Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tawrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tawre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܬܘܪܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) m ‎(plural ܬܘܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܬܘܪܬܐ)

1. steer, bull, ox

Inflection

Proper noun

ܬܘܪܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) m

1. (astrology, astronomy) Taurus (constellation and zodiac sign)

Etymology 2

From the root ܬ-ܘ-ܪ ‎(t-w-r) related to amazement.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t(ə)wɑrɑ(ʔ)]
• Hyphenation: ܬ‧ܘ‧ܪܐ

Noun

ܬܘܪܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) m (uncountable)

1. amazement, wonder
2. stupor, bewilderment, confusion

Inflection

References

• “twr”, 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, p. 389a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 608b
• 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. 1633b