ܝܕܝܕܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܝ ܕ ܕ (y d d)
2 terms

Cogante of Hebrew יָדִיד (yadíd), Arabic وَدِيد (wadīd) and Ugaritic 𐎊𐎄 (yd).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [jadˈdiːðɑː]

Adjective

ܝܲܕܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ • (yadīḏā) (feminine ܝܲܕܝܼܕܬܵܐ (yadīdtā), plural ܝܲܕܝܼܕ݂ܹ̈ܐ (yadīḏē))

1. beloved, dear

   Synonyms: ܚܲܒܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ (ḥabīḇā), ܥܲܙܝܼܙܵܐ (ˁazīzā)

Noun

ܝܲܕܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ • (yadīḏā) m (plural ܝܲܕܝܼܕ݂ܹ̈ܐ (yadīḏē), feminine ܝܲܕܝܼܕܬܵܐ (yadīdtā))

1. beloved, dear
2. friend

   Synonyms: ܪܵܚܡܵܐ (rāḥmā), ܚܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (ḥaḇrā)

Usage notes

This word does not carry the connotation of romantic partner like ܚܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (ḥaḇrā) does.

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܲܕܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܝܲܕܝܼܕ݂ܝܼ (yadīḏī)		ܝܲܕܝܼܕ݂ܲܢ (yadīḏan)
	construct	ܝܲܕܝܼܕ݂ (yadīḏ)		2nd person	ܝܲܕܝܼܕ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (yadīḏūḵ)	ܝܲܕܝܼܕ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (yadīḏāḵ)	ܝܲܕܝܼܕ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yadīḏāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܲܕܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ (yadīḏā)		3rd person	ܝܲܕܝܼܕ݂ܹܗ (yadīḏēh)	ܝܲܕܝܼܕ݂ܵܗ̇ (yadīḏāh)	ܝܲܕܝܼܕ݂ܗܘܿܢ (yadīḏhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܝܲܕܝܼܕ݂ܝܼ̈ (yadīḏī)		ܝܲܕܝܼܕ݂ܲܢ̈ (yadīḏan)
	construct	ܝܲܕܝܼܕ݂ܲܝ̈ (yadīḏay)		2nd person	ܝܲܕܝܼܕ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (yadīḏūḵ)	ܝܲܕܝܼܕ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (yadīḏāḵ)	ܝܲܕܝܼܕ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yadīḏāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܲܕܝܼܕ݂ܹ̈ܐ (yadīḏē)		3rd person	ܝܲܕܝܼܕ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (yadīḏūh)	ܝܲܕܝܼܕ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (yadīḏōh)	ܝܲܕܝܼܕ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (yadīḏhōn)

Derived terms

• ܝܲܕܝܼܕ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (yadīḏūṯā)
• ܝܲܕܝܼܕ݂ܝܵܐ (yadīḏyā)

Etymology 2

Reduplicated noun derived from ܐܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ (īḏā, “hand”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [jaðˈjɑːðɑː]

Noun

ܝܲܕ݂ܝܵܕ݂ܵܐ • (yaḏyāḏā) m (plural ܝܲܕ݂ܝܵܕ݂ܹ̈ܐ (yaḏyāḏē))

1. millipede; centipede

   Synonym: ܕܲܢܕܵܠܵܐ (dandālā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܲܕ݂ܝܵܕ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܝܲܕ݂ܝܵܕ݂ܝܼ (yaḏyāḏī)		ܝܲܕ݂ܝܵܕ݂ܲܢ (yaḏyāḏan)
	construct	ܝܲܕ݂ܝܵܕ݂ (yaḏyāḏ)		2nd person	ܝܲܕ݂ܝܵܕ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (yaḏyāḏūḵ)	ܝܲܕ݂ܝܵܕ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (yaḏyāḏāḵ)	ܝܲܕ݂ܝܵܕ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yaḏyāḏāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܲܕ݂ܝܵܕ݂ܵܐ (yaḏyāḏā)		3rd person	ܝܲܕ݂ܝܵܕ݂ܹܗ (yaḏyāḏēh)	ܝܲܕ݂ܝܵܕ݂ܵܗ̇ (yaḏyāḏāh)	ܝܲܕ݂ܝܵܕ݂ܗܘܿܢ (yaḏyāḏhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܝܲܕ݂ܝܵܕ݂ܝܼ̈ (yaḏyāḏī)		ܝܲܕ݂ܝܵܕ݂ܲܢ̈ (yaḏyāḏan)
	construct	ܝܲܕ݂ܝܵܕ݂ܲܝ̈ (yaḏyāḏay)		2nd person	ܝܲܕ݂ܝܵܕ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (yaḏyāḏūḵ)	ܝܲܕ݂ܝܵܕ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (yaḏyāḏāḵ)	ܝܲܕ݂ܝܵܕ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yaḏyāḏāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܲܕ݂ܝܵܕ݂ܹ̈ܐ (yaḏyāḏē)		3rd person	ܝܲܕ݂ܝܵܕ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (yaḏyāḏūh)	ܝܲܕ݂ܝܵܕ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (yaḏyāḏōh)	ܝܲܕ݂ܝܵܕ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (yaḏyāḏhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jaðˈjɑ.ðɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [jaðˈjɑ.ðe] (plural)

Noun

ܝܕܝܕܐ • (yaḏyāḏā) m (plural ܝܕܝܕܐ)

1. hoopoe

   Synonym: ܐܢܦܐ

2. millipede; centipede

   Synonym: ܫܪܛܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܕܝܕܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܝܕܝܕ		1st person	ܝܕܝܕܝ		ܝܕܝܕܢ
	construct	ܝܕܝܕ		2nd person	ܝܕܝܕܟ	ܝܕܝܕܟܝ	ܝܕܝܕܟܘܢ	ܝܕܝܕܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܝܕܝܕܐ		3rd person	ܝܕܝܕܗ	ܝܕܝܕܗ	ܝܕܝܕܗܘܢ	ܝܕܝܕܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܝܕܝܕܝܢ		1st person	ܝܕܝܕܝ		ܝܕܝܕܝܢ
	construct	ܝܕܝܕܝ		2nd person	ܝܕܝܕܝܟ	ܝܕܝܕܝܟܝ	ܝܕܝܕܝܟܘܢ	ܝܕܝܕܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܝܕܝܕܐ		3rd person	ܝܕܝܕܘܗܝ	ܝܕܝܕܝܗ	ܝܕܝܕܝܗܘܢ	ܝܕܝܕܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܝ-ܕ-ܕ (y-d-d), related to loving; compare Hebrew יָדִיד (yāḏîḏ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jadˈdi.ðɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [jadˈdi.ðe] (plural)

Adjective

ܝܕܝܕܐ • (yaddīḏā) m (plural ܝܕܝܕܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܝܕܝܕܬܐ)

1. beloved, dear

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܕܝܕܐ

person	singular		plural
	m	f	m	f
absolute	ܝܕܝܕ	ܝܕܝܕܐ	ܝܕܝܕܝܢ	ܝܕܝܕܢ
construct	ܝܕܝܕ	ܝܕܝܕܬ	ܝܕܝܕܝ	ܝܕܝܕܬ
emphatic	ܝܕܝܕܐ	ܝܕܝܕܬܐ	ܝܕܝܕܐ	ܝܕܝܕܬܐ

Derived terms

• ܝܕܝܕܘܬܐ (yaddīḏūṯā)

Etymology 3

From Hebrew יְדִידְיָה (Yəḏîḏyâ, “beloved of Yahweh”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jadˈdi.ðɑ]

Proper noun

ܝܕܝܕܐ • (Yaddīḏā)

1. Jedidiah

References

• “ydyd”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2017-12-24
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pp. 136b, 137b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 187a
• 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. 563a-b