ܬܪܘܕܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܬܪܘܕܐ

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic תַּרְוָדָא (tarwāḏā); Compare Compare Hebrew תַּרְוָד (tarvád, “ladle”). In most dialects this has been replaced with ܡܲܛܥܸܡܬܵܐ (maṭˁimtā) or a variant.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [tar.waːðaː]
• (Bohtan) IPA^(key): [tar.woːda]

Noun

ܬܲܪܘܵܕ݂ܵܐ • (tarwāḏā) m (plural ܬܲܪ̈ܘܵܕ݂ܹܐ (tarwāḏē))

1. spoon (scooped utensil for eating or serving)

   Synonym: ܡܲܛܥܸܡܬܵܐ (maṭˁimtā)

2. (unit of measure) spoonful, small teaspoon
3. probe (instrument used to explore wounds or organs)

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܲܪܘܵܕ݂ܵܐ (tarwāḏā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܲܪܘܵܕ݂ܝܼ (tarwāḏī)		ܬܲܪܘܵܕ݂ܲܢ (tarwāḏan)
	construct	ܬܲܪܘܵܕ݂ (tarwāḏ)	2nd person	ܬܲܪܘܵܕ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (tarwāḏūḵ)	ܬܲܪܘܵܕ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (tarwāḏāḵ)	ܬܲܪܘܵܕ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tarwāḏāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܪܘܵܕ݂ܵܐ (tarwāḏā)	3rd person	ܬܲܪܘܵܕ݂ܹܗ (tarwāḏēh)	ܬܲܪܘܵܕ݂ܵܗ̇ (tarwāḏāh)	ܬܲܪܘܵܕ݂ܗܘܿܢ (tarwāḏhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܲܪ̈ܘܵܕ݂ܝܼ (tarwāḏī)		ܬܲܪ̈ܘܵܕ݂ܲܢ (tarwāḏan)
	construct	ܬܲܪ̈ܘܵܕ݂ܲܝ (tarwāḏay)	2nd person	ܬܲܪ̈ܘܵܕ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (tarwāḏūḵ)	ܬܲܪ̈ܘܵܕ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (tarwāḏāḵ)	ܬܲܪ̈ܘܵܕ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tarwāḏāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܪ̈ܘܵܕ݂ܹܐ (tarwāḏē)	3rd person	ܬܲܪ̈ܘܵܕ݂ܘܼܗܝ (tarwāḏūh)	ܬܲܪ̈ܘܵܕ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (tarwāḏōh)	ܬܲܪ̈ܘܵܕ݂ܗܘܿܢ (tarwāḏhōn)

Derived terms

• ܬܲܪܘܵܕ݂ܵܐ ܕܩܲܗܘܵܐ (tarwāḏā dqahwā, “teaspoon”)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܬܘܪܘܕܐ

Etymology

Compare Hebrew תַּרְוָד (tarwāḏ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tarwɑðɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tarwɑðe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܬܪܘܕܐ • (tarwāḏā) m (plural ܬܪܘܕܐ)

1. spoon
2. (unit of measure) spoonful, small teaspoon
3. probe

Inflection

    inflection of ܬܪܘܕܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܬܪܘܕ	ܬܪܘܕܝܢ
construct	ܬܪܘܕ	ܬܪܘܕܝ
emphatic	ܬܪܘܕܐ	ܬܪܘܕܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܬܪܘܕܝ	ܬܪܘܕܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܬܪܘܕܟ	ܬܪܘܕܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܬܪܘܕܟܝ	ܬܪܘܕܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܬܪܘܕܗ	ܬܪܘܕܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܬܪܘܕܗ	ܬܪܘܕܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܬܪܘܕܢ	ܬܪܘܕܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܬܪܘܕܟܘܢ	ܬܪܘܕܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܬܪܘܕܟܝܢ	ܬܪܘܕܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܬܪܘܕܗܘܢ	ܬܪܘܕܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܬܪܘܕܗܝܢ	ܬܪܘܕܝܗܝܢ

References

• “trwd”, 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. 397a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 620a
• 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. 1665a