כלתא
Aramaic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compare Hebrew כַּלָּה (kallā).
Noun
[edit]כַּלְּתָא • (kalləṯā) f (plural כַּלָּתָא)
- bride
- daughter-in-law
- (Syriac, in the plural) order of angels
Usage notes
[edit]- In Jewish Palestinian Aramaic and in Galilean Aramaic, the plural was כַּלַּיָּא (kallayyā) rather than כַּלָּתָא (kallāṯā).