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

Inflection of ܬܲܪܘܵܕ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܬܲܪܘܵܕ݂ܝܼ (tarwāḏī)		ܬܲܪܘܵܕ݂ܲܢ (tarwāḏan)
	construct	ܬܲܪܘܵܕ݂ (tarwāḏ)		2nd person	ܬܲܪܘܵܕ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (tarwāḏūḵ)	ܬܲܪܘܵܕ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (tarwāḏāḵ)	ܬܲܪܘܵܕ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tarwāḏāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܪܘܵܕ݂ܵܐ (tarwāḏā)		3rd person	ܬܲܪܘܵܕ݂ܹܗ (tarwāḏēh)	ܬܲܪܘܵܕ݂ܵܗ̇ (tarwāḏāh)	ܬܲܪܘܵܕ݂ܗܘܿܢ (tarwāḏhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܬܲܪ̈ܘܵܕ݂ܝܼ (tarwāḏī)		ܬܲܪ̈ܘܵܕ݂ܲܢ (tarwāḏan)
	construct	ܬܲܪ̈ܘܵܕ݂ܲܝ (tarwāḏay)		2nd person	ܬܲܪ̈ܘܵܕ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (tarwāḏūḵ)	ܬܲܪ̈ܘܵܕ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (tarwāḏāḵ)	ܬܲܪ̈ܘܵܕ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tarwāḏāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܪ̈ܘܵܕ݂ܹܐ (tarwāḏē)		3rd person	ܬܲܪ̈ܘܵܕ݂ܘܼܗܝ (tarwāḏūh)	ܬܲܪ̈ܘܵܕ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (tarwāḏōh)	ܬܲܪ̈ܘܵܕ݂ܗܘܿܢ (tarwāḏhōn)

Derived terms

• ܬܲܪܘܵܕ݂ܵܐ ܕܩܲܗܘܵܐ (tarwāḏā dqahwā, “teaspoon”)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܬܘܪܘܕܐ

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

Inflection of ܬܪܘܕܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܬܪܘܕ		1st person	ܬܪܘܕܝ		ܬܪܘܕܢ
	construct	ܬܪܘܕ		2nd person	ܬܪܘܕܟ	ܬܪܘܕܟܝ	ܬܪܘܕܟܘܢ	ܬܪܘܕܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܪܘܕܐ		3rd person	ܬܪܘܕܗ	ܬܪܘܕܗ	ܬܪܘܕܗܘܢ	ܬܪܘܕܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܬܪܘܕܝܢ		1st person	ܬܪܘܕܝ		ܬܪܘܕܝܢ
	construct	ܬܪܘܕܝ		2nd person	ܬܪܘܕܝܟ	ܬܪܘܕܝܟܝ	ܬܪܘܕܝܟܘܢ	ܬܪܘܕܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܪܘܕܐ		3rd person	ܬܪܘܕܘܗܝ	ܬܪܘܕܝܗ	ܬܪܘܕܝܗܘܢ	ܬܪܘܕܝܗܝܢ

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