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

Inflection of ܥܹܕܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁēdṯā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܥܹܕܬ݂ܝܼ (ˁēdṯī)		ܥܹܕܬ݂ܲܢ (ˁēdṯan)
	construct	ܥܹܕܲܬ݂ (ˁēdaṯ)	2nd person	ܥܹܕܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ˁēdṯūḵ)	ܥܹܕܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁēdṯāḵ)	ܥܹܕܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁēdṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܹܕܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁēdṯā)	3rd person	ܥܹܕܬ݂ܹܗ (ˁēdṯēh)	ܥܹܕܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ˁēdṯāh)	ܥܹܕܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ˁēdṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܥܹܕܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (ˁēdāṯī)		ܥܹܕܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (ˁēdāṯan)
	construct	ܥܹܕܵܬ݂̈ (ˁēdāṯ)	2nd person	ܥܹܕܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ˁēdāṯūḵ)	ܥܹܕܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ˁēdāṯāḵ)	ܥܹܕܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁēdāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܹܕܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (ˁēdāṯē)	3rd person	ܥܹܕܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ˁēdāṯūh)	ܥܹܕܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ˁēdāṯōh)	ܥܹܕܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ˁēdāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܥܹܕܬܵܢܵܝܵܐ (ˁēdtānāyā, “ecclesiastical”)
• ܥܹܕܬܵܢܵܝܘܼܬܵܐ (ˁēdtānāyūtā, “ecclesiasticism”)

See also

• (church, house): ܥܘܼܡܪܵܐ (ˁumrā)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܥܐܕܬܐ

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

    declension of ܥܕܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܥܕܐ	ܥܕܢ
construct	ܥܕܬ	ܥܕܬ
emphatic	ܥܕܬܐ	ܥܕܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܥܕܬܝ	ܥܕܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܥܕܬܟ	ܥܕܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܥܕܬܟܝ	ܥܕܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܥܕܬܗ	ܥܕܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܥܕܬܗ	ܥܕܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܥܕܬܢ	ܥܕܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܥܕܬܟܘܢ	ܥܕܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܥܕܬܟܝܢ	ܥܕܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܥܕܬܗܘܢ	ܥܕܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܥܕܬܗܝܢ	ܥܕܬܗܝܢ

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