܘܪܟ	ܬܢܘܪܟܝ	ܬܢܘܪܟܘܢ	ܬܢܘܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܢܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܬܢܘܪܗ	ܬܢܘܪܗ	ܬܢܘܪܗܘܢ	ܬܢܘܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܬܢܘܪܝܢ		1st person	ܬܢܘܪܝ		ܬܢܘܪܝܢ
	construct	ܬܢܘܪܝ		2nd person	ܬܢܘܪܝܟ	ܬܢܘܪܝܟܝ	ܬܢܘܪܝܟܘܢ	ܬܢܘܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܢܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܬܢܘܪܘܗܝ	ܬܢܘܪܝܗ	ܬܢܘܪܝܗܘܢ	ܬܢܘܪܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian *tanwār.
Cognate to Manichaean Middle Persian [script needed] (tnwʾr /⁠tanwār⁠/), Jewish Babylonian Aramaic תַּנּוּרַא (tannūrā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tannurɑ], [tanwɑrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tannure], [tanwɑre] (plural)

Noun

ܬܢܘܪܐ • (tannūrā, tanwārā) m (plural ܬܢܘܪܐ (tannūrē, tanwārē))

1. cuirass, corselet, breastplate

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܢܘܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܬܢܘܪ		1st person	ܬܢܘܪܝ		ܬܢܘܪܢ
	construct	ܬܢܘܪ		2nd person	ܬܢܘܪܟ	ܬܢܘܪܟܝ	ܬܢܘܪܟܘܢ	ܬܢܘܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܢܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܬܢܘܪܗ	ܬܢܘܪܗ	ܬܢܘܪܗܘܢ	ܬܢܘܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܬܢܘܪܝܢ		1st person	ܬܢܘܪܝ		ܬܢܘܪܝܢ
	construct	ܬܢܘܪܝ		2nd person	ܬܢܘܪܝܟ	ܬܢܘܪܝܟܝ	ܬܢܘܪܝܟܘܢ	ܬܢܘܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܢܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܬܢܘܪܘܗܝ	ܬܢܘܪܝܗ	ܬܢܘܪܝܗܘܢ	ܬܢܘܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “tnwr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “tnwr²”, 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 394b,
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 616b
• 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, page 1654b