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
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

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
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
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 (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
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