ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܥ ܡ ܕ (ˁ m d)
5 terms

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ (maʿmōdīṯā); compare also borrowed into Arabic مَعْمُودِيَّة (maʕmūdiyya) and Malayalam മാമോദീസ (māmōdīsa).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [maʕ.moːdiːθɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [maːmoːdiːtɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܥܡܘܿܕܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (maˁmōdīṯāf (plural ܡܲܥܡܘܿܕ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (maˁmōdyāṯā))

  1. (Christianity) baptism

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܥܡܘܿܕܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܡܲܥܡܘܿܕܝܼ (maˁmōdī) 1st person ܡܲܥܡܘܿܕܝܼܬ݂ܝܼ (maˁmōdīṯī) ܡܲܥܡܘܿܕܝܼܬ݂ܲܢ (maˁmōdīṯan)
construct ܡܲܥܡܘܿܕܝܼܬ݂ (maˁmōdīṯ) 2nd person ܡܲܥܡܘܿܕܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (maˁmōdīṯōḵ) ܡܲܥܡܘܿܕܝܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (maˁmōdīṯāḵ) ܡܲܥܡܘܿܕܝܼܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maˁmōdīṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܡܲܥܡܘܿܕܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (maˁmōdīṯā) 3rd person ܡܲܥܡܘܿܕܝܼܬ݂ܹܗ (maˁmōdīṯēh) ܡܲܥܡܘܿܕܝܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (maˁmōdīṯāh) ܡܲܥܡܘܿܕܝܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (maˁmōdīṯhōn)
plural absolute ܡܲܥܡܘܿܕܝܵܢ̈ (maˁmōdyān) 1st person ܡܲܥܡܘܿܕܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (maˁmōdyāṯī) ܡܲܥܡܘܿܕܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (maˁmōdyāṯan)
construct ܡܲܥܡܘܿܕܝܵܬ݂̈ (maˁmōdyāṯ) 2nd person ܡܲܥܡܘܿܕܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (maˁmōdyāṯōḵ) ܡܲܥܡܘܿܕܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (maˁmōdyāṯāḵ) ܡܲܥܡܘܿܕܝܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maˁmōdyāṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܡܲܥܡܘܿܕܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (maˁmōdyāṯā) 3rd person ܡܲܥܡܘܿܕܝܵܬ݂ܹܗ (maˁmōdyāṯēh) ܡܲܥܡܘܿܕܝܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (maˁmōdyāṯāh) ܡܲܥܡܘܿܕܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (maˁmōdyāṯhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܡܲܥܡܘܿܕܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (bēṯ maˁmōdīṯā)
  • ܒܲܪ ܡܲܥܡܘܿܕܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (bar maˁmōdīṯā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Root
ܥ ܡ ܕ
4 terms

Compare Arabic مَعْمُودِيَّة (maʕmūdiyya).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [maʕ.moˈdi.θɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [maʕ.modˈjɑ.θɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ • (maʿmōdīṯāf (plural ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ)

  1. washing
  2. pond, pool, basin, piscina
  3. (Christianity) baptism
  4. shortened form of ܒܝܬ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ (bêṯ maʿmōḏīṯā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܡܥܡܘܕܝ 1st person ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܝ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܢ
construct ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬ 2nd person ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܟ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܟܝ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܟܘܢ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ 3rd person ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܗ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܗ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܗܘܢ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܡܥܡܘܕܝܢ 1st person ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܝ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܢ
construct ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬ 2nd person ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܟ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܟܝ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܟܘܢ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ 3rd person ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܗ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܗ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܗܘܢ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܗܝܢ

Derived terms

  • ܒܝܬ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ (bêṯ maʿmōdīṯā)
  • ܒܪܐ ܕܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ (bərā ḏ-maʿmōdīṯā)
  • ܒܪܬܐ ܕܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ (barəṯā ḏ-maʿmōdīṯā)

Descendants

  • Malayalam: മാമോദീസ (māmōdīsa)

References

  • mˁmwdy”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 31 May 2011
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 255b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 289b
  • 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, pages 802a–b