ܬܘܢܝܐ

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From the root ܬ-ܢ-ܐ (t-n-ʾ) related to recounting; compare Hebrew תִּנּוּי (tinnûy).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [tunnɑjɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [tunnɑje(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܬܘܢܝܐ (tūnnāyāʾm (plural ܬܘܢܝܐ)

  1. narrative, story, tale, byword, history
  2. speech, discourse, conversation, talk
  3. (ecclesiastical) church sermon
  4. (grammar) indicative mood

Inflection

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References

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  • twny”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-10-12
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 394b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, pp. 1631b-1632a