ܬܐܘܡܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
| Root |
|---|
| ܬ ܐ ܡ (t ˀ m) |
| 1 term |
Etymology
From Aramaic תְּאוֹמָא (təʾōmā); cognate to Classical Syriac ܬܐܡܐ (tāʾmāʾ), Arabic تَوْأَم (tawʔam), Hebrew תְּאוֹם (te'óm) and Akkadian 𒊕𒌋𒌋 (tu'amu).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [təʔoːmɑː]
Noun
ܬܐܘܿܡܵܐ • (tˀōmā) m sg (plural ܬܐܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ (tˀōmē), feminine ܬܐܘܿܡܬܵܐ (tˀōmtā))
- one who was born of a multiple birth, i.e. a twin, triplet, quadruplet, etc.
- ܐܵܗܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܬܐܘܿܡܝܼ ― āhā ìlēh tˀōmī ― This is my twin
- ܬܠܵܬܢܵܝܗܝ ܬܐܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ ܝܢܵܐ ― tlātnāyh tˀōmē ìnā ― They are triplets
Inflection
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܬܐܘܿܡܝܼ (tˀōmī) |
ܬܐܘܿܡܲܢ (tˀōman) | ||
| construct | ܬܐܘܿܡ (tˀōm) |
2nd person | ܬܐܘܿܡܘܼܟ݂ (tˀōmūḵ) |
ܬܐܘܿܡܵܟ݂ܝ (tˀōmāḵ) |
ܬܐܘܿܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tˀōmāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܬܐܘܿܡܵܐ (tˀōmā) |
3rd person | ܬܐܘܿܡܹܗ (tˀōmēh) |
ܬܐܘܿܡܵܗ̇ (tˀōmāh) |
ܬܐܘܿܡܗܘܿܢ (tˀōmhōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܬܐܘܿܡܝܼ̈ (tˀōmī) |
ܬܐܘܿܡܲܢ̈ (tˀōman) | ||
| construct | ܬܐܘܿܡܲܝ̈ (tˀōmay) |
2nd person | ܬܐܘܿܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tˀōmūḵ) |
ܬܐܘܿܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tˀōmāḵ) |
ܬܐܘܿܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tˀōmāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܬܐܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ (tˀōmē) |
3rd person | ܬܐܘܿܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tˀōmūh) |
ܬܐܘܿܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (tˀōmōh) |
ܬܐܘܿܡܗ̈ܘܿܢ (tˀōmhōn) | ||
Derived terms
- ܬܐܘܿܡܵܐ ܗܝܼܟ݂ܲܕܗܝܼܵܝܵܐ (tˀōmā hīḵadhīyāyā, “identical twin”)
Proper noun
ܬܐܘܿܡܵܐ • (tˀōmā) m
- (biblical) Thomas
- John 11:16:
- ܗ̇ܝܓܵܗ ܬܐܘܿܡܵܐ ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܹܗ ܠܚܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܘܼܗܝ ܬܲܠܡܝܼ̈ܕܹܐ: «ܐܵܙܲܠ݇ܚ ܐܘܼܦ ܐܲܚܢܲܢ ܕܡܵܝܬܲܚ ܥܲܡܹܗ.»
- higāh tˀōmā mīrēh l-ḥaḇrāwātūh talmīdē: “āzaḥ ūp aḥnan d-māytaḥ ˁammēh.”
- Therefore Thomas, who is called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, "Let us also go, that we may die with him."
- John 11:16:
- a male given name
- a surname transferred from the given name
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