ܬܘܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܐ ܘ ܐ (ˀ w ˀ)
3 terms

From Aramaic תַּוָּנָא (tawwānā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [taw.wɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܬܵܘܵܢܵܐ • (tāwānā) m (plural ܬܵܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ (tāwānē))

1. room (division in a building)

   ܥܝܼܠ ܠܲܢ ܠܓܵܘ ܬܵܘܵܢܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ. ― ˁīl lan l-gāw tāwānā rabbā. ― We entered into a big room.

   ܟܹܐ ܥܵܡܪܹܢ ܓܵܘ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ ܒܐܲܪܒܥܵܐ ܬܵܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܘܓܲܢܬ݂ܵܐ. ― kē ˁāmrēn gāw baytā b-arbˁā tāwānē w-ganṯā. ― I live in a house with four rooms and a garden.

2. bedroom, chamber
3. (anatomy) cardiac ventricle

Usage notes

• Some dialects treat this term as grammatically feminine.

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܵܘܵܢܵܐ (tāwānā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܵܘܵܢܝܼ (tāwānī)		ܬܵܘܵܢܲܢ (tāwānan)
	construct	ܬܵܘܵܢ (tāwān)	2nd person	ܬܵܘܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (tāwānūḵ)	ܬܵܘܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (tāwānāḵ)	ܬܵܘܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tāwānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܵܘܵܢܵܐ (tāwānā)	3rd person	ܬܵܘܵܢܹܗ (tāwānēh)	ܬܵܘܵܢܵܗ̇ (tāwānāh)	ܬܵܘܵܢܗܘܿܢ (tāwānhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܵܘܵܢܝܼ̈ (tāwānī)		ܬܵܘܵܢܲܢ̈ (tāwānan)
	construct	ܬܵܘܵܢܲܝ̈ (tāwānay)	2nd person	ܬܵܘܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tāwānūḵ)	ܬܵܘܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tāwānāḵ)	ܬܵܘܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tāwānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܵܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ (tāwānē)	3rd person	ܬܵܘܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tāwānūh)	ܬܵܘܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (tāwānōh)	ܬܵܘܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (tāwānhōn)

Derived terms

• ܬܵܘܵܢܵܐ ܕܐܵܪ̈ܚܹܐ (tāwānā d-ārḥē, “guest room, living room”)
• ܬܵܘܵܢܵܐ ܕܐ݇ܟ݂ܵܠܵܐ (tāwānā d-ḵālā, “dining room”)
• ܬܵܘܵܢܵܐ ܕܕܡܵܟ݂ܵܐ (tāwānā d-dmāḵā, “bedroom, chamber”)

 

Related terms

• ܐܵܘܵܢܵܐ (āwānā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܐ-ܘ-ܐ (ʾ-w-ʾ) related to staying.

Alternative forms

• ܬܐܘܢܐ
• ܬܘܘܢܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tawwɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tawwɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܬܘܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܘܢܐ)

1. room, chamber
2. garner
3. (anatomy) cardiac ventricle

Inflection

    inflection of ܬܘܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܬܘܢ	ܬܘܢܝܢ
construct	ܬܘܢ	ܬܘܢܝ
emphatic	ܬܘܢܐ	ܬܘܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܬܘܢܝ	ܬܘܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܬܘܢܟ	ܬܘܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܬܘܢܟܝ	ܬܘܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܬܘܢܗ	ܬܘܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܬܘܢܗ	ܬܘܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܬܘܢܢ	ܬܘܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܬܘܢܟܘܢ	ܬܘܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܬܘܢܟܝܢ	ܬܘܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܬܘܢܗܘܢ	ܬܘܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܬܘܢܗܝܢ	ܬܘܢܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܬ-ܘ-ܢ (t-w-n) related to urinating, from Proto-Semitic *ṯwn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tunɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tune(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܬܘܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܘܢܐ)

1. urine

Inflection

    inflection of ܬܘܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܬܘܢ	ܬܘܢܝܢ
construct	ܬܘܢ	ܬܘܢܝ
emphatic	ܬܘܢܐ	ܬܘܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܬܘܢܝ	ܬܘܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܬܘܢܟ	ܬܘܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܬܘܢܟܝ	ܬܘܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܬܘܢܗ	ܬܘܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܬܘܢܗ	ܬܘܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܬܘܢܢ	ܬܘܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܬܘܢܟܘܢ	ܬܘܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܬܘܢܟܝܢ	ܬܘܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܬܘܢܗܘܢ	ܬܘܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܬܘܢܗܝܢ	ܬܘܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “twn”, 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, p. 389a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 606b, 608a
• 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, p. 1631b