ܬܢܘܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic תַּנּוּרָא (tannūrā), from Akkadian 𒅎𒋗𒆸 (tinūrum), from the same root as the verb 𒈾𒉿𒀀𒀸 (nawārum, “to shine brightly”); compare possibly borrowed through Middle Persian [script needed] (tnwl /⁠tanūr⁠/), compare also borrowed into Hebrew תַּנּוּר (tanúr) and Arabic تَنُّور (tannūr).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [tannuːraː]
(Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [tanuːra]
(Tyari) IPA^(key): [ʃnuːraː]

Noun

ܬܲܢܘܼܪܵܐ • (tanūrā) m (plural ܬܲܢܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ (tanūrē))

tandoor; traditional Mesopotamian cylindrical clay oven used especially to make bread

Inflection

Inflection of **ܬܲܢܘܼܪܵܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܬܲܢܘܼܪ (tanūr)		1^st person	ܬܲܢܘܼܪܝܼ (tanūrī)		ܬܲܢܘܼܪܲܢ (tanūran)
	construct	ܬܲܢܘܼܪ (tanūr)		2^nd person	ܬܲܢܘܼܪܘܼܟ݂ (tanūrōḵ)	ܬܲܢܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܝ (tanūrāḵ)	ܬܲܢܘܼܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tanūrawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܢܘܼܪܵܐ (tanūrā)		3^rd person	ܬܲܢܘܼܪܹܗ (tanūrēh)	ܬܲܢܘܼܪܵܗ̇ (tanūrāh)	ܬܲܢܘܼܪܗܘܿܢ (tanurhōn)
plural	absolute	ܬܲܢܘܼܪ̈ܝܼܢ (tanūrīn)		1^st person	ܬܲܢܘܼܪ̈ܝܼ (tanūrī)		ܬܲܢܘܼܪ̈ܲܢ (tanūran)
	construct	ܬܲܢܘܼܪ̈ܲܝ (tanūray)		2^nd person	ܬܲܢܘܼܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (tanūrōḵ)	ܬܲܢܘܼܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (tanūrāḵ)	ܬܲܢܘܼܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tanūrawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܢܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ (tanūrē)		3^rd person	ܬܲܢܘܼܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (tanūrūh)	ܬܲܢܘܼܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (tanūrōh)	ܬܲܢܘܼܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (tanūrayhōn)

See also

ܦܘܼܪܢܵܐ (purnā)
ܟܘܼܪܵܐ (kūrā)
ܐܲܬܘܼܢܵܐ (atūnā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian [script needed] (tnwl /⁠tanūr⁠/), from Akkadian 𒋾𒂟 (tinūru).
Cognate to Jewish Palestinian Aramaic, Jewish Literary Aramaic, Jewish Babylonian Aramaic תַּנּוּרַא (tannūrā), Hebrew תַּנּוּר (tannū́r).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [tannurɑ] (singular)
IPA^(key): [tannure] (plural)

Noun

ܬܢܘܪܐ • (tannūrā) m (plural ܬܢܘܪܐ (tannūrē))

tandoor, oven, furnace
Synonyms: ܐܬܘܢܐ (ʾattūnā), ܟܘܪܐ (kūra)
candelabrum
(anatomy) pectoral cavity

Inflection

Inflection of **ܬܢܘܪܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܬܢܘܪ		1^st person	ܬܢܘܪܝ		ܬܢܘܪܢ
	construct	ܬܢܘܪ		2^nd person	ܬܢܘܪܟ	ܬܢܘܪܟܝ	ܬܢܘܪܟܘܢ	ܬܢܘܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܢܘܪܐ		3^rd person	ܬܢܘܪܗ	ܬܢܘܪܗ	ܬܢܘܪܗܘܢ	ܬܢܘܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܬܢܘܪܝܢ		1^st person	ܬܢܘܪܝ		ܬܢܘܪܝܢ
	construct	ܬܢܘܪܝ		2^nd person	ܬܢܘܪܝܟ	ܬܢܘܪܝܟܝ	ܬܢܘܪܝܟܘܢ	ܬܢܘܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܢܘܪܐ		3^rd person	ܬܢܘܪܘܗܝ	ܬܢܘܪܝܗ	ܬܢܘܪܝܗܘܢ	ܬܢܘܪܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian *tanwār.
Cognate to Manichaean Middle Persian [script needed] (tnwʾr /⁠tanwār⁠/), Jewish Babylonian Aramaic תַּנּוּרַא (tannūrā).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [tannurɑ], [tanwɑrɑ] (singular)
IPA^(key): [tannure], [tanwɑre] (plural)

Noun

ܬܢܘܪܐ • (tannūrā, tanwārā) m (plural ܬܢܘܪܐ (tannūrē, tanwārē))

cuirass, corslet, breastplate

Inflection

Inflection of **ܬܢܘܪܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܬܢܘܪ		1^st person	ܬܢܘܪܝ		ܬܢܘܪܢ
	construct	ܬܢܘܪ		2^nd person	ܬܢܘܪܟ	ܬܢܘܪܟܝ	ܬܢܘܪܟܘܢ	ܬܢܘܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܢܘܪܐ		3^rd person	ܬܢܘܪܗ	ܬܢܘܪܗ	ܬܢܘܪܗܘܢ	ܬܢܘܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܬܢܘܪܝܢ		1^st person	ܬܢܘܪܝ		ܬܢܘܪܝܢ
	construct	ܬܢܘܪܝ		2^nd person	ܬܢܘܪܝܟ	ܬܢܘܪܝܟܝ	ܬܢܘܪܝܟܘܢ	ܬܢܘܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܢܘܪܐ		3^rd person	ܬܢܘܪܘܗܝ	ܬܢܘܪܝܗ	ܬܢܘܪܝܗܘܢ	ܬܢܘܪܝܗܝܢ

References

“tnwr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
“tnwr²”, 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 394b,
Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 616b
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 1654b