ܚܘܚܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܚܘܚܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic חוֹחַא (ḥōḥā, “thornbush”); compare Classical Syriac ܚܚܐ (ḥaḥḥā, “plum”), Arabic خَوْخ (ḵawḵ, “peach”) and Hebrew חוֹחַ (khóakh, “golden thistle”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [xɑw.xɑː]
• (Tyari) IPA^(key): [xawːxɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [xoːxɑː]

Noun

ܚܵܘܚܵܐ • (ḥāwḥā) m sg (plural ܚܵܘܚܹ̈ܐ (ḥāwḥē))

1. peach (round stone fruit with juicy yellow flesh and pinkish-yellow skin)
2. (archaic) thorn, thornbush

   Synonym: ܟܸܬ݂ܘܵܐ (kiṯwā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܵܘܚܵܐ (ḥāwḥā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܚܵܘܚܝܼ (ḥāwḥī)		ܚܵܘܚܲܢ (ḥāwḥan)
	construct	ܚܘܿܚ (ḥōḥ)	2nd person	ܚܵܘܚܘܼܟ݂ (ḥāwḥūḵ)	ܚܵܘܚܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥāwḥāḵ)	ܚܵܘܚܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥāwḥāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܵܘܚܵܐ (ḥāwḥā)	3rd person	ܚܵܘܚܹܗ (ḥāwḥēh)	ܚܵܘܚܵܗ̇ (ḥāwḥāh)	ܚܵܘܚܗܘܿܢ (ḥāwḥhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܚܵܘܚܝܼ̈ (ḥāwḥī)		ܚܵܘܚܲܢ̈ (ḥāwḥan)
	construct	ܚܵܘܚܲܝ̈ (ḥāwḥay)	2nd person	ܚܵܘܚܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥāwḥūḵ)	ܚܵܘܚܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥāwḥāḵ)	ܚܵܘܚܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥāwḥāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܵܘܚܹ̈ܐ (ḥāwḥē)	3rd person	ܚܵܘܚܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥāwḥūh)	ܚܵܘܚ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ḥāwḥōh)	ܚܵܘܚܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ḥāwḥhōn)

See also

• ܕܘܼܪܩܝܼܢܵܐ (durqīnā, “nectarine”)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħoħɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħoħe] (plural)

Etymology 1

Compare Hebrew חוֹחַ (ḥōaḥ).

Noun

ܚܘܚܐ • (ḥōḥā) m (plural ܚܘܚܐ (ḥōḥē))

1. thorn

   Synonyms: ܣܠܘܐ, ܕܪܕܪܐ, ܟܘܒܐ

2. thornbush, bramble

   Synonyms: ܝܥܪܐ, ܣܢܝܐ

Inflection

    inflection of ܚܘܚܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܚܘܚ	ܚܘܚܝܢ
construct	ܚܘܚ	ܚܘܚܝ
emphatic	ܚܘܚܐ	ܚܘܚܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܚܘܚܝ	ܚܘܚܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܚܘܚܟ	ܚܘܚܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܚܘܚܟܝ	ܚܘܚܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܚܘܚܗ	ܚܘܚܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܚܘܚܗ	ܚܘܚܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܚܘܚܢ	ܚܘܚܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܚܘܚܟܘܢ	ܚܘܚܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܚܘܚܟܝܢ	ܚܘܚܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܚܘܚܗܘܢ	ܚܘܚܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܚܘܚܗܝܢ	ܚܘܚܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Noun

ܚܘܚܐ • (ḥōḥā) m (plural ܚܘܚܐ (ḥōḥē))

1. Alternative form of ܚܚܐ (ḥaḥḥā)

Inflection

    inflection of ܚܘܚܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܚܘܚ	ܚܘܚܝܢ
construct	ܚܘܚ	ܚܘܚܝ
emphatic	ܚܘܚܐ	ܚܘܚܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܚܘܚܝ	ܚܘܚܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܚܘܚܟ	ܚܘܚܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܚܘܚܟܝ	ܚܘܚܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܚܘܚܗ	ܚܘܚܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܚܘܚܗ	ܚܘܚܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܚܘܚܢ	ܚܘܚܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܚܘܚܟܘܢ	ܚܘܚܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܚܘܚܟܝܢ	ܚܘܚܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܚܘܚܗܘܢ	ܚܘܚܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܚܘܚܗܝܢ	ܚܘܚܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ḥwḥ”, 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 99b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 130a
• 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 422b