ܥܒܕܝܫܘܥ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

  • ܥܲܒ݂ܕܝܼܫ (ˁaḇdīš) (surname)
  • ܥܲܒ݂ܕܝܼܫܵܢܵܐ (ˁaḇdīšānā) (surname)

Etymology

From ܥܲܒ݂ܕ (ˁaḇd, servant/slave of) +‎ ܝܼܫܘܿܥ (īšōˁ, Jesus), Literally, Slave/Servant of Jesus. Akin to Old Armenian Աբդիշոյ (Abdišoy).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʕav.diːʃoːʕ.]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [ʔoːdiːʃoʔ.]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ʕoːdiːʃoʕ.], [ʕoːdiːʃoː], [ʔoːdiːʃoʕ], [ʔoːdiːʃoː]

Proper noun

ܥܲܒ݂ܕܝܼܫܘܿܥ • (ˁaḇdīšōˁm

  1. a male given name, translated into English as Audisho, Abdisho, Odisho, or Abdjesus, among others
  2. a surname transferred from the given name

Derived terms