ܚܘܚܐ

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħoħɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħoħe] (plural)

Etymology 1

Compare Hebrew חוֹחַ (ḥōaḥ).

Noun

ܚܘܚܐ • (ḥōḥā) m (plural ܚܘܚܐ (ḥōḥē))

1. thorn
2. thornbush, bramble

Inflection

    inflection of ܚܘܚܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܚܘܚ	ܚܘܚܝܢ
construct	ܚܘܚ	ܚܘܚܝ
emphatic	ܚܘܚܐ	ܚܘܚܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܚܘܚܝ	ܚܘܚܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܚܘܚܟ	ܚܘܚܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܚܘܚܟܝ	ܚܘܚܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܚܘܚܗ	ܚܘܚܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܚܘܚܗ	ܚܘܚܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܚܘܚܢ	ܚܘܚܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܚܘܚܟܘܢ	ܚܘܚܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܚܘܚܟܝܢ	ܚܘܚܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܚܘܚܗܘܢ	ܚܘܚܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܚܘܚܗܝܢ	ܚܘܚܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• ܕܪܕܪܐ (dardərā)
• ܟܘܒܐ (kubbā)

Etymology 2

Noun

ܚܘܚܐ • (ḥōḥā) m (plural ܚܘܚܐ (ḥōḥē))

1. Alternative form of ܚܚܐ (ḥaḥḥā)

Inflection

    inflection of ܚܘܚܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܚܘܚ	ܚܘܚܝܢ
construct	ܚܘܚ	ܚܘܚܝ
emphatic	ܚܘܚܐ	ܚܘܚܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܚܘܚܝ	ܚܘܚܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܚܘܚܟ	ܚܘܚܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܚܘܚܟܝ	ܚܘܚܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܚܘܚܗ	ܚܘܚܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܚܘܚܗ	ܚܘܚܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܚܘܚܢ	ܚܘܚܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܚܘܚܟܘܢ	ܚܘܚܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܚܘܚܟܝܢ	ܚܘܚܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܚܘܚܗܘܢ	ܚܘܚܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܚܘܚܗܝܢ	ܚܘܚܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ḥwḥ”, 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 99b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 130a
• 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 422b