ܘܥܕܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܘ ܥ ܕ (w ˁ d)
3 terms

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܘܲܥܕܵܐ (waʿdā), from Aramaic וַעְדָּא (waʿdā), from Arabic وَعْد (waʕd). Compare Hebrew וַעַד (vá'ad) and Akkadian 𒌓𒅗𒂵 (adānum). Doublet of ܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ (ˁiddānā, time) through the Akkadian cognate.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [waʕdɑ]

Noun

ܘܲܥܕܵܐ • (waˁdām (plural ܘܲܥܕܹ̈ܐ (waˁdē))

  1. appointed time, place or sign
  2. promise, pledge, agreement, agreement, pact
  3. space, boundary, approach
  4. (Judaism, Christianity) covenant
  5. (Christianity) testament
    Synonym: ܕܝܼܵܬ݂ܹܩܹܐ (dīyāṯēqē)

Inflection

Inflection of ܘܲܥܕܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܘܲܥܲܕ݂ (waˁaḏ) 1st person ܘܲܥܕܝܼ (waˁdī) ܘܲܥܕܲܢ (waˁdan)
construct ܘܲܥܲܕ݂ (waˁaḏ) 2nd person ܘܲܥܕܘܼܟ݂ (waˁdōḵ) ܘܲܥܕܵܟ݂ܝ (waˁdāḵ) ܘܲܥܕܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (waˁdawḵōn)
emphatic ܘܲܥܕܵܐ (waˁdā) 3rd person ܘܲܥܕܹܗ (waˁdēh) ܘܲܥܕܵܗ̇ (waˁdāh) ܘܲܥܕܗܘܿܢ (waˁdhōn)
plural absolute ܘܲܥܕܝܼ̈ܢ (waˁdīn) 1st person ܘܲܥܕܝܼ̈ (waˁdī) ܘܲܥܕܲܢ̈ (waˁdan)
construct ܘܲܥܕܲܝ̈ (waˁday) 2nd person ܘܲܥܕܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (waˁdōḵ) ܘܲܥܕܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (waˁdāḵ) ܘܲܥܕܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (waˁdawḵōn)
emphatic ܘܲܥܕܹ̈ܐ (waˁdē) 3rd person ܘܲܥܕܘܼ̈ܗܝ (waˁdūh) ܘܲܥܕܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (waˁdōh) ܘܲܥܕܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (waˁdayhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܘܲܥܕܵܐ (bēṯ waˁdā)
  • ܢܵܛܲܪ ܘܲܥܕܵܐ (nāṭar waˁdā)
  • ܠܘܲܥܕܵܐ (lwaˁdā)
  • ܡܲܘܥܵܕ݂ܵܐ (mawˁāḏā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܘ ܥ ܕ related to appointing. Compare Arabic وَعْد (waʕd) and Hebrew וַעַד (waʿaḏ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [waʕdɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [waʕde] (plural)

Noun

ܘܥܕܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܘܥܕܐ)

  1. appointed time, appointment
  2. appointed sign, signal, mark
  3. appointed place, rendezvous
  4. promise, pledge, agreement
  5. space, boundary, approach
  6. refuge, asylum
  7. limited space
  8. promise, pledge, agreement, pact
  9. charge, commission
  10. expiry, death, end

Inflection

Inflection of ܘܥܕܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܘܥܕ 1st person ܘܥܕܝ ܘܥܕܢ
construct ܘܥܕ 2nd person ܘܥܕܟ ܘܥܕܟܝ ܘܥܕܟܘܢ ܘܥܕܟܝܢ
emphatic ܘܥܕܐ 3rd person ܘܥܕܗ ܘܥܕܗ ܘܥܕܗܘܢ ܘܥܕܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܘܥܕܝܢ 1st person ܘܥܕܝ ܘܥܕܝܢ
construct ܘܥܕܝ 2nd person ܘܥܕܝܟ ܘܥܕܝܟܝ ܘܥܕܝܟܘܢ ܘܥܕܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܘܥܕܐ 3rd person ܘܥܕܘܗܝ ܘܥܕܝܗ ܘܥܕܝܗܘܢ ܘܥܕܝܗܝܢ

References

  • wˁd”, 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 82a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 108b
  • 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 359a–b