ܛܝܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τῑμή (tīmḗ).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [tˤiːmɑː]

Noun

ܛܝܼܡܵܐ • (ṭīmā) f sg (plural ܛܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ (ṭīmē))

1. (economics, finance) price, cost (of something, asset, fare, etc)

   ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪ ܠܹܗ ܒܩܵܠܵܐ ܪܵܡܵܐ ܕܛܝܼܡܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ 34.50$.

   mīr lēh b-qālā rāmā d-ṭīmā ìlēh 34.50$.

   He said in a loud voice that the price is $34.50.

   ܟܘܿܬܝܼܢܵܐ ܡܐܵܐ ܕܝܼܢܵܪܹ̈ܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܒܣܸܬܘܵܐ، ܒܵܣ ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ ܛܝܼܡܵܐ ܒܲܠܚܘܿܕ݂ ܝܼܠܵܗ̇ ܚܲܡܫܝܼܢ ܕܝܼܢܵܪܹ̈ܐ ܒܩܲܝܛܵܐ.

   kōtīnā mˀā dīnārē ìwā b-sitwā, bās ādīyā ṭīmā balḥōḏ īlāh ḥamšīn dīnārē b-qayṭā.

   The jacket was a hundred denarii in the winter, but now the price is only fifty denarii in summer.

2. (by extension) an undesired consequence

   ܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܓܪܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ ܛܝܼܡܵܐ ܝܲܩܘܼܪܬܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܚܲܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ.

   qrāḇā grīš lēh ṭīmā yaqurtā ˁal ḥayūṯā d-nāšē.

   The war took a heavy toll of human lives.

3. (economics, finance) quotation
4. (mathematics, computing) value of a variable
5. rate, fee

   Synonym: ܐܲܓ݂ܪܵܐ (aḡrā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܛܝܼܡܵܐ (ṭīmā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܛܝܼܡܝܼ (ṭīmī)		ܛܝܼܡܲܢ (ṭīman)
	construct	ܛܝܼܡ (ṭīm)	2nd person	ܛܝܼܡܘܼܟ݂ (ṭīmūḵ)	ܛܝܼܡܵܟ݂ܝ (ṭīmāḵ)	ܛܝܼܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭīmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܛܝܼܡܵܐ (ṭīmā)	3rd person	ܛܝܼܡܹܗ (ṭīmēh)	ܛܝܼܡܵܗ̇ (ṭīmāh)	ܛܝܼܡܗܘܿܢ (ṭīmhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܛܝܼܡܝܼ̈ (ṭīmī)		ܛܝܼܡܲܢ̈ (ṭīman)
	construct	ܛܝܼܡܲܝ̈ (ṭīmay)	2nd person	ܛܝܼܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ṭīmūḵ)	ܛܝܼܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ṭīmāḵ)	ܛܝܼܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭīmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܛܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ (ṭīmē)	3rd person	ܛܝܼܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ṭīmūh)	ܛܝܼܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ṭīmōh)	ܛܝܼܡܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ṭīmhōn)

Synonyms

• ܕ̈ܡܲܝܵܐ (dmayyā, “value”)

Derived terms

• ܛܝܼܡܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ṭīmūṯā, “dearness”)
• ܛܝܼܡܵܢܵܐ (ṭīmānā, “valuable, precious”)
• ܛܲܝܸܡ (ṭayyim, “to price”)
• ܝܲܩܘܼܪ ܛܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ (yaqūr ṭīmē, “expensive”, literally “heavy of prices”)
• ܩܲܠܘܼܠ ܛܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ (qalūl ṭīmē, “cheap”, literally “light of prices”)

 

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܛܝܡܝ

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τῑμή (tīmḗ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tˤimɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tˤime(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܛܝܡܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܛܝܡܐܐ or ܛܝܡܐ)

1. honor/honour
2. worth, value
3. price, fee

Usage notes

Although feminine in the singular, ܛܝܡܐ behaves as a masculine noun in the plural.

Synonyms

• ܕܡܝܐ

References

• “ṭymy”, 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. 126a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 172b
• 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. 527a