Classical Syriac edit

Etymology 1 edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [jaðˈjɑ.ðɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [jaðˈjɑ.ðe] (plural)

Noun edit

ܝܕܝܕܐ (yaḏyāḏām (plural ܝܕܝܕܐ)

  1. hoopoe
    Synonym: ܐܢܦܐ
  2. millipede; centipede
    Synonym: ܫܪܛܐ
Inflection edit

Etymology 2 edit

From the root ܝ-ܕ-ܕ (y-d-d), related to loving; compare Hebrew יָדִיד (yāḏîḏ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [jadˈdi.ðɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [jadˈdi.ðe] (plural)

Adjective edit

ܝܕܝܕܐ (yaddīḏām (plural ܝܕܝܕܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܝܕܝܕܬܐ)

  1. beloved, dear
Inflection edit
Derived terms edit

Etymology 3 edit

From Hebrew יְדִידְיָה (Yəḏîḏyâ, beloved of Yahweh).

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

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  1. Jedidiah

References edit

  • ydyd”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2017-12-24
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pp. 136b, 137b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 187a
  • 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, p. 563a-b