ܩܕܝܠܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܩܕܝܠܐ

Etymology

From a metathesis of the older form ܩܠܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ (qlīḏā), from Ancient Greek κλεῖδα (kleîda); also borrowed into Turoyo ܩܠܝܕ݂ܐ (qliḏo), Arabic إِقْلِيد (ʔiqlīd), Hebrew קְלִיד (k'lid) and Persian کلید (kelid).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܩܕܝܼܠܵܐ (qdīlām sg (plural ܩܕܝܼܠܹ̈ܐ (qdīlē))

  1. key (device used to open and close a lock)
    ܠܵܐ ܛܲܠܩܸܬ ܩܕܝܼܠܵܐ ܕܒܲܝܬܘܼܟ݂ ܝܲܢ ܪܲܕܵܝܬܘܼܟ݂.
    lā ṭalqit qdīlā d-baytūḵ yan raddāytūḵ.
    Don't loose the key of your house or car.
    • Matthew 16:19:
      ܐܵܢܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܝܵܗ݇ܒܹܢܘܼܟ݂ ܩܕܝܼܠܹ̈ܐ ܕܡܲܠܟܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܫܡܲܝܵܐ، ܕܟܠ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܕܐܵܣܪܹܬ ܒܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܗܵܘܹܐ ܐ݇ܣܝܼܪܵܐ ܒܫܡܲܝܵܐ، ܘܟܠ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܕܫܵܪܹܝܬ ܒܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܗܵܘܹܐ ܫܸܪܝܵܐ ܒܫܡܲܝܵܐ.
      ānā bit yābēnūḵ qdīlē d-malkūtā d-šmayyā, d-kul mindī d-āsrēt b-arˁā bit hāwē sīrā b-šmayyā, w-kul mindī d-šārēt b-arˁā bit hāwē širyā b-šmayyā.
      And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.
  2. key (button on a typewriter or computer keyboard)
  3. (music) key, clef (part of a piano or musical keyboard)

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