ܬܘܕܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܝ ܕ ܐ (y d ˀ)
4 terms

Etymology

From the verb ܡܵܘܕܹܐ (māwdē, “to confess, thank”); compare also Hebrew תּוֹדָה (todá).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tɑw.diːθɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [tɑw.diːtɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [taw.diːθɑː]

Noun

ܬܵܘܕܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (tāwdīṯā) f sg (plural ܬܵܘܕ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܹܐ (tāwdyāṯē))

1. thanksgiving, gratitude

   Synonyms: ܫܲܟܲܪܬܵܐ (šakkartā), ܩܘܼܒܵܠ ܛܲܝܒܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (qūbāl ṭaybūṯā)

2. religion

   Synonyms: ܕܝܼܢܵܐ (d-īnā), ܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ (urḥā), ܗܲܝܡܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (haymānūṯā)

3. acknowledgement, confession
4. (Christianity) Eucharist

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܵܘܕܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܬܵܘܕܝܼܬ݂ܝܼ (tāwdīṯī)		ܬܵܘܕܝܼܬ݂ܲܢ (tāwdīṯan)
	construct	ܬܵܘܕܝܼܬ݂ (tāwdīṯ)		2nd person	ܬܵܘܕܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (tāwdīṯūḵ)	ܬܵܘܕܝܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (tāwdīṯāḵ)	ܬܵܘܕܝܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tāwdīṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܵܘܕܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (tāwdīṯā)		3rd person	ܬܵܘܕܝܼܬ݂ܹܗ (tāwdīṯēh)	ܬܵܘܕܝܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (tāwdīṯāh)	ܬܵܘܕܝܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (tāwdīṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܬܵܘܕܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (tāwdyāṯī)		ܬܵܘܕܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (tāwdyāṯan)
	construct	ܬܵܘܕ̈ܝܵܬ݂ (tāwdyāṯ)		2nd person	ܬܵܘܕܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tāwdyāṯūḵ)	ܬܵܘܕܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tāwdyāṯāḵ)	ܬܵܘܕܝܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tāwdyāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܵܘܕ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܹܐ (tāwdyāṯē)		3rd person	ܬܵܘܕܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tāwdyāṯūh)	ܬܵܘܕ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (tāwdyāṯōh)	ܬܵܘܕܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (tāwdyāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܬܵܘܕܝܼ (tāwdī, “thank you, thanks”)
• ܬܵܘܕܝܼܬ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ (tāwdīṯānāyā, “thankful, religious”)
• ܬܵܘܕܝܼܬ݂ܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (tāwdīṯānāˀīṯ, “thankfully, religiously”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܝ-ܕ-ܐ (y-d-ʾ) related to confessing. Compare Hebrew תּוֹדָה (tôḏâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tawdiθɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [tawd(ə)jɑθɑ(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܬܘܕܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܬܘܕܝܬܐ)

1. praise, thanksgiving
2. acknowledgement, profession, confession
3. faith, religion, doctrine
4. sect
5. (Christianity) Eucharist
6. conjecture, supposition

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܘܕܝܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܬܘܕܝ		1st person	ܬܘܕܝܬܝ		ܬܘܕܝܬܢ
	construct	ܬܘܕܝܬ		2nd person	ܬܘܕܝܬܟ	ܬܘܕܝܬܟܝ	ܬܘܕܝܬܟܘܢ	ܬܘܕܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܘܕܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܬܘܕܝܬܗ	ܬܘܕܝܬܗ	ܬܘܕܝܬܗܘܢ	ܬܘܕܝܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܬܘܕܝܢ		1st person	ܬܘܕܝܬܝ		ܬܘܕܝܬܢ
	construct	ܬܘܕܝܬ		2nd person	ܬܘܕܝܬܟ	ܬܘܕܝܬܟܝ	ܬܘܕܝܬܟܘܢ	ܬܘܕܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܘܕܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܬܘܕܝܬܗ	ܬܘܕܝܬܗ	ܬܘܕܝܬܗܘܢ	ܬܘܕܝܬܗܝܢ

References

• “twdy”, 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. 137a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 606b
• 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. 1627a