ܬܢܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܬ ܢ ܢ (t n n)
4 terms

From Aramaic תַּנִּינָא (tannīnā), from Akkadian 𒆗𒉌𒈾 (danninu, “netherworld; source of earthquakes; the inaccessible land where the dead remain”); compare also found in Arabic تِنِّين (tinnīn), Hebrew תַּנִּין (tanín), Ugaritic 𐎚𐎐𐎐 (tnn), Ge'ez ተመን (tämän), Tigrinya ተመን (tämän) and Amharic ተመን (tämän).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tanniːnɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [taniːna]

Noun

ܬܲܢܝܼܢܵܐ • (tanīnā) m sg (plural ܬܲܢܝܼ̈ܢܹܐ (tanīnē), feminine ܬܲܢܝܼܢܬܵܐ (tanīntā))

1. dragon; sea serpent, monster
2. (alchemy) spice-box, slender perforated bronze vessel used to hold dry herbs

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܲܢܝܼܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܬܲܢܝܼܢܝܼ (tanīnī)		ܬܲܢܝܼܢܲܢ (tanīnan)
	construct	ܬܲܢܝܼܢ (tanīn)		2nd person	ܬܲܢܝܼܢܘܼܟ݂ (tanīnūḵ)	ܬܲܢܝܼܢܵܟ݂ܝ (tanīnāḵ)	ܬܲܢܝܼܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tanīnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܢܝܼܢܵܐ (tanīnā)		3rd person	ܬܲܢܝܼܢܹܗ (tanīnēh)	ܬܲܢܝܼܢܵܗ̇ (tanīnāh)	ܬܲܢܝܼܢܗܘܿܢ (tanīnhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܬܲܢܝܼܢܝܼ̈ (tanīnī)		ܬܲܢܝܼܢܲܢ̈ (tanīnan)
	construct	ܬܲܢܝܼܢܲܝ̈ (tanīnay)		2nd person	ܬܲܢܝܼܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tanīnūḵ)	ܬܲܢܝܼܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tanīnāḵ)	ܬܲܢܝܼܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tanīnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܢܝܼܢܹ̈ܐ (tanīnē)		3rd person	ܬܲܢܝܼܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tanīnūh)	ܬܲܢܝܼܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (tanīnōh)	ܬܲܢܝܼܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (tanīnhōn)

Proper noun

ܬܲܢܝܼܢܵܐ • (tanīnā) m

1. (religion, figuratively) Satan, the Devil
2. (astronomy) Draco

Etymology 2

Root
ܬ ܢ ܐ (t n ˀ)
11 terms

Derived from the verb ܬܵܢܹܐ (tānē, “to repeat”), itself derived from the number ܬܪܹܝܢ (trēn, “two”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tɪn.jɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܬܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ • (tinyānā) m sg (plural ܬܸܢܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (tinyānē))

1. repetition, iteration, recitation
2. citing, recounting
3. frequency

   Synonym: ܢܵܘܕܵܐ (nāwdā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܬܸܢܝܵܢܝܼ (tinyānī)		ܬܸܢܝܵܢܲܢ (tinyānan)
	construct	ܬܸܢܝܵܢ (tinyān)		2nd person	ܬܸܢܝܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (tinyānūḵ)	ܬܸܢܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (tinyānāḵ)	ܬܸܢܝܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tinyānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ (tinyānā)		3rd person	ܬܸܢܝܵܢܹܗ (tinyānēh)	ܬܸܢܝܵܢܵܗ̇ (tinyānāh)	ܬܸܢܝܵܢܗܘܿܢ (tinyānhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܬܸܢܝܵܢܝܼ̈ (tinyānī)		ܬܸܢܝܵܢܲܢ̈ (tinyānan)
	construct	ܬܸܢܝܵܢܲܝ̈ (tinyānay)		2nd person	ܬܸܢܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tinyānūḵ)	ܬܸܢܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tinyānāḵ)	ܬܸܢܝܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tinyānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܸܢܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (tinyānē)		3rd person	ܬܸܢܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tinyānūh)	ܬܸܢܝܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (tinyānōh)	ܬܸܢܝܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (tinyānhōn)

Derived terms

• ܬܸܢܝܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (tinyānūṯā)
• ܬܸܢܝܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (tinyānāˀīṯ)
• ܬܸܢܝܵܢ ܢܵܡܘܿܣܵܐ (tinyān nāmōsā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Akkadian 𒆗𒉌𒈾 (danninu, “netherworld; source of earthquakes; the inaccessible land where the dead remain”), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *dnn/*tnn (“to be mighty, to be strong; to be fortified, to be long lasting, to stay at a place; to rumble, to earthquake, to shake with a booming noise”). Also found as Jewish Palestinian Aramaic, Jewish Literary Aramaic, Jewish Babylonian Aramaic תַּנִּינָא (tannīnā), Arabic تِنِّين (tinnīn), Hebrew תַּנִּין (tannīn), Ugaritic 𐎚𐎐𐎐 (tnn), Ge'ez ተመን (tämän), Tigrinya ተመን (tämän), Amharic ተመን (tämän).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tanninɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tannine] (plural)

Noun

ܬܢܝܢܐ • (tannīnā) m (plural ܬܢܝܢܐ (tannīnē))

1. dragon, sea serpent, monster
2. snake, serpent, adder
3. (alchemy) spice-box, slender perforated bronze vessel used to hold dry herbs

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܢܝܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܬܢܝܢ		1st person	ܬܢܝܢܝ		ܬܢܝܢܢ
	construct	ܬܢܝܢ		2nd person	ܬܢܝܢܟ	ܬܢܝܢܟܝ	ܬܢܝܢܟܘܢ	ܬܢܝܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܢܝܢܐ		3rd person	ܬܢܝܢܗ	ܬܢܝܢܗ	ܬܢܝܢܗܘܢ	ܬܢܝܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܬܢܝܢܝܢ		1st person	ܬܢܝܢܝ		ܬܢܝܢܝܢ
	construct	ܬܢܝܢܝ		2nd person	ܬܢܝܢܝܟ	ܬܢܝܢܝܟܝ	ܬܢܝܢܝܟܘܢ	ܬܢܝܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܢܝܢܐ		3rd person	ܬܢܝܢܘܗܝ	ܬܢܝܢܝܗ	ܬܢܝܢܝܗܘܢ	ܬܢܝܢܝܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܬܢܝܢܐ • (tannīnā) m

1. (religion, figuratively) Satan, the Devil
2. (astronomy) Draco

Etymology 2

From the root ܬ-ܢ-ܐ (t-n-ʾ) related to recounting.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɛnjɑnɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tɛnjɑne] (plural)

Adjective

ܬܢܝܢܐ • (tenyānā) m (plural ܬܢܝܢܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܬܢܝܢܬܐ)

1. second, double
2. two-years old

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܢܝܢܐ

person	singular		plural
	m	f	m	f
absolute	ܬܢܝܢ	ܬܢܝܢܐ	ܬܢܝܢܝܢ	ܬܢܝܢܢ
construct	ܬܢܝܢ	ܬܢܝܢܬ	ܬܢܝܢܝ	ܬܢܝܢܬ
emphatic	ܬܢܝܢܐ	ܬܢܝܢܬܐ	ܬܢܝܢܐ	ܬܢܝܢܬܐ

Noun

ܬܢܝܢܐ • (tenyānā) m (plural ܬܢܝܢܐ (tenyānē))

1. iteration, repetition, recitation
2. citing, recounting
3. tale, story
4. commemoration
5. grandson
6. two-year old
7. young, offspring
8. mate, cellmate
9. representative, subprior, second-in-command

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܢܝܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܬܢܝܢ		1st person	ܬܢܝܢܝ		ܬܢܝܢܢ
	construct	ܬܢܝܢ		2nd person	ܬܢܝܢܟ	ܬܢܝܢܟܝ	ܬܢܝܢܟܘܢ	ܬܢܝܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܢܝܢܐ		3rd person	ܬܢܝܢܗ	ܬܢܝܢܗ	ܬܢܝܢܗܘܢ	ܬܢܝܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܬܢܝܢܝܢ		1st person	ܬܢܝܢܝ		ܬܢܝܢܝܢ
	construct	ܬܢܝܢܝ		2nd person	ܬܢܝܢܝܟ	ܬܢܝܢܝܟܝ	ܬܢܝܢܝܟܘܢ	ܬܢܝܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܢܝܢܐ		3rd person	ܬܢܝܢܘܗܝ	ܬܢܝܢܝܗ	ܬܢܝܢܝܗܘܢ	ܬܢܝܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “tnyn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “tnyn”, 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 394a-b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 616b-617a
• 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 1655b