ܬܐܘܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܬ ܐ ܡ (t ˀ m)
1 term

Etymology

From Aramaic תְּאוֹמָא (təʾōmā); cognate to Classical Syriac ܬܐܡܐ (tāʾmāʾ), Arabic تَوْأَم (tawʔam), Hebrew תְּאוֹם (te'óm) and Akkadian 𒊕𒌋𒌋 (tu'amu).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [təʔoːmɑː]

Noun

ܬܐܘܿܡܵܐ • (tˀōmā) m sg (plural ܬܐܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ (tˀōmē), feminine ܬܐܘܿܡܬܵܐ (tˀōmtā))

1. one who was born of a multiple birth, i.e. a twin, triplet, quadruplet, etc.

   ܐܵܗܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܬܐܘܿܡܝܼ ― āhā ìlēh tˀōmī ― This is my twin

   ܬܠܵܬܢܵܝܗܝ ܬܐܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ ܝܢܵܐ ― tlātnāyh tˀōmē ìnā ― The three of them are triplets

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܐܘܿܡܵܐ (tˀōmā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܐܘܿܡܝܼ (tˀōmī)		ܬܐܘܿܡܲܢ (tˀōman)
	construct	ܬܐܘܿܡ (tˀōm)	2nd person	ܬܐܘܿܡܘܼܟ݂ (tˀōmūḵ)	ܬܐܘܿܡܵܟ݂ܝ (tˀōmāḵ)	ܬܐܘܿܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tˀōmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܐܘܿܡܵܐ (tˀōmā)	3rd person	ܬܐܘܿܡܹܗ (tˀōmēh)	ܬܐܘܿܡܵܗ̇ (tˀōmāh)	ܬܐܘܿܡܗܘܿܢ (tˀōmhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܐܘܿܡܝܼ̈ (tˀōmī)		ܬܐܘܿܡܲܢ̈ (tˀōman)
	construct	ܬܐܘܿܡܲܝ̈ (tˀōmay)	2nd person	ܬܐܘܿܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tˀōmūḵ)	ܬܐܘܿܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tˀōmāḵ)	ܬܐܘܿܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tˀōmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܐܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ (tˀōmē)	3rd person	ܬܐܘܿܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tˀōmūh)	ܬܐܘܿܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (tˀōmōh)	ܬܐܘܿܡܗ̈ܘܿܢ (tˀōmhōn)

Derived terms

• ܬܐܘܿܡܵܐ ܗܝܼܟ݂ܲܕܗܝܼܵܝܵܐ (tˀōmā hīḵadhīyāyā, “identical twin”)

Proper noun

ܬܐܘܿܡܵܐ • (tˀōmā) m

1. (biblical) Thomas
   • John 11:16:

     ܗ̇ܝܓܵܗ ܬܐܘܿܡܵܐ ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܹܗ ܠܚܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܘܼܗܝ ܬܲܠܡܝܼ̈ܕܹܐ: «ܐܵܙܲܠ݇ܚ ܐܘܼܦ ܐܲܚܢܲܢ ܕܡܵܝܬܲܚ ܥܲܡܹܗ.»

     higāh tˀōmā mīrēh l-ḥaḇrāwātūh talmīdē: “āzaḥ ūp aḥnan d-māytaḥ ˁammēh.”

     Therefore Thomas, who is called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, "Let us also go, that we may die with him."

2. a male given name
3. a surname transferred from the given name

Proper noun

ܬܐܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ • (tˀōmē) m sg

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

See also

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

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic תְּאוֹמָא (təʾōmā).

Proper noun

ܬܐܘܽܡܰܐ • (transliteration needed) m

1. Thomas (Biblical figure)
2. a male given name from Greek

Descendants

• → Malayalam: തോമാ (tōmā), തോമ (tōma), തോമ്മാ (tōmmā), തോമ്മ (tōmma)

References

• https://syriacdictionary.net/index.cgi?langsel=en&word=Thomas