כלתא

Aramaic

Etymology

Compare Hebrew כַּלָּה (kallā).

Noun

כַּלְּתָא • (kalləṯā) f (plural כַּלָּתָא)

  1. bride
  2. daughter-in-law
  3. (Syriac, in the plural) order of angels

Usage notes

  • In Jewish Palestinian Aramaic and in Galilean Aramaic, the plural was כַּלַּיָּא (kallayyā) rather than כַּלָּתָא (kallāṯā).
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