ܥܝܕܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܥ ܘ ܕ (ˁ w d)
6 terms

Etymology

Cognate to Arabic عَادَة (ʕāda).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕəjɑːdɑː]

Noun

ܥܝܵܕܵܐ • (ˁyādā) m sg (plural ܥܝܵܕܹ̈ܐ (ˁyādē))

1. custom, habit, practice
2. rite, ritual
3. norm, nature
4. (in the plural) behaviour, manners

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܝܵܕܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܥܝܵܕܝܼ (ˁyādī)		ܥܝܵܕܲܢ (ˁyādan)
	construct	ܥܝܵܕ (ˁyād)		2nd person	ܥܝܵܕܘܼܟ݂ (ˁyādūḵ)	ܥܝܵܕܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁyādāḵ)	ܥܝܵܕܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁyādāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܝܵܕܵܐ (ˁyādā)		3rd person	ܥܝܵܕܹܗ (ˁyādēh)	ܥܝܵܕܵܗ̇ (ˁyādāh)	ܥܝܵܕܗܘܿܢ (ˁyādhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܥܝܵܕܝܼ̈ (ˁyādī)		ܥܝܵܕܲܢ̈ (ˁyādan)
	construct	ܥܝܵܕܲܝ̈ (ˁyāday)		2nd person	ܥܝܵܕܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ˁyādūḵ)	ܥܝܵܕܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ˁyādāḵ)	ܥܝܵܕܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁyādāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܝܵܕܹ̈ܐ (ˁyādē)		3rd person	ܥܝܵܕܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ˁyādūh)	ܥܝܵܕ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ˁyādōh)	ܥܝܵܕܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ˁyādhōn)

Derived terms

• ܚܲܣܝܼܪ ܥܝܵܕܹ̈ܐ (rough, rude, ill-mannered, literally “lacking of manners”)
• ܥܝܵܕܵܝܵܐ (ˁyādāyā)
• ܥܝܵܕܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (ˁyādāˀīṯ)
• ܥܝܵܕܵܢܵܝܵܐ (ˁyādānāyā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܥ-ܘ-ܕ (ʿ-w-d) related to accustoming. Compare Arabic عَادَة (ʕāda).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕ(ə)jɑðɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕ(ə)jɑðe] (plural)

Noun

ܥܝܕܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܥܝܕܐ)

1. custom, rite, habit, use
2. (in the plural) behaviour

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܝܕܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܥܝܕ		1st person	ܥܝܕܝ		ܥܝܕܢ
	construct	ܥܝܕ		2nd person	ܥܝܕܟ	ܥܝܕܟܝ	ܥܝܕܟܘܢ	ܥܝܕܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܝܕܐ		3rd person	ܥܝܕܗ	ܥܝܕܗ	ܥܝܕܗܘܢ	ܥܝܕܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܥܝܕܝܢ		1st person	ܥܝܕܝ		ܥܝܕܝܢ
	construct	ܥܝܕܝ		2nd person	ܥܝܕܝܟ	ܥܝܕܝܟܝ	ܥܝܕܝܟܘܢ	ܥܝܕܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܝܕܐ		3rd person	ܥܝܕܘܗܝ	ܥܝܕܝܗ	ܥܝܕܝܗܘܢ	ܥܝܕܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܥ-ܕ-ܕ (ʿ-d-d) related to pruning, originally *ܥܥܕ (ʿ-ʿ-d), from Proto-Semitic *ʿḍd.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕ(ə)jɑðɑ]

Noun

ܥܝܕܐ • (transliteration needed) m(uncountable)

1. extirpation of weeds

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܝܕܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܥܝܕ		1st person	ܥܝܕܝ		ܥܝܕܢ
	construct	ܥܝܕ		2nd person	ܥܝܕܟ	ܥܝܕܟܝ	ܥܝܕܟܘܢ	ܥܝܕܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܝܕܐ		3rd person	ܥܝܕܗ	ܥܝܕܗ	ܥܝܕܗܘܢ	ܥܝܕܗܝܢ

References

• “ˁyd”, 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. 246b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 411a
• 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. 1095a