Arabic

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Etymology

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From Byzantine Greek ἀρχιδιάκονος (arkhidiákonos), ἀρχιδιάκων (arkhidiákōn, archdeacon), or a more corrupt colloquial form, compare شُرْطَة (šurṭa) for χ (kh)ش (š).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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شِدْيَاق (šidyāqm (plural شَدَايِقَة (šadāyiqa))

  1. (Christianity) subdeacon

Declension

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References

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  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “شدياق”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN