ܚܘܚܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
ܚܘܚܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic חוֹחַא (ḥōḥā, “thornbush”); compare Classical Syriac ܚܚܐ (ḥaḥḥā, “plum”), Arabic خَوْخ (ḵawḵ, “peach”) and Hebrew חוֹחַ (khóakh, “golden thistle”).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [xɑw.xɑː]
  • (Tyari) IPA(key): [xawːxɑː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [xoːxɑː]

Noun

ܚܵܘܚܵܐ • (ḥāwḥā) m sg (plural ܚܵܘܚܹ̈ܐ (ḥāwḥē))

  1. peach (round stone fruit with juicy yellow flesh and pinkish-yellow skin)
  2. (archaic) thorn, thornbush
    Synonym: ܟܸܬ݂ܘܵܐ (kiṯwā)

Inflection
Inflection of ܚܵܘܚܵܐ (ḥāwḥā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܚܵܘܚܝܼ
(ḥāwḥī)		 ܚܵܘܚܲܢ
(ḥāwḥan)
construct ܚܘܿܚ
(ḥōḥ)		 2nd person ܚܵܘܚܘܼܟ݂
(ḥāwḥūḵ)		 ܚܵܘܚܵܟ݂ܝ
(ḥāwḥāḵ)		 ܚܵܘܚܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(ḥāwḥāwḵōn)
emphatic ܚܵܘܚܵܐ
(ḥāwḥā)		 3rd person ܚܵܘܚܹܗ
(ḥāwḥēh)		 ܚܵܘܚܵܗ̇
(ḥāwḥāh)		 ܚܵܘܚܗܘܿܢ
(ḥāwḥhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܚܵܘܚܝܼ̈
(ḥāwḥī)		 ܚܵܘܚܲܢ̈
(ḥāwḥan)
construct ܚܵܘܚܲܝ̈
(ḥāwḥay)		 2nd person ܚܵܘܚܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(ḥāwḥūḵ)		 ܚܵܘܚܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(ḥāwḥāḵ)		 ܚܵܘܚܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(ḥāwḥāwḵōn)
emphatic ܚܵܘܚܹ̈ܐ
(ḥāwḥē)		 3rd person ܚܵܘܚܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(ḥāwḥūh)		 ܚܵܘܚ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(ḥāwḥōh)		 ܚܵܘܚܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(ḥāwḥhōn)

See also

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ħoħɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħoħe] (plural)

Etymology 1

Compare Hebrew חוֹחַ (ḥōaḥ).

Noun

ܚܘܚܐ • (ḥōḥā) m (plural ܚܘܚܐ (ḥōḥē))

  1. thorn
    Synonyms: ܣܠܘܐ, ܕܪܕܪܐ, ܟܘܒܐ
  2. thornbush, bramble
    Synonyms: ܝܥܪܐ, ܣܢܝܐ
Inflection
    inflection of ܚܘܚܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܚܘܚ ܚܘܚܝܢ
construct ܚܘܚ ܚܘܚܝ
emphatic ܚܘܚܐ ܚܘܚܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܚܘܚܝ ܚܘܚܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܚܘܚܟ ܚܘܚܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܚܘܚܟܝ ܚܘܚܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܚܘܚܗ ܚܘܚܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܚܘܚܗ ܚܘܚܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܚܘܚܢ ܚܘܚܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܚܘܚܟܘܢ ܚܘܚܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܚܘܚܟܝܢ ܚܘܚܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܚܘܚܗܘܢ ܚܘܚܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܚܘܚܗܝܢ ܚܘܚܝܗܝܢ

Noun

ܚܘܚܐ • (ḥōḥā) m (plural ܚܘܚܐ (ḥōḥē))

  1. Alternative form of ܚܚܐ (ḥaḥḥā)
Inflection
    inflection of ܚܘܚܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܚܘܚ ܚܘܚܝܢ
construct ܚܘܚ ܚܘܚܝ
emphatic ܚܘܚܐ ܚܘܚܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܚܘܚܝ ܚܘܚܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܚܘܚܟ ܚܘܚܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܚܘܚܟܝ ܚܘܚܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܚܘܚܗ ܚܘܚܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܚܘܚܗ ܚܘܚܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܚܘܚܢ ܚܘܚܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܚܘܚܟܘܢ ܚܘܚܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܚܘܚܟܝܢ ܚܘܚܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܚܘܚܗܘܢ ܚܘܚܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܚܘܚܗܝܢ ܚܘܚܝܗܝܢ

References
  • “ḥwḥ”, 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 99b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 130a
  • 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 422b
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