ܝܗܘܕܝܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܝܘܕܝܬܐ

Etymology

From ܝܗܘܕ (y(ə)hūḏ, “Judea”), from Hebrew יְהוּדָה (yəhûḏâ) + the feminine gentilic suffix ܝܬܐ- (-āytā(ʾ)). Compare Arabic يَهُودِيَّة (yahūdiyya) and Hebrew יְהוּדִיָּה (yəhûḏiyyâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [j(ə)(h)uðɑjtɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [j(ə)(h)uðɑjɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܝܗܘܕܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܝܗܘܕܝܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܝܗܘܕܝܐ)

1. Judean
2. (Judaism) Jew, Jewess

Inflection

    declension of ܝܗܘܕܝܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܝܗܘܕܝܐ	ܝܗܘܕܝܢ
construct	ܝܗܘܕܝܬ	ܝܗܘܕܝܬ
emphatic	ܝܗܘܕܝܬܐ	ܝܗܘܕܝܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܝܗܘܕܝܬܝ	ܝܗܘܕܝܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܝܗܘܕܝܬܟ	ܝܗܘܕܝܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܝܗܘܕܝܬܟܝ	ܝܗܘܕܝܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܝܗܘܕܝܬܗ	ܝܗܘܕܝܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܝܗܘܕܝܬܗ	ܝܗܘܕܝܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܝܗܘܕܝܬܢ	ܝܗܘܕܝܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܝܗܘܕܝܬܟܘܢ	ܝܗܘܕܝܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܝܗܘܕܝܬܟܝܢ	ܝܗܘܕܝܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܝܗܘܕܝܬܗܘܢ	ܝܗܘܕܝܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܝܗܘܕܝܬܗܝܢ	ܝܗܘܕܝܬܗܝܢ

References

• “yhwdy”, 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 139b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 189a