ܬܘܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

ܬܘܬܐ ܕܐܝܠܢܐ

ܬܘܬܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ

From Aramaic תּוּתָא (tūṯā, “mulberry”), from Akkadian 𒄑𒌅𒌓𒌈 (tuttu), likely borrowed from an Iranian language; compare Hebrew תּוּת (tút), Arabic تُوت (tūt) and Persian توت (tut).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [tuːθɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [tuːθɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [tuːtɑː]

Noun

ܬܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (tūṯā) m (plural ܬܘܼܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (tūṯē))

1. berry
2. mulberry
3. strawberry

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (tūṯā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܘܼܬ݂ܝܼ (tūṯī)		ܬܘܼܬ݂ܲܢ (tūṯan)
	construct	ܬܘܼܬ݂ (tūṯ)	2nd person	ܬܘܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (tūṯūḵ)	ܬܘܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (tūṯāḵ)	ܬܘܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tūṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (tūṯā)	3rd person	ܬܘܼܬ݂ܹܗ (tūṯēh)	ܬܘܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (tūṯāh)	ܬܘܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (tuṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܘܼܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (tūṯī)		ܬܘܼܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (tūṯan)
	construct	ܬܘܼܬ݂ܲܝ̈ (tūṯay)	2nd person	ܬܘܼܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tūṯūḵ)	ܬܘܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tūṯāḵ)	ܬܘܼܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tūṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܘܼܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (tūṯē)	3rd person	ܬܘܼܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tūṯūh)	ܬܘܼܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (tūṯōh)	ܬܘܼܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (tuṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܬܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܐܝܼܠܵܢܵܐ (tūṯā d-īlānā)
• ܬܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܐܲܪܥܵܐ (tūṯā d-arˁā)
• ܬܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܣܲܢܝܵܐ (tūṯā dsanyā)

 

Etymology 2

Root
ܬ ܘ ܬ (t w t)
1 term

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [twɑːtɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [twɑːθɑː]

Noun

ܬܘܵܬܵܐ • (twātā) f (plural ܬܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ (twātē))

1. remorse, regret, compunction, penitence
2. (anatomy, in the plural) hypochondria

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܘܵܬܵܐ (twātā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܘܵܬܝܼ (twātī)		ܬܘܵܬܲܢ (twātan)
	construct	ܬܘܵܬ (twāt)	2nd person	ܬܘܵܬܘܼܟ݂ (twātūḵ)	ܬܘܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ (twātāḵ)	ܬܘܵܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (twātāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܘܵܬܵܐ (twātā)	3rd person	ܬܘܵܬܹܗ (twātēh)	ܬܘܵܬܵܗ̇ (twātāh)	ܬܘܵܬܗܘܿܢ (twāthōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܬܘܵܬܝܼ̈ (twātī)		ܬܘܵܬܲܢ̈ (twātan)
	construct	ܬܘܵܬܲܝ̈ (twātay)	2nd person	ܬܘܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (twātūḵ)	ܬܘܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (twātāḵ)	ܬܘܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (twātāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ (twātē)	3rd person	ܬܘܵܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (twātūh)	ܬܘܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (twātōh)	ܬܘܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (twāthōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܬ-ܘ-ܐ (t-w-ʾ) related to regretting.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t(ə)wɑθɑ] (singular and plural)

Noun

ܬܘܬܐ • (twāṯā) f (plural ܬܘܬܐ (twāṯā))

1. remorse, regret, compunction, penitence
2. (anatomy, in the plural) hypochondria

Inflection

    declension of ܬܘܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܬܘܐ	ܬܘܢ
construct	ܬܘܬ	ܬܘܬ
emphatic	ܬܘܬܐ	ܬܘܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܬܘܬܝ	ܬܘܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܬܘܬܟ	ܬܘܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܬܘܬܟܝ	ܬܘܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܬܘܬܗ	ܬܘܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܬܘܬܗ	ܬܘܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܬܘܬܢ	ܬܘܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܬܘܬܟܘܢ	ܬܘܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܬܘܬܟܝܢ	ܬܘܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܬܘܬܗܘܢ	ܬܘܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܬܘܬܗܝܢ	ܬܘܬܗܝܢ

ܬܘܬܐ

Etymology 2

Compare Akkadian 𒄑𒌅𒌓𒌈 (/⁠tuttu⁠/), Hebrew תּוּת (tūṯ). See Persian توت (tut) for more. Arabic تُوت (tūt) is possibly a descendant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tuθɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tuθe] (plural)

Noun

ܬܘܬܐ • (tūṯā) m (plural ܬܘܬܐ (tūṯē))

1. mulberry (tree and fruit)
2. (medicine) mulberry-like sore, hemorrhoid
3. (questionable) sycomore

Inflection

    inflection of ܬܘܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܬܘܬ	ܬܘܬܝܢ
construct	ܬܘܬ	ܬܘܬܝ
emphatic	ܬܘܬܐ	ܬܘܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܬܘܬܝ	ܬܘܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܬܘܬܟ	ܬܘܬܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܬܘܬܟܝ	ܬܘܬܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܬܘܬܗ	ܬܘܬܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܬܘܬܗ	ܬܘܬܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܬܘܬܢ	ܬܘܬܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܬܘܬܟܘܢ	ܬܘܬܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܬܘܬܟܝܢ	ܬܘܬܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܬܘܬܗܘܢ	ܬܘܬܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܬܘܬܗܝܢ	ܬܘܬܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

• →? Arabic: تُوت (tūt)

References

• “twt³”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “twt”, 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, pages 388a, 389b
• Löw, Immanuel (1928) Die Flora der Juden‎^[1] (in German), volume 1, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 266 seqq.
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 609a
• Payne Smith, Robert (1879–1901) Thesaurus Syriacus (in Latin), Oxford: Clarendon Press, column 4415
• Payne Margoliouth, Jessie (1927) Supplement to the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, S.T.P., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 339b
• 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, page 1635b