ܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܪܘܼܚ ܩܘܼܕ݂ܫܵܐ (rūḥ quḏšā), ܪܘܼܚܩܘܼܕ݂ܫܵܐ (ruḥquḏšā)

Etymology

Classical Syriac, itself most likely a calque of Biblical Hebrew רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ (rūaḥ haqqōḏeš); compare also in Arabic الرُّوح الْقُدُس (ar-rūḥ al-qudus) and Ancient Greek Πνεῦμᾰ τὸ Ἅγῐον (Pneûmă tò Hágĭon).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ruːxaː‿dəquðʃaː]

Proper noun

ܪܘܼܚܵܐ ܕܩܘܼܕ݂ܫܵܐ • (rūḥā d-quḏšā) m

1. (Christianity) The Holy Spirit, The Holy Ghost

   Coordinate terms: ܐܲܒ݂ܵܐ (aḇā, “the Father”), ܐܸܒܪܵܐ (ibrā, “the Son”)

Holonyms

• ܬܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (tlīṯāyūṯā, “the Trinity”)