ܥܕܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܘ ܥ ܕ (w ˁ d)
2 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic עֵדְתָּא (ˁēḏtā), from Biblical Hebrew עֵדָה (ʿēḏâ); compare Arabic عِدَّة (ʕidda).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʕedːtɑː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ʔeːta]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [ʔiːtɑː]

Noun

ܥܹܕܬܵܐ • (ˁēdtā) f sg (plural ܥܹܕܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ˁēdātē) or ܥܹܕ݇ܬܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ˁētātē))

  1. church (Christian house of worship)
  2. church, denomination (group of people who follow the same Christian religious beliefs)
  3. congregation, assembly, company

Inflection

Derived terms

See also

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Hebrew עֵדָה (ʿēḏâ). Compare Arabic عِدَّة (ʕidda).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕedtɑ/, [ʕeðtɑ], [ʕɛðtɑ], [ʕe(t)tɑ], [ʕiðtɑ], [ʕi(t)tɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʕeðɑθɑ], [ʕiðɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܥܕܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܥܕ̈ܬܐ)

  1. congregation, assembly, company
  2. church, temple

Inflection

References

  • ˁdh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 247a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 402a
  • 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. 1074a
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