ܬܐܘܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܬ ܐ ܡ (t ˀ m)
1 term

Etymology

From Aramaic תְּאוֹמָא (təʾōmā); cognate to Classical Syriac ܬܐܡܐ (tāʾmāʾ), Arabic تَوْأَم (tawʔam), Hebrew תְּאוֹם (te'óm) and Akkadian 𒊕𒌋𒌋 (tu'amu).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [təʔoːmɑː]

Noun

ܬܐܘܿܡܵܐ • (tˀōmā) m sg (plural ܬܐܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ (tˀōmē), feminine ܬܐܘܿܡܬܵܐ (tˀōmtā))

1. one who was born of a multiple birth, i.e. a twin, triplet, quadruplet, etc.

   ܐܵܗܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܬܐܘܿܡܝܼ ― āhā ìlēh tˀōmī ― This is my twin

   ܬܠܵܬܢܵܝܗܝ ܬܐܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ ܝܢܵܐ ― tlātnāyh tˀōmē ìnā ― The three of them are triplets

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܐܘܿܡܵܐ (tˀōmā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܐܘܿܡܝܼ (tˀōmī)		ܬܐܘܿܡܲܢ (tˀōman)
	construct	ܬܐܘܿܡ (tˀōm)	2nd person	ܬܐܘܿܡܘܼܟ݂ (tˀōmūḵ)	ܬܐܘܿܡܵܟ݂ܝ (tˀōmāḵ)	ܬܐܘܿܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tˀōmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܐܘܿܡܵܐ (tˀōmā)	3rd person	ܬܐܘܿܡܹܗ (tˀōmēh)	ܬܐܘܿܡܵܗ̇ (tˀōmāh)	ܬܐܘܿܡܗܘܿܢ (tˀōmhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܐܘܿܡܝܼ̈ (tˀōmī)		ܬܐܘܿܡܲܢ̈ (tˀōman)
	construct	ܬܐܘܿܡܲܝ̈ (tˀōmay)	2nd person	ܬܐܘܿܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tˀōmūḵ)	ܬܐܘܿܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tˀōmāḵ)	ܬܐܘܿܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tˀōmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܐܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ (tˀōmē)	3rd person	ܬܐܘܿܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tˀōmūh)	ܬܐܘܿܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (tˀōmōh)	ܬܐܘܿܡܗ̈ܘܿܢ (tˀōmhōn)

Derived terms

• ܬܐܘܿܡܵܐ ܗܝܼܟ݂ܲܕܗܝܼܵܝܵܐ (tˀōmā hīḵadhīyāyā, “identical twin”)

Proper noun

ܬܐܘܿܡܵܐ • (tˀōmā) m

1. (biblical) Thomas
   • John 11:16:

     ܗ̇ܝܓܵܗ ܬܐܘܿܡܵܐ ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܹܗ ܠܚܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܘܼܗܝ ܬܲܠܡܝܼ̈ܕܹܐ: «ܐܵܙܲܠ݇ܚ ܐܘܼܦ ܐܲܚܢܲܢ ܕܡܵܝܬܲܚ ܥܲܡܹܗ.»

     higāh tˀōmā mīrēh l-ḥaḇrāwātūh talmīdē: “āzaḥ ūp aḥnan d-māytaḥ ˁammēh.”

     Therefore Thomas, who is called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, "Let us also go, that we may die with him."

2. a male given name
3. a surname transferred from the given name

Proper noun

ܬܐܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ • (tˀōmē) m sg

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

See also

Zodiac signs in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܡܲܠܘܵܫܹ̈ܐ (malwāšē) (layout · text)
ܐܸܡܪܵܐ (imrā)	ܬܵܘܪܵܐ (tāwrā)	ܬܐܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ (tˀōmē)	ܣܲܪܛܵܢܵܐ (sarṭānā)
ܐܲܪܝܵܐ (aryā)	ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ (bṯultā)	ܡܲܣܵܐ̈ܬ݂ܵܐ (massāṯā)	ܥܲܩܪܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁaqrḇā)
ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qaššāṯā)	ܓܲܕ݂ܝܵܐ (gaḏyā)	ܕܵܘܠܵܐ (dāwlā)	ܢܘܼܢܹ̈ܐ (nūnē)