תורא

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Aramaic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ṯawr- (bull, ox).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tawrɑ/, /tɔːrɑ/

Noun

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תּוֹרָא or תַּוְורָא (tōrā or tawrām (plural תּוֹרֵא (tōrē) or תַּוְורֵא (tawrē), singular feminine counterpart תּוֹרְתָּא)

  1. steer, bull, ox

Proper noun

תּוֹרָא (tōrā)

  1. (astrology) Taurus

Etymology 2

Occupational noun from תַּוְורָא (tawrā, ox).

Pronunciation

Noun

תַּוָּרָא (tawwārām (plural תַּוָּרֵי (tawwārē))

  1. ox-driver
  2. cattle dealer

Etymology 3

From Akkadian 𒄙 (/⁠turru, ṭurru⁠/, yarn, twine, wire, string; a twist of fibers), possibly a loan from or influenced by Sumerian 𒄙 (dur, strip) or rather related to the native verb Proto-Semitic *tawar- (to go about, to circle, to turn about, to encompass, to come around again; to plait, to braid). Cognate to Hebrew תּוֹר (tōr, line), and Persian تار (târ, cord, string) is possibly related by phono-semantic matching.

Pronunciation

Noun

תּוֹרָא (tōrām (plural תּוֹרֵא (tōrē))

  1. cord, band
  2. row, line
Descendants
  • Arabic: تُرّ (turr)

References

  • twr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • twr4”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2002) A Dictionary of Jewish Babylonian Aramaic of the Talmudic and Geonic periods, Ramat Gan: Bar Ilan University, page 1199