ܬܢܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Root
ܬ ܢ ܢ (t n n)
6 terms

Inherited from Aramaic תֵּנָנָא (tennānā), from Proto-Semitic *ʿṯn; compare Arabic عَثَن (ʕaṯan) and Hebrew עָשָׁן ('ashán).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܬܸܢܢܵܐ • (tinnām sg (plural ܬܸܢܢܹ̈ܐ (tinnē))

  1. (uncountable) smoke (the visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material)
    • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Exodus 19:18:
      ܟܠܹܗ ܛܘܼܪ ܣܝܼܢܲܝ ܩܪܝܼܡܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܒܬܸܢܢܵܐ، ܡܸܛܠ ܨܠܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܡܵܪܝܵܐ ܥܲܠܘܼܗܝ ܒܢܘܼܪܵܐ؛ ܘܐ݇ܣܝܼܩ ܠܹܗ ܬܸܢܢܹܗ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܬܸܢܢܵܐ ܕܐܲܬܘܼܢܵܐ، ܘܪܓ݂ܝܼܕ݂ ܠܹܗ ܪܓ݂ܵܕ݂ܵܐ ܟܠܹܗ ܛܘܼܪܵܐ.
      kullēh ṭūr sīnay qrīmā ìwā b-tinnā, miṭṭul ṣlē lēh māryā ˁalūh b-nūrā; w-sīq lēh tinnēh ayḵ tinnā d-atūnā, w-rḡīḏ lēh rḡāḏā kullēh ṭūrā.
      Now Mount Sinai was completely in smoke, because the Lord descended upon it in fire. Its smoke ascended like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked greatly.

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܸܢܢܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܬܸܢܲܢ (tinnan) 1st person ܬܸܢܢܝܼ (tinnī) ܬܸܢܢܲܢ (tinnan)
construct ܬܸܢܲܢ (tinnan) 2nd person ܬܸܢܢܘܼܟ݂ (tinnōḵ) ܬܸܢܢܵܟ݂ܝ (tinnāḵ) ܬܸܢܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tinnawḵōn)
emphatic ܬܸܢܢܵܐ (tinnā) 3rd person ܬܸܢܢܹܗ (tinnēh) ܬܸܢܢܵܗ̇ (tinnāh) ܬܸܢܢܗܘܿܢ (tinnhōn)
plural absolute ܬܸܢܢܝܼ̈ܢ (tinnīn) 1st person ܬܸܢܢܝܼ̈ (tinnī) ܬܸܢܢܲܢ̈ (tinnan)
construct ܬܸܢܢܲܝ̈ (tinnay) 2nd person ܬܸܢܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tinnōḵ) ܬܸܢܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tinnāḵ) ܬܸܢܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tinnawḵōn)
emphatic ܬܸܢܢܹ̈ܐ (tinnē) 3rd person ܬܸܢܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tinnūh) ܬܸܢܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (tinnōh) ܬܸܢܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (tinnayhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܬܸܢܢܵܢܵܐ (tinnānā, smokey)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܬ ܢ ܢ related to smoking, from Proto-Semitic *ʿṯn. Compare Arabic عَثَن (ʕaṯan) and Hebrew עָשָׁן (ʿāšān).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tɛnnɑnɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [tɛnnɑne] (plural)

Noun

ܬܢܢܐ • (tennānām (plural ܬܢܢܐ)

  1. smoke, steam
  2. fume, reek
  3. stone used for polishing glass

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܢܢܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܬܢܢ 1st person ܬܢܢܝ ܬܢܢܢ
construct ܬܢܢ 2nd person ܬܢܢܟ ܬܢܢܟܝ ܬܢܢܟܘܢ ܬܢܢܟܝܢ
emphatic ܬܢܢܐ 3rd person ܬܢܢܗ ܬܢܢܗ ܬܢܢܗܘܢ ܬܢܢܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܬܢܢܝܢ 1st person ܬܢܢܝ ܬܢܢܝܢ
construct ܬܢܢܝ 2nd person ܬܢܢܝܟ ܬܢܢܝܟܝ ܬܢܢܝܟܘܢ ܬܢܢܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܬܢܢܐ 3rd person ܬܢܢܘܗܝ ܬܢܢܝܗ ܬܢܢܝܗܘܢ ܬܢܢܝܗܝܢ

See also

References

  • tnn”, 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, page 394a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 617a
  • 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, →ISBN, page 1656b