ܬܪܘܕܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܬܪܘܕܐ

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic תַּרְוָדָא (tarwāḏā); Compare Compare Hebrew תַּרְוָד (tarvád, ladle). In most dialects this has been replaced with ܡܲܛܥܸܡܬܵܐ (maṭˁimtā) or a variant.

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [tar.waːðaː]
  • (Bohtan) IPA(key): [tar.woːda]

Noun

ܬܲܪܘܵܕ݂ܵܐ • (tarwāḏā) m (plural ܬܲܪ̈ܘܵܕ݂ܹܐ (tarwāḏē))

  1. spoon (scooped utensil for eating or serving)
    Synonym: ܡܲܛܥܸܡܬܵܐ (maṭˁimtā)
  2. (unit of measure) spoonful, small teaspoon
  3. probe (instrument used to explore wounds or organs)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ܬܲܪܘܵܕ݂ܵܐ ܕܩܲܗܘܵܐ (tarwāḏā dqahwā, teaspoon)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Hebrew תַּרְוָד (tarwāḏ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tarwɑðɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [tarwɑðe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܬܪܘܕܐ • (tarwāḏā) m (plural ܬܪܘܕܐ)

  1. spoon
  2. (unit of measure) spoonful, small teaspoon
  3. probe

Inflection

References

  • trwd”, 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. 397a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 620a
  • 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. 1665a
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