ܝܕܝܕܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [jaðˈjɑ.ðɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [jaðˈjɑ.ðe] (plural)

Noun

ܝܕܝܕܐ • (yaḏyāḏā) m (plural ܝܕܝܕܐ)

  1. hoopoe
  2. millipede; centipede
Inflection
    declension of ܝܕܝܕܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܝܕܝܕ ܝܕܝܕܝܢ
construct ܝܕܝܕ ܝܕܝܕܝ
emphatic ܝܕܝܕܐ ܝܕܝܕܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܝܕܝܕܝ ܝܕܝܕܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܝܕܝܕܟ ܝܕܝܕܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܝܕܝܕܟܝ ܝܕܝܕܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܝܕܝܕܗ ܝܕܝܕܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܝܕܝܕܗ ܝܕܝܕܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܝܕܝܕܢ ܝܕܝܕܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܝܕܝܕܟܘܢ ܝܕܝܕܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܝܕܝܕܟܝܢ ܝܕܝܕܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܝܕܝܕܗܘܢ ܝܕܝܕܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܝܕܝܕܗܝܢ ܝܕܝܕܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܝ-ܕ-ܕ‎ (y-d-d), related to loving; compare Hebrew יָדִיד‎ (yāḏîḏ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [jadˈdi.ðɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [jadˈdi.ðe] (plural)

Adjective

ܝܕܝܕܐ • (yaddīḏā) m (plural ܝܕܝܕܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܝܕܝܕܬܐ‎)

  1. beloved, dear
Inflection
    declension of ܝܕܝܕܐ
masculine singular plural
absolute ܝܕܝܕ ܝܕܝܕܝܢ
construct ܝܕܝܕ ܝܕܝܕܝ
emphatic ܝܕܝܕܐ ܝܕܝܕܐ
feminine singular plural
absolute ܝܕܝܕܐ ܝܕܝܕܢ
construct ܝܕܝܕܬ ܝܕܝܕܬ
emphatic ܝܕܝܕܬܐ ܝܕܝܕܬܐ
Derived terms
  • ܝܕܝܕܘܬܐ‎ (yaddīḏūṯā)

Etymology 3

From Hebrew יְדִידְיָה‎‎ (Yəḏîḏyâ, “beloved of Yahweh”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [jadˈdi.ðɑ]

Proper noun

ܝܕܝܕܐ • (Yaddīḏā)

  1. Jedidiah

References
  • “ydyd”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2017-12-24
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pp. 136b, 137b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 187a
  • 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. 563a-b
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