ܦܕܕܘܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

ܦܸܕܘܿܕ݂ܵܐ (pidōḏā) (Mer)

Etymology

Also attested as Classical Syriac ܦܸܕܕܘܹܐ with uncertain meaning. The etymology is uncertain. The alternative form may be restructured based on the noun pattern 1i22ō3ā. ^[1]^[2] (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [pɪddɪðweː]
(Mer) IPA^(key): [pɪddoːda]
(Tyari) IPA^(key): [pɪdɪðweː]

Noun

ܦܸܕܸܕ݂ܘܹܐ • (piddiḏwē) m pl

(Tyari) propolis

References

^ Mutzafi, Hezy (2025) “Two Syriac Lexical Items in the Light of Neo-Aramaic”, in Mara Nicosia, editor, Syriac Lexis and Lexica (Perspectives on Linguistics and Ancient Languages; 16)‎^[1], →DOI, page 176
^ Mutzafi, Hezy (2019) “Further Akkadian Substrate Words and Meanings Surfacing in Neo-Aramaic”, in Orientalia‎^[2], volume 88, number 2, →DOI, page 222

[1] Mutzafi, Hezy (2025) “Two Syriac Lexical Items in the Light of Neo-Aramaic”, in Mara Nicosia, editor, Syriac Lexis and Lexica (Perspectives on Linguistics and Ancient Languages; 16)‎^[1], →DOI, page 176

[2] Mutzafi, Hezy (2019) “Further Akkadian Substrate Words and Meanings Surfacing in Neo-Aramaic”, in Orientalia‎^[2], volume 88, number 2, →DOI, page 222

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