ܝܗܘܕܝܬܐ

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Classical Syriac

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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

Noun

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ܝܗܘܕܝܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܝܗܘܕܝܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܝܗܘܕܝܐ)

  1. Judean
  2. (Judaism) Jew, Jewess

Inflection

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References

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  • 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