ܕܕܬܐ

See also: ܕܪܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Hebrew דּוֹדָה (dōḏā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dɑðtɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [dɑðɑθɑ] (in the plural)

Noun

ܕܕܬܐ • (dāḏtā) f (plural ܕܕܬܐ (dāḏāṯā), singular masculine counterpart ܕܕܐ (daḏā))

1. paternal aunt (father's sister)
2. cousin
3. beloved, dear

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܕܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܕܕܐ		1st person	ܕܕܬܝ		ܕܕܬܢ
	construct	ܕܕܬ		2nd person	ܕܕܬܟ	ܕܕܬܟܝ	ܕܕܬܟܘܢ	ܕܕܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܕܬܐ		3rd person	ܕܕܬܗ	ܕܕܬܗ	ܕܕܬܗܘܢ	ܕܕܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܕܕܢ		1st person	ܕܕܬܢ		ܕܕܬܢ
	construct	ܕܕܬ		2nd person	ܕܕܬܟ	ܕܕܬܟܝ	ܕܕܬܟܘܢ	ܕܕܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܕܬܐ		3rd person	ܕܕܬܗ	ܕܕܬܗ	ܕܕܬܗܘܢ	ܕܕܬܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• (paternal aunt): ܥܡܬܐ (ʿamməṯā)

See also

• ܚܠܬܐ (ḥāltā)

References

• “ddh”, 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 60a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 83b
• 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, page 275a