ܥܐܕ ܡܘܠܕܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܥܐܕ ܡܘܠܕܐ

Etymology

Calque of Arabic عيد ميلاد.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕeːð‿mɑw.lɑːðɑ]

Noun

ܥܹܐܕ݂ ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܐ • (ˁēḏ māwlāḏā) m (plural ܥܹܐܕ݂ܲܝ̈ ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܐ (ˁēḏay māwlāḏā))

2. birthday (anniversary of the day on which a person was born, typically treated as an occasion for celebration and the giving of gifts)

   Synonym: ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܝܲܠܕܵܐ (bēṯ yaldā)

   ܥܹܐܕ݂ ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܘܼܟ݂ ܗܵܘܹܐ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ! ― ˁēḏ māwlāḏūḵ hāwē brīḵā! ― Happy Birthday! (said to a man) (literally, “May your birthday be blessed!”)

   ܥܹܐܕ݂ ܕܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ ܗܵܘܹܐ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ! ― ˁēḏ dmāwlāḏāḵ hāwē brīḵā! ― Happy Birthday! (said to a woman) (literally, “May your birthday be blessed!”)

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܹܐܕ݂ ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܐ (ˁēḏ māwlāḏā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܥܹܐܕ݂ ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܝܼ (ˁēḏ māwlāḏī)		ܥܹܐܕ݂ ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܲܢ (ˁēḏ māwlāḏan)
	construct	ܥܹܐܕ݂ ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ (ˁēḏ māwlāḏ)	2nd person	ܥܹܐܕ݂ ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ˁēḏ māwlāḏūḵ)	ܥܹܐܕ݂ ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁēḏ māwlāḏāḵ)	ܥܹܐܕ݂ ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁēḏ māwlāḏāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܹܐܕ݂ ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܐ (ˁēḏ māwlāḏā)	3rd person	ܥܹܐܕ݂ ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܹܗ (ˁēḏ māwlāḏēh)	ܥܹܐܕ݂ ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (ˁēḏ māwlāḏōh)	ܥܹܐܕ݂ ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ˁēḏ māwlāḏhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܥܹܐܕ݂ܲܝ̈ ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܝܼ (ˁēḏay māwlāḏī)		ܥܹܐܕ݂ܲܝ̈ ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܲܢ (ˁēḏay māwlāḏan)
	construct	ܥܹܐܕ݂ܲܝ̈ ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ (ˁēḏay māwlāḏ)	2nd person	ܥܹܐܕ݂ܲܝ̈ ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ˁēḏay māwlāḏūḵ)	ܥܹܐܕ݂ܲܝ̈ ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁēḏay māwlāḏāḵ)	ܥܹܐܕ݂ܲܝ̈ ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁēḏay māwlāḏāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܹܐܕ݂ܲܝ̈ ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܐ (ˁēḏay māwlāḏā)	3rd person	ܥܹܐܕ݂ܲܝ̈ ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܹܗ (ˁēḏay māwlāḏēh)	ܥܹܐܕ݂ܲܝ̈ ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (ˁēḏay māwlāḏōh)	ܥܹܐܕ݂ܲܝ̈ ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ˁēḏay māwlāḏhōn)

Related terms

• ܝܘܿܡ ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܐ (yōm māwlāḏā, “day of birth”)
• ܣܹܝܩܘܿܡ ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܐ (sēqōm māwlāḏā, “date of birth”)
• ܥܹܐܕ݂ܵܐ ܕܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܐ (ˁēḏā d-māwlāḏā, “Christmas”, literally “feast of the nativity”)