ܥܐܕܐ ܕܡܘܠܕܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܥܐܕܐ ܕܡܘܠܕܐ ܕܡܪܢ

Etymology

Calque of Arabic عيد الميلاد

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕeːðɑː‿d.mɑw.lɑːðɑ]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔiːdɑː‿d.moːlɑːdɑ]

Proper noun

ܥܹܐܕ݂ܵܐ ܕܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܐ • (ˁēḏā d-māwlāḏā) m

2. Christmas (holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, celebrated on December 25 in most places)

   Synonyms: ܥܹܐܕ݂ܵܐ ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ (ˁēḏā zˁōrā, literally “The small holiday”), ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܝܲܠܕܵܐ (bēṯ yaldā)

   ܥܹܐܕ݂ܵܐ ܕܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܐ ܕܡܵܪܲܢ ܗܵܘܹܐ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ! ― ˁēḏā d-māwlāḏā d-māran hāwē brīḵā! ― Merry Christmas! (literally, “May the birthday of our lord be blessed!”)

Related terms

• ܥܹܐܕ݂ ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܐ (ˁēḏ māwlāḏā, “a birthday”)