Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܘ ܠ ܕ (w l d)
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Passive participle of the verb ܝܵܠܹܕ݂ (yālēḏ, to birth; to give birth to); compare Arabic وَلِيد (walīd) and Hebrew יָלִיד (yalíd).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ܝܠܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ (līḏā) (feminine ܝܠܝܼܕܬܵܐ (līdtā), plural ܝܠܝܼ̈ܕ݂ܹܐ (līḏē))

  1. born, native
    ܦܝܼܫ ܠܝܼ ܝܠܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ ܐܵܟ݂ܵܐ.pīš lī līḏā āḵā.I was born here.
    ܐܵܦܸܢ ܝܠܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܒܓܵܠܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ، ܡܩܘܼܒܸܠ ܠܹܗ ܒܲܪܐܲܬ݂ܪܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܣܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ.
    āpin līḏā ìwā b-gālūṯā, mqūbil lēh barˀaṯrāyūṯā min sāḇūh.
    Although he was born in the diaspora, he received citizenship through his grandparents.

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