ܥܝܕܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܥ ܘ ܕ (ˁ w d)
5 terms

Etymology

Cognate to Arabic عَادَة (ʕāda).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʕəjɑːdɑː]

Noun

ܥܝܵܕܵܐ • (ˁyādā) m sg (plural ܥܝܵܕܹ̈ܐ (ˁyādē))

1. custom, habit, practice
2. rite, ritual
3. norm, nature
4. (in the plural) behaviour, manners

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܝܵܕܵܐ (ˁyādā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܥܝܵܕܝܼ (ˁyādī)		ܥܝܵܕܲܢ (ˁyādan)
	construct	ܥܝܵܕ (ˁyād)	2nd person	ܥܝܵܕܘܼܟ݂ (ˁyādūḵ)	ܥܝܵܕܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁyādāḵ)	ܥܝܵܕܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁyādāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܝܵܕܵܐ (ˁyādā)	3rd person	ܥܝܵܕܹܗ (ˁyādēh)	ܥܝܵܕܵܗ̇ (ˁyādāh)	ܥܝܵܕܗܘܿܢ (ˁyādhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܥܝܵܕܝܼ̈ (ˁyādī)		ܥܝܵܕܲܢ̈ (ˁyādan)
	construct	ܥܝܵܕܲܝ̈ (ˁyāday)	2nd person	ܥܝܵܕܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ˁyādūḵ)	ܥܝܵܕܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ˁyādāḵ)	ܥܝܵܕܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁyādāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܝܵܕܹ̈ܐ (ˁyādē)	3rd person	ܥܝܵܕܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ˁyādūh)	ܥܝܵܕ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ˁyādōh)	ܥܝܵܕܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ˁyādhōn)

Derived terms

• ܚܲܣܝܼܪ ܥܝܵܕܹ̈ܐ (rough, rude, ill-mannered, literally “lacking of manners”)
• ܥܝܵܕܵܝܵܐ (ˁyādāyā)
• ܥܝܵܕܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (ˁyādāˀīṯ)
• ܥܝܵܕܵܢܵܝܵܐ (ˁyādānāyā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܥ-ܘ-ܕ (ʿ-w-d) related to accustoming. Compare Arabic عَادَة (ʕāda).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕ(ə)jɑðɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕ(ə)jɑðe] (plural)

Noun

ܥܝܕܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܥܝܕܐ)

1. custom, rite, habit, use
2. (in the plural) behaviour

Inflection

    inflection of ܥܝܕܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܥܝܕ	ܥܝܕܝܢ
construct	ܥܝܕ	ܥܝܕܝ
emphatic	ܥܝܕܐ	ܥܝܕܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܥܝܕܝ	ܥܝܕܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܥܝܕܟ	ܥܝܕܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܥܝܕܟܝ	ܥܝܕܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܥܝܕܗ	ܥܝܕܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܥܝܕܗ	ܥܝܕܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܥܝܕܢ	ܥܝܕܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܥܝܕܟܘܢ	ܥܝܕܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܥܝܕܟܝܢ	ܥܝܕܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܥܝܕܗܘܢ	ܥܝܕܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܥܝܕܗܝܢ	ܥܝܕܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܥ-ܕ-ܕ (ʿ-d-d) related to pruning, originally *ܥܥܕ (ʿ-ʿ-d), from Proto-Semitic *ʿḍd.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕ(ə)jɑðɑ]

Noun

ܥܝܕܐ • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)

1. extirpation of weeds

Inflection

    declension of ܥܝܕܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܥܝܕ
construct	ܥܝܕ
emphatic	ܥܝܕܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܥܝܕܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܥܝܕܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܥܝܕܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܥܝܕܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܥܝܕܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܥܝܕܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܥܝܕܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܥܝܕܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܥܝܕܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܥܝܕܗܝܢ

References

• “ˁyd”, 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. 246b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 411a
• 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. 1095a