ܡܘܠܕܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܘ ܠ ܕ (w l d)
10 terms

From Aramaic מַוְלָדָא (mawlāḏā); related to Arabic مَوْلِد (mawlid), مِيلَاد (mīlād) and Hebrew מוֹלָד (molád).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [mɑw.lɑːðɑː]
(Urmia) IPA^(key): [moːlɑːdɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܐ • (mawlāḏā) m (plural ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܹ̈ܐ (mawlāḏē))

birth, nativity (instance of childbirth and beginning of life)

Inflection

Inflection of **ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ (mawlāḏ)		1^st person	ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܝܼ (mawlāḏī)		ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܲܢ (mawlāḏan)
	construct	ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ (mawlāḏ)		2^nd person	ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (mawlāḏōḵ)	ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (mawlāḏāḵ)	ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mawlāḏawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܐ (mawlāḏā)		3^rd person	ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܹܗ (mawlāḏēh)	ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܗ̇ (mawlāḏāh)	ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܗܘܿܢ (mawlāḏhōn)
plural	absolute	ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܝܼ̈ܢ (mawlāḏīn)		1^st person	ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܝܼ̈ (mawlāḏī)		ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܲܢ̈ (mawlāḏan)
	construct	ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܲܝ̈ (mawlāḏay)		2^nd person	ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mawlāḏōḵ)	ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mawlāḏāḵ)	ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mawlāḏawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܹ̈ܐ (mawlāḏē)		3^rd person	ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (mawlāḏūh)	ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (mawlāḏōh)	ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (mawlāḏayhōn)

Derived terms

ܣܹܝܩܘܿܡ ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܐ (sēqōm mawlāḏā, “date of birth”)
ܝܘܿܡ ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܐ (yōm mawlāḏā, “day of birth”)
ܥܹܐܕ݂ ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܐ (ˁēḏ mawlāḏā, “birthday”)

Proper noun

ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܐ • (mawlāḏā) m

(Christianity) Nativity
a male given name

Derived terms

ܥܹܐܕ݂ܵܐ ܕܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܐ (ˁēḏā d-mawlāḏā, “Christmas”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܘ ܠ ܕ related to bearing children. Compare Arabic مَوْلِد (mawlid) and Hebrew מוֹלָד (môlāḏ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [mawlɑðɑ] (singular)
IPA^(key): [mawlɑðe] (plural)

Noun

ܡܘܠܕܐ • (mawlāḏā) m (plural ܡܘܠܕܐ (mawlāḏē))

birth, nativity
travail, parturition, childbirth, delivery
producing, bringing forth
generation
lengthening, prolonging
beginning, commencement
(astronomy) new moon

Inflection

Inflection of **ܡܘܠܕܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܘܠܕ		1^st person	ܡܘܠܕܝ		ܡܘܠܕܢ
	construct	ܡܘܠܕ		2^nd person	ܡܘܠܕܟ	ܡܘܠܕܟܝ	ܡܘܠܕܟܘܢ	ܡܘܠܕܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܘܠܕܐ		3^rd person	ܡܘܠܕܗ	ܡܘܠܕܗ	ܡܘܠܕܗܘܢ	ܡܘܠܕܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܘܠܕܝܢ		1^st person	ܡܘܠܕܝ		ܡܘܠܕܝܢ
	construct	ܡܘܠܕܝ		2^nd person	ܡܘܠܕܝܟ	ܡܘܠܕܝܟܝ	ܡܘܠܕܝܟܘܢ	ܡܘܠܕܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܘܠܕܐ		3^rd person	ܡܘܠܕܘܗܝ	ܡܘܠܕܝܗ	ܡܘܠܕܝܗܘܢ	ܡܘܠܕܝܗܝܢ

References

“mwld”, 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 141a
Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 257b
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 725a