ܛܪܘܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tˤ(ə)ronɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tˤ(ə)rone(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܛܪܘܢܐ • (ṭərōnā) m (plural ܛܪܘܢܐ)

1. tyrant
2. lord, ruler
3. rebel

Inflection

    inflection of ܛܪܘܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܛܪܘܢ	ܛܪܘܢܝܢ
construct	ܛܪܘܢ	ܛܪܘܢܝ
emphatic	ܛܪܘܢܐ	ܛܪܘܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܛܪܘܢܝ	ܛܪܘܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܛܪܘܢܟ	ܛܪܘܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܛܪܘܢܟܝ	ܛܪܘܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܛܪܘܢܗ	ܛܪܘܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܛܪܘܢܗ	ܛܪܘܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܛܪܘܢܢ	ܛܪܘܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܛܪܘܢܟܘܢ	ܛܪܘܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܛܪܘܢܟܝܢ	ܛܪܘܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܛܪܘܢܗܘܢ	ܛܪܘܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܛܪܘܢܗܝܢ	ܛܪܘܢܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From above, under influence of ܛܪܢܐ (ṭarrānāʾ, “flint, rock”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tˤ(ə)ronɑ(ʔ)], [tˤarronɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tˤ(ə)rone(ʔ)], [tˤarrone(ʔ)] (plural)

Adjective

ܛܪܘܢܐ • (ṭərōnā) m (plural ܛܪܘܢܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܛܪܘܢܬܐ)

1. hard, cruel
2. contumacious, rebellious, refractory

Inflection

    declension of ܛܪܘܢܐ

masculine	singular	plural
absolute	ܛܪܘܢ	ܛܪܘܢܝܢ
construct	ܛܪܘܢ	ܛܪܘܢܝ
emphatic	ܛܪܘܢܐ	ܛܪܘܢܐ
feminine	singular	plural
absolute	ܛܪܘܢܐ	ܛܪܘܢܢ
construct	ܛܪܘܢܬ	ܛܪܘܢܬ
emphatic	ܛܪܘܢܬܐ	ܛܪܘܢܬܐ

Etymology 3

Compare Hebrew טָרִי (ṭārī), Arabic طَرِيّ (ṭariyy, “fresh”), Ugaritic 𐎉𐎗𐎊 (ṭry, “fresh”), Ge'ez ጥራይ (ṭəray, “fresh”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tˤarrunɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tˤarrune(ʔ)] (plural)

Adjective

ܛܪܘܢܐ • (ṭarrūnā) m (plural ܛܪܘܢܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܛܪܘܢܬܐ)

1. fresh
2. dry

Inflection

    declension of ܛܪܘܢܐ

masculine	singular	plural
absolute	ܛܪܘܢ	ܛܪܘܢܝܢ
construct	ܛܪܘܢ	ܛܪܘܢܝ
emphatic	ܛܪܘܢܐ	ܛܪܘܢܐ
feminine	singular	plural
absolute	ܛܪܘܢܐ	ܛܪܘܢܢ
construct	ܛܪܘܢܬ	ܛܪܘܢܬ
emphatic	ܛܪܘܢܬܐ	ܛܪܘܢܬܐ

References

• “ṭrwn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ṭrwn”, 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, page 133a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 181b
• 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, page 549b