ܢܕܝܕܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܢ ܕ ܕ (n d d)
1 term

Derived from ܢܵܐܹܕ݂ (nāˀēḏ, “to be abominable”); cognate to Hebrew נָדוּד (nadúd, “insomniac, disturbed of sleep”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [nəðiːðɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [nədiːdɑː]

Adjective

ܢܕ݂ܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ • (nḏīḏā) (feminine ܢܕ݂ܝܼܕܬܵܐ (nḏīdtā), plural ܢܕ݂ܝܼ̈ܕ݂ܹܐ (nḏīḏē))

1. abominable, detestable
2. hideous, repulsive
3. awful, horrible, terrible, very bad

Derived terms

• ܢܕ݂ܝܼܕ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (nḏīḏūṯā)
• ܢܕ݂ܝܼܕ݂ܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (nḏīḏāˀīṯ)