ܬܘܪܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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ܬܘܪܐ

Etymology

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From Aramaic תּוֹרָא (tōrā), from Proto-Semitic *ṯawr-.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܬܵܘܪܵܐ (tāwrām (plural ܬܵܘܪܹ̈ܐ (tāwrē), feminine ܬܵܘܪܬܵܐ (tāwrtā))

  1. bull, ox
  2. (offensive) fat person

Declension

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    Inflection of ܬܵܘܪܵܐ (tāwrā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܬܵܘܪܝܼ
(tāwrī)
ܬܵܘܪܲܢ
(tāwran)
construct ܬܵܘܪ
(tāwr)
2nd person ܬܵܘܪܘܼܟ݂
(tāwrūḵ)
ܬܵܘܪܵܟ݂ܝ
(tāwrāḵ)
ܬܵܘܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(tāwrāwḵōn)
emphatic ܬܵܘܪܵܐ
(tāwrā)
3rd person ܬܵܘܪܹܗ
(tāwrēh)
ܬܵܘܪܵܗ̇
(tāwrāh)
ܬܵܘܪܗܘܿܢ
(tāwrhōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܬܵܘܪ̈ܝܼ
(tāwrī)
ܬܵܘܪ̈ܲܢ
(tāwran)
construct ܬܵܘܪ̈ܲܝ
(tāwray)
2nd person ܬܵܘܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂
(tāwrūḵ)
ܬܵܘܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ
(tāwrāḵ)
ܬܵܘܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(tāwrāwḵōn)
emphatic ܬܵܘܪܹ̈ܐ
(tāwrē)
3rd person ܬܵܘܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ
(tāwrūh)
ܬܵܘܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(tāwrōh)
ܬܵܘܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ
(tāwrhōn)

Proper noun

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ܬܵܘܪܵܐ (tāwrām

  1. (astrology, astronomy) Taurus (constellation and zodiac sign)

See also

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Zodiac signs in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܡܲܠܘܵܫܹ̈ܐ (malwāšē) (layout · text)
ܐܸܡܪܵܐ (imrā) ܬܵܘܪܵܐ (tāwrā) ܬܐܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ (tˀōmē) ܣܲܪܛܵܢܵܐ (sarṭānā)
ܐܲܪܝܵܐ (aryā) ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ (bṯultā) ܡܲܣܵܐ̈ܬ݂ܵܐ (massāṯā) ܥܲܩܪܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁaqrḇā)
ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qaššāṯā) ܓܲܕ݂ܝܵܐ (gaḏyā) ܕܵܘܠܵܐ (dāwlā) ܢܘܼܢܹ̈ܐ (nūnē)

Classical Syriac

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Semitic *ṯawr- (bull, ox).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [tawrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [tawre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܬܘܪܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܬܘܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܬܘܪܬܐ)

  1. steer, bull, ox
Inflection
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Proper noun

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ܬܘܪܐ (transliteration neededm

  1. (astrology, astronomy) Taurus (constellation and zodiac sign)

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [t(ə)wɑrɑ(ʔ)]
  • Hyphenation: ܬ‧ܘ‧ܪܐ

Noun

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ܬܘܪܐ (transliteration neededm(uncountable)

  1. amazement, wonder
  2. stupor, bewilderment, confusion
Inflection
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References

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  • twr”, 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. 389a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 608b
  • 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. 1633b