ܐܕܝܘܡ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

ܐܸܕ (id, “this”) + the absolute state of ܝܵܘܡܵܐ (yāwmā, “day”); compare Turoyo ܐܱܕܝܱܘܡܰܐ (ädyäwma), Classical Syriac ܝܲܘܡܵܢܵܐ (yawmānā, literally “This day”), Arabic اَلْيَوْم (al-yawm), and Hebrew הַיּוֹם (hayóm).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɪd.joːm.]
• (Bohtan) IPA^(key): [diːju]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔʊd.jʊː]
• (Tyari) IPA^(key): [ʔɪd.jawː]
• (Tkhuma) IPA^(key): [ʔɪd͡ʒ.joː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʔɪd.juː]

Adverb

ܐܸܕܝܘܿܡ • (idyōm)

1. today

   Coordinate terms: ܡܢܵܬ݂ܡܵܠܝܼ (mnāṯmālī, “ereyesterday”), ܬܸܡܵܠ (timmāl, “yesterday”), ܡܚܵܪ (mḥār, “tomorrow”), ܡܚܵܪܬܹܝܢ (mḥārtēn, “overmorrow”)

   ܐܸܕܝܘܿܡ ܥܹܐܕ݂ ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܝܼ ܝܠܹܗ. ― idyōm ˁēḏ māwlāḏī ìlēh. ― Today is my birthday.

   ܐ݇ܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܐܸܕܝܘܿܡ ܡܸܛܠ ܝܕ݂ܝܼܥ ܠܝܼ ܕܝܼܘܸܬ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܠܲܐܟ݂ܵܐ. ― ṯē lī idyōm miṭṭul ḏīˁ lī d-īwet wā laˀḵā. ― I came today because I knew you were here.

   • Matthew 6:11:

     ܗܲܒ݂݇ܠ ܠܲܢ ܠܲܚܡܵܐ ܕܣܘܼܢܩܵܢܲܢ ܐܸܕܝܘܿܡ ܝܵܘܡܵܐ.

     hal lan laḥmā d-sunqānan idyōm yāwmā.

     Give us today the bread that we need.

Related terms

• ܐܸܕܠܹܝܠ (idlēl, “tonight”)