ܥܕܬܐ ܕܡܕܢܚܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʕedːtɑː‿dəmað.nəxɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʔeːtə‿dmaðɪnħa]

Proper noun

ܥܹܕܬܵܐ ܕܡܲܕ݂ܢܚܵܐ • (ˁēdtā dmaḏnḥā) f

1. (historical) The church originally made up of the Christians of the Sasanid Empire, later exonymically known as the Nestorian church and characterised by its use of the East Syriac liturgical rite.
2. Any of the modern successors of that church following its schisms since the 16th century, in particular the Ancient Church of the East, Assyrian Church of the East, and Chaldean Catholic Church, or all of these considered together.

   ܥܹܕܬܵܐ ܕܡܲܕ݂ܢܚܵܐ ܕܐܵܬ݂ܘܿܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ ܘܕܟܲܠܕ݂ܵܝܹ̈ܐ ܚܕ݂ܵܐ ܥܹܕܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇، ܐܘܼܦܸܢ ܕܝܼܠܵܗ̇ ܦܠܝܼܓ݂ܬܵܐ ܒܡܕܲܒܪܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇، ܘܚܲܕ݇ ܝܲܘܡܵܐ ܒܸܕ ܡܚܲܝܕܵܐ ܡܸܢ݇ܕܪܹܝܫ݇

   ˁēdtā dmaḏnḥā d-āṯōrāyē w-dkalḏāyē ḥḏā ˁēdtā ìlāh, ūpin d-īlāh plīḡtā bmdabrānūṯāh, w-ḥa yawmā bid mḥaydā midrēy

   The Assyrian and Chaldean Church of the East is one Church, even though it is divided in its leadership, and one day it will unite again.

Derived terms

• ܥܹܕܬܵܐ ܕܡܲܕ݂ܢܚܵܐ ܕܐܵܬ݂ܘܿܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (ˁēdtā dmaḏnḥā d-āṯōrāyē)
• ܥܹܕܬܵܐ ܕܡܲܕ݂ܢܚܵܐ ܕܟ̈ܲܠܕ݂ܵܝܹܐ (ˁēdtā dmaḏnḥā dkalḏāyē)