ܥܐܕܐ ܕܡܘܠܕܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Literally, “Feast of the Nativity”, calque of Arabic عِيد الْمِيلَاد (ʕīd al-mīlād); compare Hebrew חַג הַמּוֹלָד (khag hamolád) and the native synonym ܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܐ (bêṯ yaldā), also used in Classical Syriac.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʕeːʔðɑː‿dəmɑw.lɑːðɑ]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [ʔiːdɑː‿dəmoːlɑːdɑ]

Proper noun

ܥܹܐܕ݂ܵܐ ܕܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܐ • (ˁēḏā d-mawlāḏā) m

  2. Christmas (holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, celebrated on December 25 in most places)
    Synonyms: ܥܹܐܕ݂ܵܐ ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ (ˁēḏā zˁōrā, literally “the small holiday”), ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܝܲܠܕܵܐ (bēṯ yaldā)
    ܥܹܐܕ݂ܵܐ ܕܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܵܐ ܕܡܵܪܲܢ ܗܵܘܹܐ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ!
    ˁēḏā d-mawlāḏā d-māran hāwē brīḵā!
    Merry Christmas!
    (literally, “May the birthday of our lord be blessed!”)
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