ܬܘܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܬܘܪܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic תּוֹרָא (tōrā), from Proto-Semitic *ṯawr-.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [toːrɑː]
• (Tyari) IPA^(key): [taw.rɑː]

Noun

ܬܵܘܪܵܐ • (tāwrā) m (plural ܬܵܘܪܹ̈ܐ (tāwrē), feminine ܬܵܘܪܬܵܐ (tāwrtā))

1. bull, ox
2. (offensive) fat person

Declension

Inflection of ܬܵܘܪܵܐ (tāwrā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܵܘܪܝܼ (tāwrī)		ܬܵܘܪܲܢ (tāwran)
	construct	ܬܵܘܪ (tāwr)	2nd person	ܬܵܘܪܘܼܟ݂ (tāwrūḵ)	ܬܵܘܪܵܟ݂ܝ (tāwrāḵ)	ܬܵܘܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tāwrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܵܘܪܵܐ (tāwrā)	3rd person	ܬܵܘܪܹܗ (tāwrēh)	ܬܵܘܪܵܗ̇ (tāwrāh)	ܬܵܘܪܗܘܿܢ (tāwrhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܵܘܪ̈ܝܼ (tāwrī)		ܬܵܘܪ̈ܲܢ (tāwran)
	construct	ܬܵܘܪ̈ܲܝ (tāwray)	2nd person	ܬܵܘܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (tāwrūḵ)	ܬܵܘܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (tāwrāḵ)	ܬܵܘܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tāwrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܵܘܪܹ̈ܐ (tāwrē)	3rd person	ܬܵܘܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (tāwrūh)	ܬܵܘܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (tāwrōh)	ܬܵܘܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (tāwrhōn)

Proper noun

ܬܵܘܪܵܐ • (tāwrā) m

1. (astrology, astronomy) Taurus (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)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From 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