ܥܐܕܐ ܕܡܘܠܕܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܥܐܕܐ ܕܡܘܠܕܐ ܕܡܪܢ

Etymology

Literally, “Feast of the Nativity”, likely a calque of Arabic عِيد الْمِيلَاد (ʕīd al-mīlād); compare Hebrew חַג הַמּוֹלָד (khag hamolád) and the synonym ܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܐ (bêṯ yaldā), also used in Classical Syriac.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕeːʔðɑː‿dəmɑw.lɑːðɑ]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔiːdɑː‿dəmoːlɑːdɑ]

Proper noun

ܥܹܐܕ݂ܵܐ ܕܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܐ • (ˁēḏā d-mawlāḏā) m

2. Christmas (holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, celebrated on December 25 in most places)

   Synonyms: ܥܹܐܕ݂ܵܐ ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ (ˁēḏā zˁōrā, literally “the small holiday”), ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܝܲܠܕܵܐ (bēṯ yaldā)

   ܥܹܐܕ݂ܵܐ ܕܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܐ ܕܡܵܪܲܢ ܗܵܘܹܐ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ!

   ˁēḏā d-mawlāḏā d-māran hāwē brīḵā!

   Merry Christmas!

   (literally, “May the birthday of our lord be blessed!”)

Related terms

• ܥܹܐܕ݂ ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܐ (ˁēḏ mawlāḏā, “a birthday”)
• ܥܹܐܕ݂ܘܼܟ݂ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (ˁēḏūḵ brīḵā)