ܬܕܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From Proto-Semitic *ṯdʾ (“breast, pap, teat”); compare Arabic ثَدْي (ṯady), Hebrew שָׁד (šāḏ).
Alternative forms
- (rare) ܬܕܐܐ (tdʾʾ)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [t(ə.)ˈðɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈtðɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈtðo]
Noun
ܬܕܐ • (təḏā) m (plural ܬܕܝܐ (təḏayyā))
- (anatomy) breast, pap
Usage notes
This word is masculine, despite the tendency in Semitic languages for body parts that come in pairs to be feminine.
Inflection
declension of ܬܕܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܬܕ | ܬܕܝܢ |
| construct | ܬܕ | ܬܕܝ |
| emphatic | ܬܕܐ | ܬܕܝܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܬܕܝ | ܬܕܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܬܕܟ | ܬܕܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܬܕܟܝ | ܬܕܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܬܕܗ | ܬܕܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܬܕܗ | ܬܕܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܬܕܢ | ܬܕܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܬܕܟܘܢ | ܬܕܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܬܕܟܝܢ | ܬܕܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܬܕܗܘܢ | ܬܕܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܬܕܗܝܢ | ܬܕܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
- ܚܠܡܬܐ ܕܬܕܐ (ḥəlaməṯā ḏa-ṯəḏā)
Noun
ܬܕܐ • (tdʾ) m (plural ܬܕܐ (tdʾ))
- Alternative spelling of ܬܕܐܐ
Inflection
inflection of ܬܕܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܬܕ | ܬܕܝܢ |
| construct | ܬܕ | ܬܕܝ |
| emphatic | ܬܕܐ | ܬܕܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܬܕܝ | ܬܕܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܬܕܟ | ܬܕܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܬܕܟܝ | ܬܕܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܬܕܗ | ܬܕܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܬܕܗ | ܬܕܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܬܕܢ | ܬܕܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܬܕܟܘܢ | ܬܕܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܬܕܟܝܢ | ܬܕܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܬܕܗܘܢ | ܬܕܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܬܕܗܝܢ | ܬܕܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “td”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-08-28
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 387b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 605a
- 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, page 1624a