ܬܘܬܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܘ ܬ ܒ (w t b)
8 terms

Of the noun pattern ta12ū3ā from ܝܵܬ݂ܹܒ݂ (yāṯēḇ, “to sit, settle down”); compare Hebrew תּוֹשָׁב (tosháv).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [taw.tɑːwɑː]
(Urmia) IPA^(key): [toːtɑːvɑː]

Noun

ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (tawtāḇā) m (plural ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (tawtāḇē), feminine ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (tawtāḇtā))

sojourner, lodger, settler
(obsolete) foreigner, stranger
Synonym: ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܝܵܐ (nuḵrāyā)

Inflection

Inflection of **ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ܵܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ (tawtāḇ)		1^st person	ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ܝܼ (tawtāḇī)		ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ܲܢ (tawtāḇan)
	construct	ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ (tawtāḇ)		2^nd person	ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (tawtāḇōḵ)	ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (tawtāḇāḵ)	ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tawtāḇawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ܵܐ (tawtāḇā)		3^rd person	ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ܹܗ (tawtāḇēh)	ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (tawtāḇāh)	ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (tawtāḇhōn)
plural	absolute	ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ܝܼ̈ܢ (tawtāḇīn)		1^st person	ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ܝܼ̈ (tawtāḇī)		ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ܲܢ̈ (tawtāḇan)
	construct	ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ܲܝ̈ (tawtāḇay)		2^nd person	ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tawtāḇōḵ)	ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tawtāḇāḵ)	ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tawtāḇawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (tawtāḇē)		3^rd person	ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tawtāḇūh)	ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (tawtāḇōh)	ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (tawtāḇayhōn)

Derived terms

ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (tawtāḇūṯā)
ܬܲܘܬܵܒ݂ܵܝܵܐ (tawtāḇāyā)

See also

ܡܲܫܵܚܲܛ (maššāḥaṭ)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܘ ܬ ܒ related to sitting. Compare Hebrew תּוֹשָׁב (tôšāḇ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [tawtɑvɑ] (singular)
IPA^(key): [tawtɑve] (plural)

Noun

ܬܘܬܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܘܬܒܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܬܘܬܒܬܐ)

foreigner, stranger
Synonym: ܢܘܟܪܝܐ
sojourner, lodger, settler

Inflection

Inflection of **ܬܘܬܒܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܬܘܬܒ		1^st person	ܬܘܬܒܝ		ܬܘܬܒܢ
	construct	ܬܘܬܒ		2^nd person	ܬܘܬܒܟ	ܬܘܬܒܟܝ	ܬܘܬܒܟܘܢ	ܬܘܬܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܘܬܒܐ		3^rd person	ܬܘܬܒܗ	ܬܘܬܒܗ	ܬܘܬܒܗܘܢ	ܬܘܬܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܬܘܬܒܝܢ		1^st person	ܬܘܬܒܝ		ܬܘܬܒܝܢ
	construct	ܬܘܬܒܝ		2^nd person	ܬܘܬܒܝܟ	ܬܘܬܒܝܟܝ	ܬܘܬܒܝܟܘܢ	ܬܘܬܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܘܬܒܐ		3^rd person	ܬܘܬܒܘܗܝ	ܬܘܬܒܝܗ	ܬܘܬܒܝܗܘܢ	ܬܘܬܒܝܗܝܢ

References

“twtb”, 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 146b
Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 609a
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, page 1635b