ܬܘܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܬ-ܘ-ܐ (t-w-ʾ) related to regretting.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t(ə)wɑθɑ(ʔ)] (singular and plural)

Noun

ܬܘܬܐ (transliteration needed) f (plural ܬܘܬܐ)

  1. remorse, regret, compunction, penitence
  2. (anatomy, in the plural) hypochondria
Inflection
ܬܘܬܐ

Etymology 2

Compare Akkadian 𒄑𒌅𒌓𒌈 (/tuttu/), Hebrew תּוּת (tûṯ) and Old Armenian թութ (tʿutʿ). Arabic تُوت (tūt) is possibly a descendant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tuθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [tuθe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܬܘܬܐ (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܘܬܐ)

  1. sycamore, mulberry (tree and fruit)
  2. (medicine) mulberry-like sore, hemorrhoid
Inflection
Descendants

References

  • twt”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pp. 388a, 389b
  • Löw, Immanuel (1928) Die Flora der Juden (in German), volume 1, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 266 seqq.
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 609a
  • 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. 1635b
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