ܡܘܠܕܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܘ ܠ ܕ (w l d)
10 terms

From Aramaic מַוְלָדָא (mawlāḏā); related to Arabic مَوْلِد (mawlid), مِيلَاد (mīlād) and Hebrew מוֹלָד (molád).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mɑw.lɑːðɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [moːlɑːdɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܐ • (mawlāḏā) m (plural ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܹ̈ܐ (mawlāḏē))

1. birth, nativity (instance of childbirth and beginning of life)

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܝܼ (mawlāḏī)		ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܲܢ (mawlāḏan)
	construct	ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ (mawlāḏ)		2nd person	ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (mawlāḏūḵ)	ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (mawlāḏāḵ)	ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mawlāḏāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܐ (mawlāḏā)		3rd person	ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܹܗ (mawlāḏēh)	ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܗ̇ (mawlāḏāh)	ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܗܘܿܢ (mawlāḏhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܝܼ̈ (mawlāḏī)		ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܲܢ̈ (mawlāḏan)
	construct	ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܲܝ̈ (mawlāḏay)		2nd person	ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mawlāḏūḵ)	ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mawlāḏāḵ)	ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mawlāḏāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܹ̈ܐ (mawlāḏē)		3rd person	ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (mawlāḏūh)	ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (mawlāḏōh)	ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (mawlāḏhōn)

Derived terms

• ܣܹܝܩܘܿܡ ܡܲܘܠܵܕܵܐ (sēqōm mawlādā, “date of birth”)
• ܝܘܿܡ ܡܲܘܠܵܕܵܐ (yōm mawlādā, “day of birth”)
• ܥܹܐܕ݂ ܡܲܘܠܵܕܵܐ (ˁēḏ mawlādā, “birthday”)
• ܥܹܐܕ݂ܵܐ ܕܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܐ (ˁēḏā d-mawlāḏā, “Christmas”)

Proper noun

ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܐ • (mawlāḏā) m

1. a male given name

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܘ-ܠ-ܕ (w-l-d) related to bearing children. Compare Arabic مَوْلِد (mawlid) and Hebrew מוֹלָד (môlāḏ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mawlɑðɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [mawlɑðe] (plural)

Noun

ܡܘܠܕܐ • (mawlāḏā) m (plural ܡܘܠܕܐ (mawlāḏē))

1. birth, nativity
2. travail, parturition, childbirth, delivery
3. producing, bringing forth
4. generation
5. lengthening, prolonging
6. beginning, commencement
7. (astronomy) new moon

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܘܠܕܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܘܠܕ		1st person	ܡܘܠܕܝ		ܡܘܠܕܢ
	construct	ܡܘܠܕ		2nd person	ܡܘܠܕܟ	ܡܘܠܕܟܝ	ܡܘܠܕܟܘܢ	ܡܘܠܕܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܘܠܕܐ		3rd person	ܡܘܠܕܗ	ܡܘܠܕܗ	ܡܘܠܕܗܘܢ	ܡܘܠܕܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܘܠܕܝܢ		1st person	ܡܘܠܕܝ		ܡܘܠܕܝܢ
	construct	ܡܘܠܕܝ		2nd person	ܡܘܠܕܝܟ	ܡܘܠܕܝܟܝ	ܡܘܠܕܝܟܘܢ	ܡܘܠܕܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܘܠܕܐ		3rd person	ܡܘܠܕܘܗܝ	ܡܘܠܕܝܗ	ܡܘܠܕܝܗܘܢ	ܡܘܠܕܝܗܝܢ

References

• “mwld”, 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, p. 141a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 257b
• 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. 725a