ܬܘܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܬ-ܘ-ܐ (t-w-ʾ) related to regretting.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t(ə)wɑθɑ] (singular and plural)

Noun

ܬܘܬܐ • (twāṯā) f (plural ܬܘܬܐ (twāṯā))

1. remorse, regret, compunction, penitence
2. (anatomy, in the plural) hypochondria

Inflection

    declension of ܬܘܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܬܘܐ	ܬܘܢ
construct	ܬܘܬ	ܬܘܬ
emphatic	ܬܘܬܐ	ܬܘܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܬܘܬܝ	ܬܘܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܬܘܬܟ	ܬܘܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܬܘܬܟܝ	ܬܘܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܬܘܬܗ	ܬܘܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܬܘܬܗ	ܬܘܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܬܘܬܢ	ܬܘܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܬܘܬܟܘܢ	ܬܘܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܬܘܬܟܝܢ	ܬܘܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܬܘܬܗܘܢ	ܬܘܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܬܘܬܗܝܢ	ܬܘܬܗܝܢ

ܬܘܬܐ

Etymology 2

Compare Akkadian 𒄑𒌅𒌓𒌈 (/⁠tuttu⁠/), Hebrew תּוּת (tūṯ) and Old Armenian թութ (tʻutʻ). Arabic تُوت (tūt) is possibly a descendant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tuθɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tuθe] (plural)

Noun

ܬܘܬܐ • (tūṯā) m (plural ܬܘܬܐ (tūṯē))

1. sycamore, mulberry (tree and fruit)
2. (medicine) mulberry-like sore, hemorrhoid

Inflection

    inflection of ܬܘܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܬܘܬ	ܬܘܬܝܢ
construct	ܬܘܬ	ܬܘܬܝ
emphatic	ܬܘܬܐ	ܬܘܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܬܘܬܝ	ܬܘܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܬܘܬܟ	ܬܘܬܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܬܘܬܟܝ	ܬܘܬܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܬܘܬܗ	ܬܘܬܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܬܘܬܗ	ܬܘܬܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܬܘܬܢ	ܬܘܬܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܬܘܬܟܘܢ	ܬܘܬܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܬܘܬܟܝܢ	ܬܘܬܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܬܘܬܗܘܢ	ܬܘܬܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܬܘܬܗܝܢ	ܬܘܬܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

• →? Arabic: تُوت (tūt)

References

• “twt³”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “twt”, 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, pages 388a, 389b
• Löw, Immanuel (1928) Die Flora der Juden‎^[1] (in German), volume 1, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 266 seqq.
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 609a
• 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 1635b