ܬܐܘܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Compare Arabic تَوْأَم (tawʔam) and Hebrew תְּאוֹם (təʾôm).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [toːmɑː]

Noun

ܬܐܘܿܡܵܐ (toma) m (feminine ܬܐܘܿܡܬܵܐ (tomta), plural ܬܐܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ (tome))

  1. twin, double
    Synonym: ܓ̰ܲܡܵܐ (jammā)
    ܐܵܗܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܬܐܘܿܡܝܼ.āhā ìlēh tʾomī.This is my twin.

Declension

Proper noun

ܬܐܘܿܡܵܐ (Toma) m

  1. (biblical) Thomas
    • John 11:16:
      ܗ̇ܝܓܵܗ ܬܐܘܿܡܵܐ، ܗ̇ܘ ܕܦܵܝܹܫ ܩܸܪܝܵܐ ܓ̰ܲܡܵܐ، ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܹܗ ܠܚܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܘܼܗܝ ܬܲܠܡܝܼ̈ܕܹܐ: «ܐܵܙܲܠ݇ܚ ܐܘܼܦ ܐܲܚܢܲܢ ܕܡܵܝܬܲܚ ܥܲܡܹܗ.»
      higāh tʾomā, awa dpāyēš qiryā jammā, mīrēh lḥaḇrāwātuh talmīdē: “āzaḥ up aḥnan dmāytaḥ ʿammēh.”
      Therefore Thomas, who is called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, "Let us also go, that we may die with him."
  2. a male given name
  3. (astrology, astronomy, in the plural) Gemini (constellation and zodiac sign)

See also

Zodiac signs in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic (layout · text)
ܐܸܡܪܵܐ (imrā) ܬܵܘܪܵܐ (tāwrā) ܬܐܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ (tʾomē) ܣܲܪܛܵܢܵܐ (sarṭānā)
ܐܲܪܝܵܐ (aryā) ܒܬܘܼܠܬܵܐ (btultā) ܡܲܬܩܵܠܵܐ (matqālā) ܥܵܩܸܪܒ݂ܵܐ (ʿāqirḇā)
ܩܸܫܬܵܐ (qištā) ܓܲܕܝܵܐ (gadyā) ܕܵܘܠܵܐ (dāwlā) ܢܘܼܢܹ̈ܐ (nunē)
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