ܚܘܕܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܚ ܕ ܬ (ḥ d t)
5 terms

Etymology

Compare Arabic حَدَث (ḥadaṯ) and Hebrew חִדּוּשׁ (khidúsh).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [xu.dɑːtɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [xu.ðɑːθɑː]

Noun

ܚܘܼܕܵܬܵܐ • (ḥuddātā) m (plural ܚܘܼܕܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ḥūdātē))

1. update

   ܫܡܹܥ ܠܚܘܼܕܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܝܵܘܡܵܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ. ― šmēˁ lḥūdātē yāwmānāyē. ― Listen to the daily updates.

2. renewal, renovation, restoration
3. revival, modernisation, innovation
4. consecration, dedication

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܘܼܕܵܬܵܐ (ḥuddātā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܚܘܼܕܵܬܝܼ (ḥūdātī)		ܚܘܼܕܵܬܲܢ (ḥūdātan)
	construct	ܚܘܼܕܵܬ (ḥūdāt)	2nd person	ܚܘܼܕܵܬܘܼܟ݂ (ḥūdātūḵ)	ܚܘܼܕܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥūdātāḵ)	ܚܘܼܕܵܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥūdātāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܘܼܕܵܬܵܐ (ḥuddātā)	3rd person	ܚܘܼܕܵܬܹܗ (ḥūdātēh)	ܚܘܼܕܵܬܵܗ̇ (ḥūdātāh)	ܚܘܼܕܵܬܗܘܿܢ (ḥūdāthōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܚܘܼܕܵܬܝܼ̈ (ḥūdātī)		ܚܘܼܕܵܬܲܢ̈ (ḥūdātan)
	construct	ܚܘܼܕܵܬܲܝ̈ (ḥūdātay)	2nd person	ܚܘܼܕܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥūdātūḵ)	ܚܘܼܕܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥūdātāḵ)	ܚܘܼܕܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥūdātāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܘܼܕܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ḥūdātē)	3rd person	ܚܘܼܕܵܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥūdātūh)	ܚܘܼܕܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ḥūdātōh)	ܚܘܼܕܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ḥūdāthōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܚ-ܕ-ܬ (ḥ-d-t) related to renewing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħud.dɑ.θɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħud.dɑ.θe] (plural)

Noun

ܚܘܕܬܐ • (ḥūddāṯā) m (plural ܚܘܕܬܐ)

1. renewal, renovation, restoration
2. (in the plural) repairs
3. change, innovation
4. founding, initiation
5. consecration, dedication

Inflection

    inflection of ܚܘܕܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܚܘܕܬ	ܚܘܕܬܝܢ
construct	ܚܘܕܬ	ܚܘܕܬܝ
emphatic	ܚܘܕܬܐ	ܚܘܕܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܚܘܕܬܝ	ܚܘܕܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܚܘܕܬܟ	ܚܘܕܬܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܚܘܕܬܟܝ	ܚܘܕܬܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܚܘܕܬܗ	ܚܘܕܬܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܚܘܕܬܗ	ܚܘܕܬܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܚܘܕܬܢ	ܚܘܕܬܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܚܘܕܬܟܘܢ	ܚܘܕܬܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܚܘܕܬܟܝܢ	ܚܘܕܬܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܚܘܕܬܗܘܢ	ܚܘܕܬܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܚܘܕܬܗܝܢ	ܚܘܕܬܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ḥwdt”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2017-01-10
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 98a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 130b
• 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. 422a