ܛܘܣܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܛ ܘ ܣ (ṭ w s)
7 terms

From Aramaic טַוסָא (ṭawsā); compare Hebrew טִיסָה (tisá).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [tˤɑw.sɑː]

Noun

ܛܲܘܣܵܐ • (ṭawsām sg (plural ܛܲܘܣܹ̈ܐ (ṭawsē))

  1. flight
  2. aviation
    Synonym: ܛܵܝܘܿܣܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ṭāyōsūṯā)
Inflection
Inflection of ܛܲܘܣܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܛܘܿܣ (ṭōs) 1st person ܛܲܘܣܝܼ (ṭawsī) ܛܲܘܣܲܢ (ṭawsan)
construct ܛܘܿܣ (ṭōs) 2nd person ܛܲܘܣܘܼܟ݂ (ṭawsōḵ) ܛܲܘܣܵܟ݂ܝ (ṭawsāḵ) ܛܲܘܣܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭawsawḵōn)
emphatic ܛܲܘܣܵܐ (ṭawsā) 3rd person ܛܲܘܣܹܗ (ṭawsēh) ܛܲܘܣܵܗ̇ (ṭawsāh) ܛܘܿܣܗܘܿܢ (ṭōshōn)
plural absolute ܛܲܘܣܝܼ̈ܢ (ṭawsīn) 1st person ܛܲܘܣܝܼ̈ (ṭawsī) ܛܲܘܣܲܢ̈ (ṭawsan)
construct ܛܲܘܣܲܝ̈ (ṭawsay) 2nd person ܛܲܘܣܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ṭawsōḵ) ܛܲܘܣܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ṭawsāḵ) ܛܲܘܣܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭawsawḵōn)
emphatic ܛܲܘܣܹ̈ܐ (ṭawsē) 3rd person ܛܲܘܣܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ṭawsūh) ܛܲܘܣܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (ṭawsōh) ܛܲܘܣܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ṭawsayhōn)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Aramaic טַוסָא (ṭawsā), from Ancient Greek ταώς (taṓs); compare Arabic طَاوُوس (ṭāwūs) and Hebrew טַוָּס (tavás).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [tˤɑw.sɑː]

Noun

ܛܲܘܣܵܐ • (ṭawsām sg (plural ܛܲܘܣܹ̈ܐ (ṭawsē), feminine ܛܘܲܣܬܵܐ (ṭwastā))

  1. peacock
  2. (astronomy) Pavo
Inflection
Inflection of ܛܲܘܣܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܛܘܲܣ (ṭwas) 1st person ܛܲܘܣܝܼ (ṭawsī) ܛܲܘܣܲܢ (ṭawsan)
construct ܛܘܲܣ (ṭwas) 2nd person ܛܲܘܣܘܼܟ݂ (ṭawsōḵ) ܛܲܘܣܵܟ݂ܝ (ṭawsāḵ) ܛܲܘܣܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭawsawḵōn)
emphatic ܛܲܘܣܵܐ (ṭawsā) 3rd person ܛܲܘܣܹܗ (ṭawsēh) ܛܲܘܣܵܗ̇ (ṭawsāh) ܛܘܲܣܗܘܿܢ (ṭwashōn)
plural absolute ܛܲܘܣܝܼ̈ܢ (ṭawsīn) 1st person ܛܲܘܣܝܼ̈ (ṭawsī) ܛܲܘܣܲܢ̈ (ṭawsan)
construct ܛܲܘܣܲܝ̈ (ṭawsay) 2nd person ܛܲܘܣܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ṭawsōḵ) ܛܲܘܣܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ṭawsāḵ) ܛܲܘܣܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭawsawḵōn)
emphatic ܛܲܘܣܹ̈ܐ (ṭawsē) 3rd person ܛܲܘܣܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ṭawsūh) ܛܲܘܣܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (ṭawsōh) ܛܲܘܣܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ṭawsayhōn)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tˤawsɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [tˤawse] (plural)

Etymology 1

From the root ܛ ܘ ܣ related to flying. Compare Hebrew טִיסָה (ṭîsâ).

Noun

ܛܘܣܐ • (ṭawsām (plural ܛܘܣܐ)

  1. flight
Inflection
Inflection of ܛܘܣܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܛܘܣ 1st person ܛܘܣܝ ܛܘܣܢ
construct ܛܘܣ 2nd person ܛܘܣܟ ܛܘܣܟܝ ܛܘܣܟܘܢ ܛܘܣܟܝܢ
emphatic ܛܘܣܐ 3rd person ܛܘܣܗ ܛܘܣܗ ܛܘܣܗܘܢ ܛܘܣܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܛܘܣܝܢ 1st person ܛܘܣܝ ܛܘܣܝܢ
construct ܛܘܣܝ 2nd person ܛܘܣܝܟ ܛܘܣܝܟܝ ܛܘܣܝܟܘܢ ܛܘܣܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܛܘܣܐ 3rd person ܛܘܣܘܗܝ ܛܘܣܝܗ ܛܘܣܝܗܘܢ ܛܘܣܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek ταώς (taṓs). Compare Arabic طَاوُوس (ṭāwūs) and Hebrew טַוָּס (ṭawwās).

Alternative forms

  • ܛܐܘܣܐ

Noun

ܛܘܣܐ • (ṭawsām (plural ܛܘܣܐ)

  1. peacock
Inflection
Inflection of ܛܘܣܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܛܘܣ 1st person ܛܘܣܝ ܛܘܣܢ
construct ܛܘܣ 2nd person ܛܘܣܟ ܛܘܣܟܝ ܛܘܣܟܘܢ ܛܘܣܟܝܢ
emphatic ܛܘܣܐ 3rd person ܛܘܣܗ ܛܘܣܗ ܛܘܣܗܘܢ ܛܘܣܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܛܘܣܝܢ 1st person ܛܘܣܝ ܛܘܣܝܢ
construct ܛܘܣܝ 2nd person ܛܘܣܝܟ ܛܘܣܝܟܝ ܛܘܣܝܟܘܢ ܛܘܣܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܛܘܣܐ 3rd person ܛܘܣܘܗܝ ܛܘܣܝܗ ܛܘܣܝܗܘܢ ܛܘܣܝܗܝܢ

References

  • ṭws”, 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 124b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 169b
  • 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, →ISBN, pages 518b–519a