Inherited from Aramaic יְדָא (yəḏā), from Proto-Semitic *yad-; compare Arabic يَد (yad), Hebrew יָד (yád) and Akkadian 𒀉 (idum, “arm”).
ܐܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ • (īḏā) f sg (plural ܐܝܼ̈ܕ݂ܹܐ (īḏē) or ܐܝܼ̈ܕ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (īḏāṯā) or ܐܝܼ̈ܕ݂ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (īḏawwāṯā))
isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
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state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
m | f | |||||||
singular | absolute | ܝܲܕ݂ (yaḏ) | 1st person | ܐܝܼܕ݂ܝܼ (īḏī) | ܐܝܼܕ݂ܲܢ (īḏan) | |||
construct | ܝܲܕ݂ (yaḏ) | 2nd person | ܐܝܼܕ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (īḏōḵ) | ܐܝܼܕ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (īḏāḵ) | ܐܝܼܕ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (īḏawḵōn) | |||
emphatic | ܐܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ (īḏā) | 3rd person | ܐܝܼܕ݂ܹܗ (īḏēh) | ܐܝܼܕ݂ܵܗ̇ (īḏāh) | ܐܝܼܕ݂ܗܘܿܢ (īḏhōn) | |||
plural | absolute | ܐܝܼܕ݂ܵܢ̈ (īḏān) | 1st person | ܐܝܼܕ݂ܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (īḏāṯī) | ܐܝܼܕ݂ܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (īḏāṯan) | |||
construct | ܐܝܼܕ݂ܵܬ݂̈ (īḏāṯ) | 2nd person | ܐܝܼܕ݂ܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (īḏāṯōḵ) | ܐܝܼܕ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (īḏāṯāḵ) | ܐܝܼܕ݂ܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (īḏāṯawḵōn) | |||
emphatic | ܐܝܼ̈ܕ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (īḏāṯā) | 3rd person | ܐܝܼ̈ܕ݂ܵܬ݂ܹܗ (īḏāṯēh) | ܐܝܼ̈ܕ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (īḏāṯāh) | ܐܝܼܕ݂ܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (īḏāṯhōn) |
Inherited from Aramaic אַיְדָּא (ʾaydā), from אַי (ʾay) + הָדֵּא (hāḏē, “this”), hence from Proto-Semitic *ʔayy-; compare Hebrew אֵיזוֹ (éizo) and Arabic أَيَّة (ʔayya).
ܐܲܝܕܵܐ • (aydā) (masculine ܐܲܝܢܵܐ (aynā), plural ܐܲܝܠܹܝܢ (aylēn))
Many dialects only use the masculine form regardless of gender or plural.
From Proto-Semitic *yad-.
ܐܝܕܐ • (ˀīḏā) f (plural ܐܝܕܗܬܐ or ܐܝܕܘܬܐ or ܐܝܕܝܐ or ܐܝܕܐ)
Usually, the plurals ܐܝܕܐ (ʾīḏē) and ܐܝܕܝܐ (ʾīḏayyā) are used for literal or animate senses while ܐܝܕܘܬܐ (ʾīḏawwāṯā) and ܐܝܕܗܬܐ (ʾīḏahhāṯā) are used for figurative or inanimate senses.
isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
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state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
m | f | m | f | |||||
singular | absolute | ܝܕ | 1st person | ܐܝܕܝ | ܐܝܕܢ | |||
construct | ܐܝܕ ,ܝܕ | 2nd person | ܐܝܕܟ | ܐܝܕܟܝ | ܐܝܕܟܘܢ | ܐܝܕܟܝܢ | ||
emphatic | ܐܝܕܐ | 3rd person | ܐܝܕܗ | ܐܝܕܗ | ܐܝܕܗܘܢ | ܐܝܕܗܝܢ | ||
plural | absolute | ܐܝܕܗܢ, ܐܝܕܘܢ, ܐܝܕܝܢ | 1st person | ܐܝܕܗܬܝ ,ܐܝܕܘܬܝ ,ܐܝܕܝ | ܐܝܕܗܬܢ ,ܐܝܕܘܬܢ ,ܐܝܕܝܢ | |||
construct | ܐܝܕܗܬ, ܐܝܕܘܬ, ܐܝܕܝ | 2nd person | ܐܝܕܗܬܟ ,ܐܝܕܘܬܟ ,ܐܝܕܝܟ | ܐܝܕܗܬܟܝ ,ܐܝܕܘܬܟܝ ,ܐܝܕܝܟܝ | ܐܝܕܗܬܟܘܢ ,ܐܝܕܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܐܝܕܝܟܘܢ | ܐܝܕܗܬܟܝܢ ,ܐܝܕܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܐܝܕܝܟܝܢ | ||
emphatic | ܐܝܕܗܬܐ ,ܐܝܕܘܬܐ ,ܐܝܕܝܐ ,ܐܝܕܐ | 3rd person | ܐܝܕܗܬܗ ,ܐܝܕܘܬܗ ,ܐܝܕܘܗܝ | ܐܝܕܗܬܗ ,ܐܝܕܘܬܗ ,ܐܝܕܝܗ | ܐܝܕܗܬܗܘܢ ,ܐܝܕܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܐܝܕܝܗܘܢ | ܐܝܕܗܬܗܝܢ ,ܐܝܕܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܐܝܕܝܗܝܢ |
Synonyms
ܐܝܕܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܝܕܐ)
isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
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state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
m | f | m | f | |||||
singular | absolute | ܐܝܕ | 1st person | ܐܝܕܝ | ܐܝܕܢ | |||
construct | ܐܝܕ | 2nd person | ܐܝܕܟ | ܐܝܕܟܝ | ܐܝܕܟܘܢ | ܐܝܕܟܝܢ | ||
emphatic | ܐܝܕܐ | 3rd person | ܐܝܕܗ | ܐܝܕܗ | ܐܝܕܗܘܢ | ܐܝܕܗܝܢ | ||
plural | absolute | ܐܝܕܝܢ | 1st person | ܐܝܕܝ | ܐܝܕܝܢ | |||
construct | ܐܝܕܝ | 2nd person | ܐܝܕܝܟ | ܐܝܕܝܟܝ | ܐܝܕܝܟܘܢ | ܐܝܕܝܟܝܢ | ||
emphatic | ܐܝܕܐ | 3rd person | ܐܝܕܘܗܝ | ܐܝܕܝܗ | ܐܝܕܝܗܘܢ | ܐܝܕܝܗܝܢ |
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)