ܐܝܕܡܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʔiːðamθaː]
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʔiːðamθa], [ʔiːdamθa]

Noun

ܐܝܼܕ݂ܲܡܬ݂ܵܐ • (īḏamṯā) f (plural ܐܝܼܕ݂ܲܡ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (īḏamyāṯā), masculine ܐܝܼܕ݂ܡܵܐ (īḏmā))

  1. husband’s brother’s wife

Usage notes

  • The masculine form of this word denotes “husband’s brother”
  • There is no specific word to denote “husband’s sister’s husband,” which is simply expressed as ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܕܒܲܪܚܡܵܝܬܵܐgaḇrā dbarḥmāytā.

See also

  • ܒܲܟ݂ܬ ܒܲܪܚܡܵܝܵܐ (baḵt barḥmāyā, wife’s brother’s wife)
  • ܝܲܓ݂ܝܼܣܵܐ (yaḡīsā, wife’s sister’s husband)
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