ܡܬܝ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos), from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (mattiṯyāhū, literally “gift of the Lord”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mat.te]

Proper noun

ܡܲܬܲܝ • (mattāy) m

1. (biblical) The Gospel of Matthew, the first book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the first of the four gospels, a book attributed to Matthew the Evangelist.
   • Matthew 9:9

     ܘܟܲܕ ܥܒ݂ܝܼܪܹܗ ܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܡ̣ܢ ܬܵܡܵܐ، ܚܙܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܚܲܕ݇ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ ܫܸܡܹܗ ܡܲܬܲ‌ܝ، ܝ݇ܬܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ ܒܒܹܝܬ ܡܵܟ݂ܣܹ̈ܐ، ܘܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܹܗ ܐܸܠܹܗ: «ܬܵ‌ܐ ܒܵܬܪܝܼ.» ܩܝܼܡ ܠܹܗ ܘܐ݇ܙܝܼܠ ܠܹܗ ܒܵܬܪܹܗ.

     w-kad ˁḇīrēh īšōˁ min tāmā, ḥzē lēh ḥa nāšā šimmēh matta‌y, tīḇā bbēt māḵsē, w-mīrēh illēh: “tā‌ā bātrī.” qīm lēh w-zīl lēh bātrēh.

     As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office. And he said to him "Follow me." So he arose and followed him.

2. a male given name from Hebrew

Derived terms

• ܡܲܬܘܿ (matō) (diminutive, nickname)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (Mattiṯyāhû).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mattaj]

Proper noun

ܡܬܝ • (mattāy) m

1. Matthew (Biblical figure)
2. a male given name

References

• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 413a