ܝܗܘܕܝܐ

ܝܗܘܕܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From ܝܗܘܼܕ݂‎ (huḏ, “Judea”), from Hebrew יְהוּדָה‎ (yəhûḏâ) + the masculine gentilic suffix ܵܝܵܐ‎ (āyā). Compare Arabic يَهُودِيّ‎ (yahūdiyy) and Hebrew יְהוּדִי‎ (yəhûḏî).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [jəhuːðaːjaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [huːðaːjaː]

Adjective

ܝܗܘܼܕ݂ܵܝܵܐ • (huḏāyā) (feminine ܝܗܘܼܕ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ‎ (huḏāytā), plural ܝܗ̈ܘܼܕ݂ܵܝܹܐ (huḏāyē))

1. Judean
2. Jewish (Being a Jew, or relating to Jews, their ethnicity, religion or culture)

Noun

ܝܗܘܼܕ݂ܵܝܵܐ • (huḏāyā) m (plural ܝܗ̈ܘܼܕ݂ܵܝܹܐ (huḏāyē), feminine ܝܗܘܼܕ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ‎ (huḏāytā))

1. Judean
2. Jew (member of the Jewish ethnicity)

   ‏ܝܗ̈ܘܼܕ݂ܵܝܹܐ ܕܥܝܼܪܵܩ ܗܘܲܘ ܛܪ̈ܝܼܕ݂ܹܐ ܡܸܢ ܐܲܬ݂ܪܗܘܿܢ‎

   huḏāyē dʿīrāq hwaw ṭrīḏē min aṯrhon

   The Jews of Iraq were expelled from their land.

3. (Judaism) Jew (follower of Judaism)

Derived terms

• ܝܗܘܼܕ݂ܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ‎ (huḏāyuṯā, “Judaism”)

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Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܝܘܕܝܐ‎

Etymology

From ܝܗܘܕ‎ (yəhūḏ, “Judea”), from Hebrew יְהוּדָה‎ (yəhûḏâ) + the masculine gentilic suffix ܝܐ-‎ (-āyāʾ). Compare Arabic يَهُودِيّ‎ (yahūdiyy) and Hebrew יְהוּדִי‎ (yəhûḏî).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jəhudɑjɑ/, [juðɑjɑ], [ʔihuðɑjɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): /jəhudɑje/, [juðɑje], [ʔihuðɑje] (plural)

Noun

ܝܗܘܕܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܝܗܘܕܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܝܗܘܕܝܬܐ‎)

1. Judean
2. (Judaism) Jew

Inflection

    inflection of ܝܗܘܕܝܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܝܗܘܕܝ‎	ܝܗܘܕܝܝܢ‎
construct	ܝܗܘܕܝ‎	ܝܗܘܕܝܝ‎
emphatic	ܝܗܘܕܝܐ	ܝܗܘܕܝܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܝܗܘܕܝܝ‎	ܝܗܘܕܝܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܝܗܘܕܝܟ‎	ܝܗܘܕܝܝܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܝܗܘܕܝܟܝ‎	ܝܗܘܕܝܝܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܝܗܘܕܝܗ‎	ܝܗܘܕܝܘܗܝ‎
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܝܗܘܕܝܗ‎	ܝܗܘܕܝܝܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our)	ܝܗܘܕܝܢ‎	ܝܗܘܕܝܝܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܝܗܘܕܝܟܘܢ‎	ܝܗܘܕܝܝܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܝܗܘܕܝܟܝܢ‎	ܝܗܘܕܝܝܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܝܗܘܕܝܗܘܢ‎	ܝܗܘܕܝܝܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܝܗܘܕܝܗܝܢ‎	ܝܗܘܕܝܝܗܝܢ‎

Derived terms

• ܝܗܘܕܝܘܬܐ‎

Descendants

• → Old Armenian: հրեայ (hreay)
• → Arabic: يَهُودِيّ‎ (yahūdiyy)

References

• “yhwdy”, 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, page 139b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 189a