ܬܐܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܬ ܐ ܡ (t ˀ m)
2 terms

Inherited from Aramaic תְּאָמָא (təʾāmā); cognate to Classical Syriac ܬܐܡܐ (tāʾmāʾ), Arabic تَوْأَم (tawʔam), Hebrew תְּאוֹם (te'óm) and Akkadian 𒊕𒌋𒌋 (tu'amu). Doublet of ܬܐܘܿܡܵܐ (tˀōmā, Thomas).

Pronunciation

  • ܬܐܵܡܵܐ:
    • (Standard) IPA(key): [təʔɑːmɑː]
  • ܬܐܵܡܹ̈ܐ:
    • (Standard) IPA(key): [təʔɑːmeː]

Noun

ܬܐܵܡܵܐ • (tˀāmām sg (plural ܬܐܵܡܹ̈ܐ (tˀāmē), feminine ܬܐܵܡܬ݂ܵܐ (tˀāmṯā))

  1. one who was born of a multiple birth, i.e. a twin, triplet, quadruplet, etc.
    ܗܵܢܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܬܐܵܡܝܼhānā ìlēh tˀāmīThis is my twin
    ܬܠܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ ܬܐܵܡܹ̈ܐ ܝܢܵܐtlāṯhōn tˀāmē ìnāThe three of them are triplets

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܐܵܡܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܬܐܵܡ (tˀām) 1st person ܬܐܵܡܝܼ (tˀāmī) ܬܐܵܡܲܢ (tˀāman)
construct ܬܐܵܡ (tˀām) 2nd person ܬܐܵܡܘܼܟ݂ (tˀāmōḵ) ܬܐܵܡܵܟ݂ܝ (tˀāmāḵ) ܬܐܵܡܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tˀāmawḵōn)
emphatic ܬܐܵܡܵܐ (tˀāmā) 3rd person ܬܐܵܡܹܗ (tˀāmēh) ܬܐܵܡܵܗ̇ (tˀāmāh) ܬܐܵܡܗܘܿܢ (tˀāmhōn)
plural absolute ܬܐܵܡܝܼ̈ܢ (tˀāmīn) 1st person ܬܐܵܡܝܼ̈ (tˀāmī) ܬܐܵܡܲܢ̈ (tˀāman)
construct ܬܐܵܡܲܝ̈ (tˀāmay) 2nd person ܬܐܵܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tˀāmōḵ) ܬܐܵܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tˀāmāḵ) ܬܐܵܡܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tˀāmawḵōn)
emphatic ܬܐܵܡܹ̈ܐ (tˀāmē) 3rd person ܬܐܵܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tˀāmūh) ܬܐܵܡܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (tˀāmōh) ܬܐܵܡܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (tˀāmayhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܬܐܵܡܵܐ ܗܝܼܟ݂ܲܕܗܝܼܵܝܵܐ (tˀāmā hīḵadhīyāyā, identical twin)
  • ܬܐܵܡܵܐ ܐܲܚܵܝܵܐ (tˀāmā aḥḥāyā, fraternal twin)

Proper noun

ܬܐܵܡܹ̈ܐ • (tˀāmēm sg

  1. (astrology, astronomy) Gemini (constellation and zodiac sign)

See also

Zodiac signs in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܡܲܠܘܵܫܹ̈ܐ (malwāšē) (layout · text)

ܐܸܡܪܵܐ (imrā)

ܬܲܘܪܵܐ (tawrā)

ܬܐܵܡܹ̈ܐ (tˀāmē)

ܣܲܪܛܵܢܵܐ (sarṭānā)

ܐܲܪܝܵܐ (aryā)

ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ (bṯultā)

ܡܲܣܵܐ̈ܬ݂ܵܐ (massāṯā)

ܥܲܩܪܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁaqrḇā)

ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qaššāṯā)

ܓܲܕ݂ܝܵܐ (gaḏyā)

ܕܲܘܠܵܐ (dawlā)

ܢܘܼܢܹ̈ܐ (nūnē)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Arabic تَوْأَم (tawʔam) and Hebrew תְּאוֹם (təʾôm).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t(əʔ)ɑmɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [t(əʔ)ɑme] (plural)

Adjective

ܬܐܡܐ • (təʾāmām (plural ܬܐܡܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܬܐܡܬܐ)

  1. twin, double, geminate

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܐܡܐ
person singular plural
m f m f
absolute ܬܐܡ ܬܐܡܐ ܬܐܡܝܢ ܬܐܡܢ
construct ܬܐܡ ܬܐܡܬ ܬܐܡܝ ܬܐܡܬ
emphatic ܬܐܡܐ ܬܐܡܬܐ ܬܐܡܐ ܬܐܡܬܐ

Noun

ܬܐܡܐ • (təʾāmām (plural ܬܐܡܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܬܐܡܬܐ)

  1. twin, double

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܐܡܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܬܐܡ 1st person ܬܐܡܝ ܬܐܡܢ
construct ܬܐܡ 2nd person ܬܐܡܟ ܬܐܡܟܝ ܬܐܡܟܘܢ ܬܐܡܟܝܢ
emphatic ܬܐܡܐ 3rd person ܬܐܡܗ ܬܐܡܗ ܬܐܡܗܘܢ ܬܐܡܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܬܐܡܝܢ 1st person ܬܐܡܝ ܬܐܡܝܢ
construct ܬܐܡܝ 2nd person ܬܐܡܝܟ ܬܐܡܝܟܝ ܬܐܡܝܟܘܢ ܬܐܡܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܬܐܡܐ 3rd person ܬܐܡܘܗܝ ܬܐܡܝܗ ܬܐܡܝܗܘܢ ܬܐܡܝܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܬܐܡܐ • (təʾāmām

  1. (astrology, astronomy, in the plural) Gemini (constellation and zodiac sign)

References

  • tˀm”, 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 386b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 603a
  • 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 1618b–1619a