ܩܕܝܠܐ

From a metathesis of the older form ܩܠܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ (qlīḏā), still maintained in some dialects, from Ancient Greek κλεῖδα (kleîda); also borrowed into Turoyo ܩܠܝܕ݂ܐ (qliḏo), Arabic إِقْلِيد (ʔiqlīd), Hebrew קְלִיד (k'lid) and Persian کلید (kelid).

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qəðiːlɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [qədiːlɑː]

ܩܕ݂ܝܼܠܵܐ • (qḏīlā) m sg (plural ܩܕ݂ܝܼ̈ܠܹܐ (qḏīlē) or ܩ̈ܕ݂ܝܼܠܵܢܹܐ (qḏīlānē))

1. key (device used to open and close a lock)

   ܠܵܐ ܡܛܲܠܩܸܬ ܠܹܗ ܩܕ݂ܝܼܠܵܐ ܕܒܲܝܬܘܼܟ݂.

   lā mṭalqit lēh qḏīlā d-baytōḵ.

   Don't lose the key of your house.

   • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Matthew 16:19:

     ܐܵܢܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܝܵܗ݇ܒܹܢ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܩܕ݂ܝܼ̈ܠܹܐ ܕܡܲܠܟܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܫ̈ܡܲܝܵܐ، ܕܟܠ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܕܐܵܣܪܹܬ ܒܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܗܵܘܹܐ ܐ݇ܣܝܼܪܵܐ ܒܫ̈ܡܲܝܵܐ، ܘܟܠ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܕܫܵܪܹܝܬ ܒܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܗܵܘܹܐ ܫܸܪܝܵܐ ܒܫ̈ܡܲܝܵܐ.

     ānā bit yābēn lōḵ qḏīlē d-malkūṯā d-šmayyā, d-kul mindī d-āsrēt b-arˁā bit hāwē sīrā b-šmayyā, w-kul mindī d-šārēt b-arˁā bit hāwē širyā b-šmayyā.

     And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you lose on earth will be lost in heaven.

2. key (button on a typewriter or computer keyboard)
3. (music) key, clef (part of a piano or musical keyboard)

• ܠܘܼܚ ܩܕܝܼ̈ܠܹܐ (lūḥ qdīlē, “keyboard”)

• ܡܲܦܬܵܚܵܐ (maptāḥā)