Classical Syriac edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From the root ܥ-ܘ-ܕ (ʿ-w-d) related to assembling. Compare Arabic عِيد (ʕīd) and Mishnaic Hebrew עיד (ʾêḏ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ʕe(ʔ)ðɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʕe(ʔ)ðe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun edit

ܥܐܕܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܥܐܕܐ)

  1. feast, feast day, fete, festival
    Synonym: ܥܕܥܐܕܐ
  2. holiday
    Synonyms: ܥܕܥܐܕܐ, ܡܘܥܕܐ

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Arabic: عِيد (ʕīd)
    • Maltese: Għid
    • Hindi: ईद (īd)
    • Ottoman Turkish: عید
    • Persian: عید
    • Punjabi: ਈਦ (īda)
    • Urdu: عید ('ed)

See also edit

References edit

  • ˁd”, 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, p. 247a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 395a
  • 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. 1054a