ܬܘܕܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܝ ܕ ܐ (y d ˀ)
5 terms

Of the noun pattern ta12a3tā, from the verb ܡܲܘܕܹܐ (mawdē, “to confess; to thank”); compare also Hebrew תּוֹדָה (todá).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tawdiːθɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [todiːθɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [toːdiːtɑː], [tɑw.diːtɑː]

Noun

ܬܲܘܕܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (tawdīṯā) f sg (plural ܬܲܘܕ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (tawdyāṯā))

1. thanksgiving, gratitude

   Synonyms: ܫܲܟܲܪܬܵܐ (šakkartā), ܩܘܼܒܵܠ ܛܲܝܒܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (qūbāl ṭaybūṯā)

2. religion

   Synonyms: ܕܝܼܢܵܐ (d-īnā), ܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ (urḥā), ܗܲܝܡܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (haymānūṯā)

3. acknowledgement, confession
4. (Christianity) Eucharist

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܲܘܕܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܬܲܘܕܝܼ (tawdī)		1st person	ܬܲܘܕܝܼܬ݂ܝܼ (tawdīṯī)		ܬܲܘܕܝܼܬ݂ܲܢ (tawdīṯan)
	construct	ܬܲܘܕܝܼܬ݂ (tawdīṯ)		2nd person	ܬܲܘܕܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (tawdīṯōḵ)	ܬܲܘܕܝܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (tawdīṯāḵ)	ܬܲܘܕܝܼܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tawdīṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܘܕܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (tawdīṯā)		3rd person	ܬܲܘܕܝܼܬ݂ܹܗ (tawdīṯēh)	ܬܲܘܕܝܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (tawdīṯāh)	ܬܲܘܕܝܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (tawdīṯhōn)
plural	absolute	ܬܲܘܕܝܵܢ̈ (tawdyān)		1st person	ܬܲܘܕܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (tawdyāṯī)		ܬܲܘܕܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (tawdyāṯan)
	construct	ܬܲܘܕܝܵܬ݂̈ (tawdyāṯ)		2nd person	ܬܲܘܕܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tawdyāṯōḵ)	ܬܲܘܕܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tawdyāṯāḵ)	ܬܲܘܕܝܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tawdyāṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܘܕ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (tawdyāṯā)		3rd person	ܬܲܘܕ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܹܗ (tawdyāṯēh)	ܬܲܘܕ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (tawdyāṯāh)	ܬܲܘܕܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (tawdyāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܬܲܘܕܝܼ (tawdī, “thank you, thanks”)
• ܬܲܘܕܝܼܬ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ (tawdīṯānāyā, “religious; confessional”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Root
ܝ ܕ ܐ
2 terms

Compare Hebrew תּוֹדָה (tôḏâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tawdiθɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tawd(ə)jɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܬܘܕܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܬܘܕܝܬܐ)

1. praise, thanksgiving
2. acknowledgement, profession, confession
3. faith, religion, doctrine
4. sect
5. (Christianity) Eucharist
6. conjecture, supposition

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܘܕܝܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܬܘܕܝ		1st person	ܬܘܕܝܬܝ		ܬܘܕܝܬܢ
	construct	ܬܘܕܝܬ		2nd person	ܬܘܕܝܬܟ	ܬܘܕܝܬܟܝ	ܬܘܕܝܬܟܘܢ	ܬܘܕܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܘܕܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܬܘܕܝܬܗ	ܬܘܕܝܬܗ	ܬܘܕܝܬܗܘܢ	ܬܘܕܝܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܬܘܕܝܢ		1st person	ܬܘܕܝܬܝ		ܬܘܕܝܬܢ
	construct	ܬܘܕܝܬ		2nd person	ܬܘܕܝܬܟ	ܬܘܕܝܬܟܝ	ܬܘܕܝܬܟܘܢ	ܬܘܕܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܘܕܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܬܘܕܝܬܗ	ܬܘܕܝܬܗ	ܬܘܕܝܬܗܘܢ	ܬܘܕܝܬܗܝܢ

References

• “twdy”, 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, page 137a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 606b
• 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, →ISBN, page 1627a