כלתא

Aramaic

Etymology

Compare Hebrew כַּלָּה (kallā).

Noun

כַּלְּתָא • (kalləṯā) f (plural כַּלָּתָא)

bride
daughter-in-law
(Syriac, in the plural) order of angels

Usage notes

In Jewish Palestinian Aramaic and in Galilean Aramaic, the plural was כַּלַּיָּא (kallayyā) rather than כַּלָּתָא (kallāṯā).

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