| Eastern Syriac : | ܬܘܼܪܬܵܢܵܐ |
| Western Syriac : | ܬܽܘܪܬܳܢܳܐ |
| Eastern phonetic : | ' tur ta:na: |
| Western phonetic : | ' tur to:no: |
| Category : | noun |
| [Army] | |
| English : | a commander-in-chief ; |
| French : | commandant ; |
| Dialect : | Other |
Cf. ܐܸܣܛܪܲܛܝܼܠܝܼܛܵܐ, ܦܵܩܘܿܕܵܐ, ܪܝܼܫ ܚܲܝܠܵܐ , ܦܵܩܘܿܕܬܵܐ
from Akkadian turtānu "commander-in-cheif"