ܡܬܝ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos), from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (mattiṯyāhū, literally “gift of the Lord”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

ܡܲܬܲܝ • (mattāy) m

  1. (biblical) The Gospel of Matthew, the first book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the first of the four gospels, a book attributed to Matthew the Evangelist.
    • Matthew 9:9
      ܘܟܲܕ ܥܒ݂ܝܼܪܹܗ ܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܡ̣ܢ ܬܵܡܵܐ، ܚܙܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܚܲܕ݇ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ ܫܸܡܹܗ ܡܲܬܲ‌ܝ، ܝ݇ܬܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ ܒܒܹܝܬ ܡܵܟ݂ܣܹ̈ܐ، ܘܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܹܗ ܐܸܠܹܗ: «ܬܵ‌ܐ ܒܵܬܪܝܼ.» ܩܝܼܡ ܠܹܗ ܘܐ݇ܙܝܼܠ ܠܹܗ ܒܵܬܪܹܗ.
      w-kad ˁḇīrēh īšōˁ min tāmā, ḥzē lēh ḥa nāšā šimmēh matta‌y, tīḇā bbēt māḵsē, w-mīrēh illēh: “tā‌ā bātrī.” qīm lēh w-zīl lēh bātrēh.
      As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office. And he said to him "Follow me." So he arose and followed him.
  2. a male given name from Hebrew

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (Mattiṯyāhû).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

ܡܬܝ • (mattāy) m

  1. Matthew (Biblical figure)
  2. a male given name

References

  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 413a
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