ܛܥܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܛ ܥ ܡ (ṭ ˁ m)
6 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic [Term?]; compare Arabic طَعْم (ṭaʕm) and Hebrew טַעַם (tá'am).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [tˤaʕmaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [tˤɪma]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [tˤaːma]

Noun

ܛܲܥܡܵܐ • (ṭaˁmā) m (plural ܛܲܥ̈ܡܹܐ (ṭaˁmē))

1. the sense of taste
2. taste, flavor, tasting, relish

   ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܒܹܗ ܛܲܥܡܵܐ ܕܚܲܡܪܵܐ. ― īṯ bēh ṭaˁmā d-ḥamrā. ― It tastes like wine (literally, “It has a taste of wine.”)

3. (figuratively) value, profit, benefit

   ܬܲܢܲܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܘܿܟ݂ ܦܵܟ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܝܢܵܐ، ܠܲܝܬ ܒܗܘܿܢ ܛܲܥܡܵܐ ― tannayāṯōḵ pāḵē ìnā, layt bhōn ṭaˁmā ― Your words are pointless, they have no benefit.

Inflection

Inflection of ܛܲܥܡܵܐ (ṭaˁmā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܛܲܥܡܝܼ (ṭaˁmī)		ܛܲܥܡܲܢ (ṭaˁman)
	construct	ܛܥܲܡ (ṭˁam)	2nd person	ܛܲܥܡܘܼܟ݂ (ṭaˁmūḵ)	ܛܲܥܡܵܟ݂ܝ (ṭaˁmāḵ)	ܛܲܥܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭaˁmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܛܲܥܡܵܐ (ṭaˁmā)	3rd person	ܛܲܥܡܹܗ (ṭaˁmēh)	ܛܲܥܡܵܗ̇ (ṭaˁmāh)	ܛܲܥܡܗܘܿܢ (ṭaˁmhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܛܲܥܡܝܼ̈ (ṭaˁmī)		ܛܲܥܡܲܢ̈ (ṭaˁman)
	construct	ܛܲܥܡܲܝ̈ (ṭaˁmay)	2nd person	ܛܲܥܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ṭaˁmūḵ)	ܛܲܥܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ṭaˁmāḵ)	ܛܲܥܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭaˁmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܛܲܥܡܹ̈ܐ (ṭaˁmē)	3rd person	ܛܲܥܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ṭaˁmūh)	ܛܲܥܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ṭaˁmōh)	ܛܲܥܡܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ṭaˁmhōn)

Hypernyms

• ܪܸܓ݂ܫܵܐ (riḡšā)

Derived terms

• ܛܲܥܡܵܐ ܦܝܼܫܵܐ (ṭaˁmā pīšā, “after-taste”)
• ܓܠܝܼܙ ܛܲܥܡܵܐ (glīz ṭaˁmā, “tasteless”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܛ-ܥ-ܡ (ṭ-ʿ-m) related to tasting. Compare Arabic طَعْم (ṭaʕm) and Hebrew טַעַם (ṭaʿam).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tˤaʕmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tˤaʕme(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܛܥܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܛܥܡܐ)

1. taste, tasting, relish
2. (figuratively) foreknowing, prudence; knowledge, sapience; perception, discernment
3. (figuratively, semantics) meaning, sense, signification

Inflection

    inflection of ܛܥܡܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܛܥܡ	ܛܥܡܝܢ
construct	ܛܥܡ	ܛܥܡܝ
emphatic	ܛܥܡܐ	ܛܥܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܛܥܡܝ	ܛܥܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܛܥܡܟ	ܛܥܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܛܥܡܟܝ	ܛܥܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܛܥܡܗ	ܛܥܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܛܥܡܗ	ܛܥܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܛܥܡܢ	ܛܥܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܛܥܡܟܘܢ	ܛܥܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܛܥܡܟܝܢ	ܛܥܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܛܥܡܗܘܢ	ܛܥܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܛܥܡܗܝܢ	ܛܥܡܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܛ-ܥ-ܡ (ṭ-ʿ-m) related to tasting.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tˤ(ə)ʕɑmɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tˤ(ə)ʕɑme(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܛܥܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܛܥܡܐ)

1. grafting; budding
2. graft, sapling, shoot

Inflection

    inflection of ܛܥܡܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܛܥܡ	ܛܥܡܝܢ
construct	ܛܥܡ	ܛܥܡܝ
emphatic	ܛܥܡܐ	ܛܥܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܛܥܡܝ	ܛܥܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܛܥܡܟ	ܛܥܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܛܥܡܟܝ	ܛܥܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܛܥܡܗ	ܛܥܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܛܥܡܗ	ܛܥܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܛܥܡܢ	ܛܥܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܛܥܡܟܘܢ	ܛܥܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܛܥܡܟܝܢ	ܛܥܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܛܥܡܗܘܢ	ܛܥܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܛܥܡܗܝܢ	ܛܥܡܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ṭˁm”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-05-11
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 130a-b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 179a
• 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. 543a-b