ܐܝܕܡܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔiːðamθaː]
• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔiːðamθa], [ʔiːdamθa]

Noun

ܐܝܼܕ݂ܲܡܬ݂ܵܐ • (īḏamṯā) f (plural ܐܝܼܕ݂ܲܡ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (īḏamyāṯā), masculine ܐܝܼܕ݂ܡܵܐ (īḏmā))

1. husband’s brother’s wife

Usage notes

• The masculine form of this word denotes “husband’s brother”
• There is no specific word to denote “husband’s sister’s husband,” which is simply expressed as ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܕܒܲܪܚܡܵܝܬܵܐ ― gaḇrā dbarḥmāytā.

See also

• ܒܲܟ݂ܬ ܒܲܪܚܡܵܝܵܐ (baḵt barḥmāyā, “wife’s brother’s wife”)
• ܝܲܓ݂ܝܼܣܵܐ (yaḡīsā, “wife’s sister’s husband”)