ܛܘܣܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology 1
From Aramaic טַוסָא (ṭawsā); compare Hebrew טִיסָה (tisá).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [tˤɑw.sɑː]
Noun
ܛܲܘܣܵܐ • (ṭawsā) m sg (plural ܛܲܘܣܹ̈ܐ (ṭawsē))
- flight
- aviation
- Synonym: ܛܵܝܘܿܣܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ṭāyōsūṯā)
Inflection
| 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
- ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܛܲܘܣܵܐ (bēṯ ṭawsā, “airport”, literally “house of flight”)
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 • (ṭawsā) m sg (plural ܛܲܘܣܹ̈ܐ (ṭawsē), feminine ܛܘܲܣܬܵܐ (ṭwastā))
Inflection
| 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 • (ṭawsā) m (plural ܛܘܣܐ)
Inflection
| 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 • (ṭawsā) m (plural ܛܘܣܐ)
Inflection
| 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