כלתא

Aramaic

Etymology

Compare Hebrew כַּלָּה (kallā).

Noun

כַּלְּתָא • (kalləṯā) f (plural כַּלָּתָא)

1. bride
2. daughter-in-law
3. (Syriac, in the plural) order of angels

Usage notes

• In Jewish Palestinian Aramaic and in Galilean Aramaic, the plural was כַּלַּיָּא (kallayyā) rather than כַּלָּתָא (kallāṯā).