ܝܗܘܕܝܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܝܘܕܝܬܐ

Etymology

From ܝܗܘܕ (y(ə)hūḏ, “Judea”), from Hebrew יְהוּדָה (yəhûḏâ) + the feminine gentilic suffix ܝܬܐ- (-āytā(ʾ)). 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