ܡܘܠܕܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܘ ܠ ܕ (w l d)
9 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic מַוְלָדָא (mawlāḏā); related to Arabic مَوْلِد (mawlid), مِيلَاد (mīlād) and Hebrew מוֹלָד (molád).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [mɑw.lɑːðɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [moːlɑːdɑː]

Noun

ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܐ • (māwlāḏā) m (plural ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܹ̈ܐ (māwlāḏē))

1. birth, nativity (instance of childbirth and beginning of life)

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܐ (māwlāḏā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܝܼ (māwlāḏī)		ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܲܢ (māwlāḏan)
	construct	ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ (māwlāḏ)	2nd person	ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (māwlāḏūḵ)	ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (māwlāḏāḵ)	ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (māwlāḏāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܐ (māwlāḏā)	3rd person	ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܹܗ (māwlāḏēh)	ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܗ̇ (māwlāḏāh)	ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܗܘܿܢ (māwlāḏhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܝܼ̈ (māwlāḏī)		ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܲܢ̈ (māwlāḏan)
	construct	ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܲܝ̈ (māwlāḏay)	2nd person	ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (māwlāḏūḵ)	ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (māwlāḏāḵ)	ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (māwlāḏāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܹ̈ܐ (māwlāḏē)	3rd person	ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (māwlāḏūh)	ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (māwlāḏōh)	ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (māwlāḏhōn)

Derived terms

• ܣܹܝܩܘܿܡ ܡܵܘܠܵܕܵܐ (sēqōm māwlādā, “date of birth”)
• ܝܘܿܡ ܕܡܵܘܠܵܕܵܐ (yōm dmāwlādā, “day of birth”)
• ܥܹܐܕ݂ ܡܵܘܠܵܕܵܐ (ˁēḏ māwlādā, “birthday”)
• ܥܹܐܕ݂ܵܐ ܕܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܐ (ˁēḏā d-māwlāḏā, “Christmas”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܘ-ܠ-ܕ (w-l-d) related to bearing children. Compare Arabic مَوْلِد (mawlid) and Hebrew מוֹלָד (môlāḏ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mawlɑðɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [mawlɑðe] (plural)

Noun

ܡܘܠܕܐ • (mawlāḏā) m (plural ܡܘܠܕܐ (mawlāḏē))

1. birth, nativity
2. travail, parturition, childbirth, delivery
3. producing, bringing forth
4. generation
5. lengthening, prolonging
6. beginning, commencement
7. (astronomy) new moon

Inflection

    inflection of ܡܘܠܕܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܘܠܕ	ܡܘܠܕܝܢ
construct	ܡܘܠܕ	ܡܘܠܕܝ
emphatic	ܡܘܠܕܐ	ܡܘܠܕܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܘܠܕܝ	ܡܘܠܕܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܘܠܕܟ	ܡܘܠܕܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܘܠܕܟܝ	ܡܘܠܕܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܘܠܕܗ	ܡܘܠܕܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܘܠܕܗ	ܡܘܠܕܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܘܠܕܢ	ܡܘܠܕܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܘܠܕܟܘܢ	ܡܘܠܕܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܘܠܕܟܝܢ	ܡܘܠܕܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܘܠܕܗܘܢ	ܡܘܠܕܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܘܠܕܗܝܢ	ܡܘܠܕܝܗܝܢ

References

• “mwld”, 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. 141a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 257b
• 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. 725a