ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ
Classical Syriac edit
Etymology edit
From the root ܥ-ܡ-ܕ (ʿ-m-d) related to baptizing; compare Arabic مَعْمُودِيَّة (maʕmūdiyya).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ • (maʿmōdīṯā) f (plural ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ)
- washing
- pond, pool, basin, piscina
- (Christianity) baptism
- shortened form of ܒܝܬ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ (bêṯ maʿmōḏīṯā)
Inflection edit
declension of ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܡܥܡܘܕܝ | ܡܥܡܘܕܝܢ |
| construct | ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬ | ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬ |
| emphatic | ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ | ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܝ | ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܟ | ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܟܝ | ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܗ | ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܗ | ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܢ | ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܟܘܢ | ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܟܝܢ | ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܗܘܢ | ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܗܝܢ | ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܗܝܢ |
Derived terms edit
- ܒܝܬ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ (bêṯ maʿmōdīṯā)
- ܒܪܐ ܕܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ (bərā ḏ-maʿmōdīṯā)
- ܒܪܬܐ ܕܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ (barəṯā ḏ-maʿmōdīṯā)
Descendants edit
- → Malayalam: മാമോദീസ (māmōdīsa)
References edit
- “mˁmwdy”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-05-31
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 255b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 289b
- 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. 802a-b