ܥܐܕܐ ܕܡܘܠܕܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
Pronunciation edit
- (standard) IPA(key): [ʕeːðɑː‿d.mɑw.lɑːðɑ]
- (Urmian) IPA(key): [ʔiːdɑː‿d.moːlɑːdɑ]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ʔeːðɑː‿d.mo.lɑːdɑ]
Proper noun edit
ܥܹܐܕ݂ܵܐ ܕܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܐ • (ˁēḏā d-māwlāḏā) m
- Christmas (holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, celebrated on December 25 in most places)
- Synonym: ܥܹܐܕ݂ܵܐ ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ (ˁēḏā zˁōrā, literally “The small holiday”)
- ܥܹܐܕ݂ܵܐ ܕܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܐ ܕܡܵܪܲܢ ܗܵܘܹܐ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ! ― ˁēḏā d-māwlāḏā d-māran hāwē brīḵā! ― Merry Christmas! (literally, “May the birthday of our lord be blessed!”)
Related terms edit
- ܥܹܐܕ݂ ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܐ (ˁēḏ māwlāḏā, “a birthday”)