ܬܘܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Semitic *ṯawr- (“bull, ox”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

1. steer, bull, ox

Inflection

    inflection of ܬܘܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܬܘܪ	ܬܘܪܝܢ
construct	ܬܘܪ	ܬܘܪܝ
emphatic	ܬܘܪܐ	ܬܘܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܬܘܪܝ	ܬܘܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܬܘܪܟ	ܬܘܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܬܘܪܟܝ	ܬܘܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܬܘܪܗ	ܬܘܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܬܘܪܗ	ܬܘܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܬܘܪܢ	ܬܘܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܬܘܪܟܘܢ	ܬܘܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܬܘܪܟܝܢ	ܬܘܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܬܘܪܗܘܢ	ܬܘܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܬܘܪܗܝܢ	ܬܘܪܝܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܬܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m

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

Etymology 2

From the root ܬ-ܘ-ܪ (t-w-r) related to amazement.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܬܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)

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

Inflection

    declension of ܬܘܪܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܬܘܪ
construct	ܬܘܪ
emphatic	ܬܘܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܬܘܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܬܘܪܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܬܘܪܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܬܘܪܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܬܘܪܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܬܘܪܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܬܘܪܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܬܘܪܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܬܘܪܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	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, p. 389a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, p. 1633b