גדיא

גדיא

Aramaic

Etymology

Cognate with Akkadian 𒂵𒁕𒅀 (gadû), Arabic جَدْي‎ (jady), Hebrew גְּדִי‎ (gəḏī).

Noun

גַּדְיָא • (gaḏyā) m (plural גְּדַיָּא, singular feminine counterpart גדיתא‎)

1. kid (young goat)
   • Passover Haggadah

     ‏חַד גַּדְיָא, חַד גַּדְיָא, דְּזַבִּין אַבָּא בִּתְרֵי זוּזֵי, חַד גַּדְיָא, חַד גַּדְיָא.‎‎

     ḥaḏ gaḏyā, ḥaḏ gaḏyā, dəzabbīn ʾabbā biṯrē zūzē, ḥaḏ gaḏyā, ḥaḏ gaḏyā.

     One kid, one kid, that my father bought for two zuzim, one kid, one kid.

Proper noun

גַּדְיָא • (gaḏyā) m

1. Capricorn