ܬܘܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܬܘܪܐ

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic תַּוְרָא (tawrā), from Proto-Semitic *ṯawr-; compare Arabic ثَوْر (ṯawr), Hebrew שׁוֹר (shor) and Akkadian 𒋗𒌑𒊒 (šūrum). The latter noun is an occupational noun derived from the former.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [taw.rɑː]
• (Tyari) IPA^(key): [taw.rɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [toːrɑː]

Noun

ܬܲܘܪܵܐ • (tawrā) m (plural ܬܲܘܪܹ̈ܐ (tawrē), feminine ܬܲܘܪܬ݂ܵܐ (tawrṯā))

1. bull, ox, steer
2. (offensive) fat person

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܲܘܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܬܘܿܪ (tōr)		1st person	ܬܲܘܪܝܼ (tawrī)		ܬܲܘܪܲܢ (tawran)
	construct	ܬܘܿܪ (tōr)		2nd person	ܬܲܘܪܘܼܟ݂ (tawrōḵ)	ܬܲܘܪܵܟ݂ܝ (tawrāḵ)	ܬܲܘܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tawrawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܘܪܵܐ (tawrā)		3rd person	ܬܲܘܪܹܗ (tawrēh)	ܬܲܘܪܵܗ̇ (tawrāh)	ܬܲܘܪܗܘܿܢ (tawrhōn)
plural	absolute	ܬܲܘܪ̈ܝܼܢ (tawrīn)		1st person	ܬܲܘܪ̈ܝܼ (tawrī)		ܬܲܘܪ̈ܲܢ (tawran)
	construct	ܬܲܘܪ̈ܲܝ (tawray)		2nd person	ܬܲܘܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (tawrōḵ)	ܬܲܘܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (tawrāḵ)	ܬܲܘܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tawrawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܘܪܹ̈ܐ (tawrē)		3rd person	ܬܲܘܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (tawrūh)	ܬܲܘܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (tawrōh)	ܬܲܘܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (tawrayhōn)

Proper noun

ܬܲܘܪܵܐ • (tawrā) m

1. (astrology, astronomy) Taurus (constellation and zodiac sign)

Coordinate terms

Zodiac signs in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܡܲܠܘܵܫܹ̈ܐ (malwāšē) (layout · text)
ܐܸܡܪܵܐ (imrā)	ܬܲܘܪܵܐ (tawrā)	ܬܐܵܡܹ̈ܐ (tˀāmē)	ܣܲܪܛܵܢܵܐ (sarṭānā)
ܐܲܪܝܵܐ (aryā)	ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ (bṯultā)	ܡܲܣܵܐ̈ܬ݂ܵܐ (massāṯā)	ܥܵܩܸܪܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁāqirḇā)
ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qaššāṯā)	ܓܲܕ݂ܝܵܐ (gaḏyā)	ܕܲܘܠܵܐ (dawlā)	ܢܘܼܢܹ̈ܐ (nūnē)

Noun

ܬܲܘܵܪܵܐ • (tawwārā) m (plural ܬܲܘܵܪܹ̈ܐ (tawwārē), feminine ܬܲܘܵܪܬܵܐ (tawwārtā))

1. ox-driver, cattle dealer

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܲܘܵܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܬܲܘܵܪ (tawwār)		1st person	ܬܲܘܵܪܝܼ (tawwārī)		ܬܲܘܵܪܲܢ (tawwāran)
	construct	ܬܲܘܵܪ (tawwār)		2nd person	ܬܲܘܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (tawwārōḵ)	ܬܲܘܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (tawwārāḵ)	ܬܲܘܵܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tawwārawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܘܵܪܵܐ (tawwārā)		3rd person	ܬܲܘܵܪܹܗ (tawwārēh)	ܬܲܘܵܪܵܗ̇ (tawwārāh)	ܬܲܘܵܪܗܘܿܢ (tawwārhōn)
plural	absolute	ܬܲܘܵܪ̈ܝܼܢ (tawwārīn)		1st person	ܬܲܘܵܪ̈ܝܼ (tawwārī)		ܬܲܘܵܪ̈ܲܢ (tawwāran)
	construct	ܬܲܘܵܪ̈ܲܝ (tawwāray)		2nd person	ܬܲܘܵܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (tawwārōḵ)	ܬܲܘܵܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (tawwārāḵ)	ܬܲܘܵܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tawwārawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܘܵܪܹ̈ܐ (tawwārē)		3rd person	ܬܲܘܵܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (tawwārūh)	ܬܲܘܵܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (tawwārōh)	ܬܲܘܵܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (tawwārayhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ṯawr- (“bull, ox”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tawrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tawre] (plural)

Noun

ܬܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܘܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܬܘܪܬܐ)

1. steer, bull, ox

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܘܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܬܘܪ		1st person	ܬܘܪܝ		ܬܘܪܢ
	construct	ܬܘܪ		2nd person	ܬܘܪܟ	ܬܘܪܟܝ	ܬܘܪܟܘܢ	ܬܘܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܬܘܪܗ	ܬܘܪܗ	ܬܘܪܗܘܢ	ܬܘܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܬܘܪܝܢ		1st person	ܬܘܪܝ		ܬܘܪܝܢ
	construct	ܬܘܪܝ		2nd person	ܬܘܪܝܟ	ܬܘܪܝܟܝ	ܬܘܪܝܟܘܢ	ܬܘܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܬܘܪܘܗܝ	ܬܘܪܝܗ	ܬܘܪܝܗܘܢ	ܬܘܪܝܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܬܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m

1. (astrology, astronomy) Taurus (constellation and zodiac sign)

Etymology 2

From the root ܬ ܘ ܪ related to amazement.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t(ə)wɑrɑ]
• Hyphenation: ܬ‧ܘ‧ܪܐ

Noun

ܬܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m(uncountable)

1. amazement, wonder
2. stupor, bewilderment, confusion

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܘܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܬܘܪ		1st person	ܬܘܪܝ		ܬܘܪܢ
	construct	ܬܘܪ		2nd person	ܬܘܪܟ	ܬܘܪܟܝ	ܬܘܪܟܘܢ	ܬܘܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܬܘܪܗ	ܬܘܪܗ	ܬܘܪܗܘܢ	ܬܘܪܗܝܢ

References

• “twr”, 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 389a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 608b
• 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, →ISBN, page 1633b