ܝܗܘܕܝܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

  • ܝܘܕܝܬܐ

Etymology

From ܝܗܘܕ (y(ə)hūḏ, “Judea”), from Hebrew יְהוּדָה (yəhûḏâ) + the feminine gentilic suffix ܝܬܐ- (-āytā). Compare Arabic يَهُودِيَّة (yahūdiyya) and Hebrew יְהוּדִיָּה (yəhûḏiyyâ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [j(ə)(h)uðɑjtɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [j(ə)(h)uðɑjɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܝܗܘܕܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܝܗܘܕܝܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܝܗܘܕܝܐ)

  1. Judean
  2. (Judaism) Jew, Jewess

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܗܘܕܝܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܝܗܘܕܝܐ 1st person ܝܗܘܕܝܬܝ ܝܗܘܕܝܬܢ
construct ܝܗܘܕܝܬ 2nd person ܝܗܘܕܝܬܟ ܝܗܘܕܝܬܟܝ ܝܗܘܕܝܬܟܘܢ ܝܗܘܕܝܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܝܗܘܕܝܬܐ 3rd person ܝܗܘܕܝܬܗ ܝܗܘܕܝܬܗ ܝܗܘܕܝܬܗܘܢ ܝܗܘܕܝܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܝܗܘܕܝܢ 1st person ܝܗܘܕܝܬܢ ܝܗܘܕܝܬܢ
construct ܝܗܘܕܝܬ 2nd person ܝܗܘܕܝܬܟ ܝܗܘܕܝܬܟܝ ܝܗܘܕܝܬܟܘܢ ܝܗܘܕܝܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܝܗܘܕܝܬܐ 3rd person ܝܗܘܕܝܬܗ ܝܗܘܕܝܬܗ ܝܗܘܕܝܬܗܘܢ ܝܗܘܕܝܬܗܝܢ

References

  • “yhwdy”, 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, page 139b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 189a
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