Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Root
ܝ ܕ ܐ (y d ˀ)
4 terms

Etymology

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From the verb ܡܵܘܕܹܐ (māwdē, to confess, thank); compare also Hebrew תּוֹדָה (todá).

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Noun

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ܬܵܘܕܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (tāwdīṯāf sg (plural ܬܵܘܕ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܹܐ (tāwdyāṯē))

  1. thanksgiving, gratitude
    Synonyms: ܫܲܟܲܪܬܵܐ (šakkartā), ܩܘܼܒܵܠ ܛܲܝܒܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (qūbāl ṭaybūṯā)
  2. religion
    Synonyms: ܕܝܼܢܵܐ (d-īnā), ܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ (urḥā), ܗܲܝܡܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (haymānūṯā)
  3. acknowledgement, confession
  4. (Christianity) Eucharist

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From the root ܝ-ܕ-ܐ (y-d-ʾ) related to confessing. Compare Hebrew תּוֹדָה (tôḏâ).

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Noun

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ܬܘܕܝܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܬܘܕܝܬܐ)

  1. praise, thanksgiving
  2. acknowledgement, profession, confession
  3. faith, religion, doctrine
  4. sect
  5. (Christianity) Eucharist
  6. conjecture, supposition

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References

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  • twdy”, 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. 137a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 606b
  • 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. 1627a