ܥܐܕܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܥܹܐܕܵܐ ܓܘܼܪܵܐ (ʿēda gura) — colloquial

Etymology

From ܥܹܐܕܵܐ (ʿēda, “holiday, festival”) + ܩܝܵܡܬܵܐ (qyamta, “resurrection”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕiːdɑd qyam.tɑ]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔiːdɑd qyam.tɑ]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʕeːðɑd qyam.θɑ]

Proper noun

ܥܹܐܕܵܐ ܕܩܝܵܡܬܵܐ • (ˁēdā dqyāmtā) m

1. Easter: A holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ, celebrated on the first Sunday following the full moon that occurs on or next after the vernal equinox, usually between March 22 to April 25.

   Synonyms: ܥܹܐܕܵܐ ܓܘܼܪܵܐ (ˁēdā gūrā, literally “Great holiday”), ܥܹܐܕ݂ܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ (ˁēḏā rabbā)

See also

• ܨܵܘܡܵܐ ܓܘܼܪܵܐ (ṣawma gura, “Lent”, literally “The great fast”)
• ܐܲܪܒܥܵܒ݂ܫܲܒܵܐ ܕܩܸܛܡܵܐ (ārbʿawšāba d-qiṭma, “Ash Wednesday”)
• ܥܹܐܕܵܐ ܕܐܘܿܫܲܥܢܹ̈ܐ (ʿēda d-ošane, “Palm Sunday”)
• ܥܪܘܼܒ݂ܬܵܐ ܕܚܲܫܵܐ (ʿruwta d-ḳāša, “Good Friday”)
• ܦܸܨܚܵܐ (piṣḳa, “Passover”)