ܝܕܥܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܝ ܕ ܥ (y d ˁ)
10 terms

Instance noun of ܝܵܕ݂ܹܥ (yāḏēˁ, “to know”); compare Hebrew יְדִיעָה (yedi'á).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [jəðɑːjtɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʔiːðaʔta]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [deːtɑː]

Noun

ܝܕ݂ܵܥܬܵܐ • (ḏāˁtā) f (plural ܝܕ݂ܵܥ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḏāˁyāṯā))

1. instance of knowing; knowledge

   ܠܵܐ ܐܵܡܪܸܚܢܲܢ݇ ܕܠܵܐ ܝܕ݂ܵܥܬܲܢ ― lā āmriḥna d-lā ḏāˁtan ― Let’s not say things without our knowing.

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܕ݂ܵܥܬܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܝܕ݂ܵܥܵܐ (ḏāˁā)		1st person	ܝܕ݂ܵܥܬܝܼ (ḏāˁtī)		ܝܕ݂ܵܥܬܲܢ (ḏāˁtan)
	construct	ܝܕ݂ܵܥܲܬ݂ (ḏāˁaṯ)		2nd person	ܝܕ݂ܵܥܬܘܼܟ݂ (ḏāˁtōḵ)	ܝܕ݂ܵܥܬܵܟ݂ܝ (ḏāˁtāḵ)	ܝܕ݂ܵܥܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḏāˁtawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܕ݂ܵܥܬܵܐ (ḏāˁtā)		3rd person	ܝܕ݂ܵܥܬܹܗ (ḏāˁtēh)	ܝܕ݂ܵܥܬܵܗ̇ (ḏāˁtāh)	ܝܕ݂ܵܥܬܗܘܿܢ (ḏāˁthōn)
plural	absolute	ܝܕ݂ܵܥܝܵܢ̈ (ḏāˁyān)		1st person	ܝܕ݂ܵܥܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (ḏāˁyāṯī)		ܝܕ݂ܵܥܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (ḏāˁyāṯan)
	construct	ܝܕ݂ܵܥܝܵܬ݂̈ (ḏāˁyāṯ)		2nd person	ܝܕ݂ܵܥܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḏāˁyāṯōḵ)	ܝܕ݂ܵܥܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḏāˁyāṯāḵ)	ܝܕ݂ܵܥܝܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḏāˁyāṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܕ݂ܵܥ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḏāˁyāṯā)		3rd person	ܝܕ݂ܵܥ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܹܗ (ḏāˁyāṯēh)	ܝܕ݂ܵܥ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ḏāˁyāṯāh)	ܝܕ݂ܵܥܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ḏāˁyāṯhōn)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [jað.ʕɑːθɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [dejɑːteː]

Noun

ܝܲܕ݂̈ܥܵܬ݂ܵܐ • (yaḏˁāṯā) f pl

1. plural of ܐܝܼܕ݂ܲܥܬܵܐ (īḏaˁtā, “knowledge”)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܐܝܕܥܬܐ

Etymology

Root
ܝ ܕ ܥ
5 terms

Compare Hebrew דַּעַת (daʿaṯ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [j(ə)ðaʕtɑ], [ʔiðaʕtɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [jaðʕɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܝܕܥܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܝܕܥܬܐ)

1. knowledge, information
2. doctrine, science
3. mind, sense, intelligence, understanding, perception, apprehension
4. sign, note, notice, indication

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܕܥܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܝܕܥܐ		1st person	ܝܕܥܬܝ		ܝܕܥܬܢ
	construct	ܝܕܥܬ		2nd person	ܝܕܥܬܟ	ܝܕܥܬܟܝ	ܝܕܥܬܟܘܢ	ܝܕܥܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܝܕܥܬܐ		3rd person	ܝܕܥܬܗ	ܝܕܥܬܗ	ܝܕܥܬܗܘܢ	ܝܕܥܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܝܕܥܢ		1st person	ܝܕܥܬܢ		ܝܕܥܬܢ
	construct	ܝܕܥܬ		2nd person	ܝܕܥܬܟ	ܝܕܥܬܟܝ	ܝܕܥܬܟܘܢ	ܝܕܥܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܝܕܥܬܐ		3rd person	ܝܕܥܬܗ	ܝܕܥܬܗ	ܝܕܥܬܗܘܢ	ܝܕܥܬܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• ܥܝܢܐ

References

• “ydˁh”, 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 137b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 188a
• 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, →ISBN, page 564b