ܬܘܬܪܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܘ ܬ ܪ (w t r)
7 terms

Derived from the verb ܡܵܘܬܸܪ (māwtir, to increase; to provide an advantage, make to excel).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [tawtɑːrɑː]

Noun

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ܬܲܘܬܵܪܵܐ (tawtārām sg (plural ܬܲܘܬܵܪܹ̈ܐ (tawtārē))

  1. excess, remainder, rest, surplus, leavings
  2. plenty, fullness, superfluity

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [tawtɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [tawtɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܬܘܬܪܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܬܘܬܪܐ)

  1. excess, remainder, rest, surplus, leavings
  2. plenty, fullness, superfluity

Usage notes

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This word is usually found in the plural.

Inflection

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References

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  • twtr”, 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. 147a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 609a
  • 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. 1636a