See also: ܕܪܬܐ

Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

Compare Hebrew דּוֹדָה (dōḏā).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [dɑðtɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [dɑðɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun edit

ܕܕܬܐ (dāḏtāf (plural ܕܕܬܐ (dāḏāṯā), singular masculine counterpart ܕܕܐ (daḏā))

  1. paternal aunt (father's sister)
  2. cousin
  3. beloved, dear

Inflection edit

Synonyms edit

  • (paternal aunt): ܥܡܬܐ (ʿamməṯā)

See also edit

References edit

  • ddh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 60a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 83b
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, page 275a