ܐܝܕܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *yad-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔiðɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔiðe(ʔ)], [ʔiðajjɑ(ʔ)], [ʔiðawwɑθɑ(ʔ)], [ʔiðahhɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܐܝܕܐ (ˀīḏā) f (plural ܐܝܕܗܬܐ or ܐܝܕܘܬܐ or ܐܝܕܝܐ or ܐܝܕܐ)

  1. (anatomy) hand; forearm, arm
  2. fist
  3. (animal anatomy) paw, forepaw
  4. glove
  5. armrest
  6. handle
  7. axle (of a wheel)
  8. clapper (of a bell)
  9. side, bank, shore
  10. (figuratively) power, might, dominion
  11. (figuratively) laying on of hands, ordination
Usage notes

Usually, the plurals ܐܝܕܐ (ʾīḏēʾ) and ܐܝܕܝܐ (ʾīḏayyāʾ) are used for literal or animate senses while ܐܝܕܘܬܐ (ʾīḏawwāṯāʾ) and ܐܝܕܗܬܐ (ʾīḏahhāṯāʾ) are used for figurative or inanimate senses.

Inflection
Derived terms
  • ܒܝܕ
  • ܒܪ ܐܝܕܐ
  • ܟܬܒܬ ܐܝܕܐ

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔe(j)ðɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔe(j)ðe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܐܝܕܐ (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܝܕܐ)

  1. Alternative form of ܥܐܕܐ
Inflection

References

  • yd”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 136b-137a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 186a
  • 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. 31b
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