מרים

→ Classical Syriac: ܡܪܝܡ (maryam)

→ Arabic: مريم (maryam) (see there for further descendants)

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→ Ancient Greek: Μαρία (María), Μαριᾱ́μ (Mariā́m) (see there for further descendants)


אב

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אָב • (ʾāv) m

Classical Syriac: ܐܒ (ʾāv)

Arabic: آب (ʔāb)

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܐܵܒ (āb)

Turoyo: ܐܳܒ (ob)


ברא

בְּרָא • (b'rā) m (plural בְּנַיָּא, singular feminine counterpart בַּרְתָּא)

בְּרָא (canonical)
b'rā (romanization)
בְּנַיָּא (plural)
בַּרְתָּא (feminine singular)
בַּר (absolute singular)
בְּנִין (absolute plural)
בַּר (construct singular)
בְּנֵי (construct plural)
בְּרָא (emphatic singular)
בְּנַיָּא (emphatic plural)
𐡁𐡓𐡀 (alternative)


ירושלם

יְרוּשְׁלֶם • (yərūšəlem)

arc-proper noun

יְרוּשְׁלֶם • (yərūšəlem)

יְרוּשְׁלֶם (canonical)
yərūšəlem (romanization)

Ancient Greek: Ἱερουσαλήμ (Hierousalḗm)


אבא

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אַבָּא • (ʾabbā) m (plural אֲבָהָתָא, singular construct אֲבוּ, feminine counterpart אִמָּא)

אַבָּא (canonical)
ʾabbā (romanization)
אֲבָהָתָא (plural)
אֲבוּ (construct singular)
אִמָּא (feminine)
ܐܒܐ (alternative)

→ Ancient Greek: ἀββα (abba) (see there for further descendants)

→ Hebrew: אבא (ába)

וַאֲמַר יְיָ לְמשֶׁה לְמֵימָר: יָאוּת בְּנַת צְלָפְחָד מְמַלְּלָן מִתַּן תִּתֵּן לְהוֹן אֲחוּדַת אַחֲסָנָא בְּגוֹ אֲחֵי אֲבוּהֶן וְתַעֲבַר יָת אַחֲסָנַת אֲבוּהֶן לְהֵן:

And Hashem spoke to Moshe to say, "What Tselofkhad's daughters say is correct; you shall certainly give them the inheritance of property among the brothers of their father and you will transfer their father's property to them."

waʔămar yəyā ləmōše ləmēmār - yāʔūθ bənaθ sˁəlāp̄ħāð məmalləlān mittan tittēn ləhōn ʔăħūðaθ ʔaħăsānā bəɣō ˀăħē ʔăvūhen wəθaˤăvar yāθ ʔaħăsānaθ ʔăvūhen ləhēn.


אבא

אבא • (transliteration needed) m (plural אבנא or אבא)

אבנא (plural)
אבא (plural)
ܐܒܐ (alternative)


אבדלתא

אבדלתא • (transliteration needed) f (uncountable)

Havdalah, a formula of prayer for the exit of the Sabbath or holy days


אבהתא

אבהתא • (transliteration needed) m pl (singular אבא, feminine counterpart אמהתא)


אבובא

אבובא • (transliteration needed) m (plural אבובא, singular feminine counterpart אבובתא)

אבובא (plural)
אבובתא (feminine singular)
ܐܒܘܒܐ (alternative)


אבזרא

אֲבִזְרָא / אֲבִיזְרָא

אַבְזָרָא or אֲבִזְרָא / אֲבִיזְרָא • (ʾaḇzārā or ʾaḇizrā) m (plural אֲבִזְרֵי (ʾaḇizrē))

arc-noun

אֲבִזְרָא / אֲבִיזְרָא

אַבְזָרָא (canonical)
אֲבִזְרָא (canonical)
אֲבִיזְרָא (canonical)
ʾaḇzārā (romanization)
ʾaḇizrā (romanization)
אֲבִזְרֵי (plural)

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→ Hebrew: אַבְזָר (ʾaḇzā́r), אֲבִיזָר (avizar, ʾaḇizā́r)

A Middle Iranian borrowing equivalent to Persian ابزار (abzâr). Also in Classical Syriac ܐܒܙܪܐ (ʾaḇzārā, “appurtenance”).

cog

anything used for seasoning; spices, etc.


אדר

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אֲדָר • (ʾăḏār) m

Classical Syriac: ܐܕܪ (ʾāḏār)

Arabic: آذار (ʔāḏār)

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܐܵܕܵܪ (ādār)

Turoyo: ܐܳܕ݂ܰܪ (oḏar)


אדם

אדם • (adám)

arc-proper noun

אדם • (adám)

desctree

Classical Syriac: ܐܳܕܳܡ, ܐܖܡ
→ Malayalam: ആദാം (ādāṁ), ആദം (ādaṁ) — Islam


נוח

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נוח • (nwḥ) m


ישוע

יֵשׁוּע • (yēšūʿ) m

arc-proper noun

יֵשׁוּע • (yēšūʿ) m

יֵשׁוּע (canonical)
yēšūʿ (romanization)
ܝܫܘܼܥ (alternative)

יֵשׁוּע משִׁיחָא

yēšūʿ mšīḥāʾ

יֵשׁוּע נָצרָיָא

yēšūʿ nāṣrāyāʾ

יֵשׁוּעַ ישוע#Hebrew

יֵשׁוּ ישו#Hebrew

a male given name, Yeshu or Jeshu, equivalent to English Jesus or Joshua, Biblical Hebrew יֵשׁוּעַ (yeshúa, yēšúa), Koine Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs), Latin Iēsūs, or Hebrew יֵשׁוּ (yéshu, yēšū)

(Christianity) Jesus, a Biblical character


עננא

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עֲנָנָא • (ʕnānā) f (plural עֲנָנֵא (ʕnānē))

עֲנָנָא (canonical)
ʕnānā (romanization)
עֲנָנֵא (plural)

Compare Hebrew עָנָן (ʿānā́n) and Arabic عَنَان (ʕanān).


שנא

šinnā (romanization)
שנתא (plural)
שנא (plural)


שמשא

שמשא • (transliteration needed) m (plural שמשא, singular feminine counterpart שמשתא)


רוחא

רוחא • (rūḥā) f (plural רוחנא or רוחתא or רוחא)

rūḥā (romanization)
רוחנא (plural)
רוחתא (plural)
רוחא (plural)
ܪܘܼܚܵܐ (alternative)


רוחא

rwāḥā (romanization)
ܪܘܼܚܵܐ (alternative)


ברתא

בְּרָתָא • (bərāṯā) f (plural בְּרָתֵא (bərāṯē))

בְּרָתָא (canonical)
bərāṯā (romanization)
בְּרָתֵא (plural)

בְּרֹותָא ברותא#Aramaic

Alternative form of בְּרֹותָא (bərōṯā, “cypress”)


מותא

מותא • (transliteration needed) m (plural מותא)

From Proto-Semitic *mut-. Cognate with Classical Syriac ܡܘܬܐ, Akkadian 𒍗 (mūtu, ÚŠ, “death”), Ugaritic 𐎎𐎚 (mt, “death”), Arabic موت (mawt). Compare Egyptian mtt:m*A14


ירחא

ירחא • (transliteration needed) m (plural ירחא)

Lishana Deni: ירכא m (yarxa)


יומא

יוֹמָא • (yōmā) m (plural יוֹמָתָא or יוֹמַיָּא)

יוֹמָא (canonical)
yōmā (romanization)
יוֹמָתָא (plural)
יוֹמַיָּא (plural)
יוֹם (absolute singular)
יוֹמִין (absolute plural)
יוֹם (construct singular)
יוֹמֵי (construct plural)
יוֹמָא (emphatic singular)
יוֹמַיָּא (emphatic plural)

Mandaic: ࡉࡅࡌ (iwm)


נהרא

נהרא • (nahrā) m (plural נהרותא or נהרא)

nahrā (romanization)
נהרותא (plural)
נהרא (plural)
ܢܗܪܐ (alternative)


ימא

ימא • (transliteration needed) m (plural יממא)

A Northwest Semitic innovation. Compare Ugaritic 𐎊𐎎 (ym), Hebrew יָם (yām).


אוקינוס

אוקינוס • (transliteration needed) m (plural אוקינו)

From Ancient Greek ὠκεανός (ōkeanós, “ocean”), from Ὠκεανός (Ōkeanós, “Oceanus”).


אסיא

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אָסְיָא • (ʾāsyā) m (plural אָסְוָותָא (ʾāswōṯā) or אָסְוָתָא (ʾāswōṯā), singular feminine counterpart אָסִיתָּא)

אָסְיָא (canonical)
ʾāsyā (romanization)
אָסְוָותָא (plural)
אָסְוָתָא (plural)
אָסִיתָּא (feminine singular)
ܐܣܝܐ (alternative)
אָסֵי (alternative)

→ Arabic: آسٍ (ʔāsin)

From Akkadian 𒀀𒍪 (A.ZU /asû/, “physician, healer”), from Sumerian 𒀀𒍪 (A.ZU /azu/, “physician, healer”).


עלמא

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עָלְמָא • (ʿāləmā) m (plural עָלְמַיָּא (ʿāləmayyā), absolutive עָלַם (ʿālam))

עָלְמָא (canonical)
ʿāləmā (romanization)
עָלְמַיָּא (plural)
עָלַם (absolutive)

Cognate with Hebrew עוֹלָם (ʿōlām), Arabic عَالَم (ʕālam).

Kaddish:
יְהֵא שְׁמֵהּ רַבָּא מְבָרַךְ לְעָלַם וּלְעָלְמֵי עָלְמַיָּא
yəhē šəmēh rabbā məḇāraḵ ləʿālam ūləʿāləmē ʿāləmayyā
May His great name be blessed forever and all eternity.


שנתא

שִׁנָּתָא • (transliteration needed) f pl (singular שנא)

שִׁנָּתָא (canonical)
שנא (singular)
ܫܢܬܐ (alternative)


טורא

טוּרָא • (ṭūrā) m (plural טוּרַיּאָ)

טוּרָא (canonical)
ṭūrā (romanization)
טוּרַיּאָ (plural)
טוּר (absolute singular)
טוּרִין (absolute plural)
טוּר (construct singular)
טוּרֵי (construct plural)
טוּרָא (emphatic singular)
טוּרַיָּא (emphatic plural)

Related to Arabic ظُرَر (ẓurar), ظِرّ (ẓirr), Hebrew צוּר (tsúr).

וּמַיָא תְּקִיפוּ לַחדָּא לַחדָּא עַל אַרעָא וְאִיתחֲפִיאוּ כָּל טוּרַיָא רָמַיָא דִּתחוֹת כָּל שְׁמַיָא

Tanach, [[s:he:T0602#ב_ד|2:4]], with translation of the New International Version:

And the waters prevailed so mightily on the earth that all the high mountains under the whole heaven were covered


רפפא

רפפא • (transliteration needed) m (plural רפפא)


יוחנן

Classical Syriac: ܝܽܘܚܢܳܢ

desc

→ Arabic: يُوحَنَّا (yūḥannā)

→ Arabic: يُوحَنَّا (yūḥannā)


אלפא

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אלפא • (transliteration needed) f (uncountable)


מאא

מאא • (m’ā’) c


שעתא

שעתא • (šāʿəṯā) f (plural שעין or שעיא or שעא or שעתי)

šāʿəṯā (romanization)
שעין (plural)
שעיא (plural)
שעא (plural)
שעתי (plural)

→? Arabic: سَاعَة (sāʕa) (see there for further descendants)

desc

→ Ge'ez: ሰዐት (säʿät), ሳዐት (saʿät), ሰዓት (säʿat)

→ Hebrew: שָׁעָה (šɔʕɔ̂)

→ Hebrew: שָׁעָה (šɔʕɔ̂)


מרקוס

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מרקוס • (Marqōs)


שמא

שְׁמָא • (šəmā) m (plural שְׁמָהָתָא (šəmāhāṯā), absolutive שֻׁם (šum) or שׁוֹם (šōm) or שֵׁם (šēm))

שְׁמָא (canonical)
šəmā (romanization)
שְׁמָהָתָא (plural)
שֻׁם (absolutive)
שׁוֹם (absolutive)
שֵׁם (absolutive)


גמלא

gamlā’ (romanization)
גמלא (plural)
גְּמַל (absolute singular)
גַּמְלִין (absolute plural)
גְּמַל (construct singular)
גַּמְלֵי (construct plural)
גַּמְלָא (emphatic singular)
גַּמְלַיָּא (emphatic plural)


גהנא

bor

Hebrew גיהנום


רבותא

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רבותא • (transliteration needed) f (plural רבותא)


צלותא

צְלֹותָא • (ṣəlōṯā) f (plural צֵלְוָון (ṣələwwān), and צֵלְיָין (ṣələyyān), absolute state singular צְלֹו (ṣəlō))

צְלֹותָא (canonical)
ṣəlōṯā (romanization)
צֵלְוָון (plural)
state singular צְלֹו (absolute)
צלותה (alternative)
ܨܠܘܬܐ (alternative)


תרתין

תַרְתֵּין • (thartēin) f

תַרְתֵּין (canonical)
thartēin (romanization)


שת

שת • (šeṯ) f

From the Proto-Semitic *šidṯ- (“six”), cognates with Hebrew שישה / שִׁשָּׁה (shishá), Classical Syriac ܫܬ݁ܳܐ (štāʾ), Ge'ez ስድስቱ (sədəstu), Ugaritic 𐎘𐎘𐎚 (ṯṯt), Arabic سِتْ (sit) and Akkadian 𒐋 (šeššet). Ultimately from a Proto-Afroasiatic root; compare to Egyptian sjsw, Central Atlas Tamazight ⵙⴹⵉⵙ (sḍis), and Hausa shidà.

he-m

שישה / שִׁשָּׁה (shishá)


עסר

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עסר • (ʿăsar) f


חד

חַד גַּדְיָא חַד גַּדְיָא דְּזַבִּין אַבָּא בִּתְרֵי זוּזֵי

a. 1590, “חד גדיא [One Kid Goat]”, traditional cumulative song recited by Jews at the Passover Seder:

One kid goat, one kid goat that my father bought for two denarii

ḥadʰ gadʰəya, ḥadʰ gadʰəya də-zabbin abba bi-tʰərei zuzei


תרין

תְּרֵין • (trēn) m

כְּפִיתוּ תְּרֵין אַרְזֵי בְּחַבְלָא, אֲסוּר חַד כְּרָעֵיהּ לְחַד אַרְזָא וְחַד כְּרָעֵיהּ לְחַד אַרְזָא, וּשְׁרוֹ לְחַבְלָא עַד דְּאִצְטְלִיק רֵישֵׁיהּ. אֲזַל כׇּל חַד וְחַד וְקָם אַדּוּכְתֵּיהּ וְאִצְטְלִיק וּנְפַל בִּתְרֵין.

a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud, Berachot 56b:

They bound two cedars with a rope, tied one of his legs to one cedar and one of his legs to one cedar, and released the rope until his head split. Each one went and stood in its place, and he was split and fell in two.

Kəphítu trēn arzēi bə-ḥabhlå, ǎsur ḥad kəråʕēh lə-ḥad arzå, u-šru lə-ḥabhlå ʕad də-iśṭəliq rēšēh. Ǎzal ḥad wə-ḥad wə-qåm adukhtēh wə-iśṭəliq u-nphal bi-thrēn.


תלתא

תלתא • (tlātā’) m

בַּר בֵּי רַב דְּזָבֵין אוּמְצָא — לִיזְבֵּין אוּנְקָא, דְּאִית בֵּיהּ תְּלָתָא מִינֵי בִישְׂרָא.

a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud, Shabbat 140b:

A member of the rabbi's house who buys a piece of meat – let him buy a neck, because in it are three kinds of meat.

Bar bēi rab̲ dəzåb̲ēn umśå – lizbēn unqå, də-it̲ bēh təlåt̲å minēi b̲iśra


ארבעא

ארבעא • (ʾarbəʿā) m

הַהוּא יוֹמָא אַפַּנְיָא דְמַעֲלֵי שַׁבְּתָא הֲוָה אֲבִישַׁי בֶּן צְרוּיָה הֲוָה קָא חָיֵיף רֵישֵׁיהּ בְּאַרְבְּעָא גַּרְבֵּי דְּמַיָּא חֲזִינְהוּ כִּתְמֵי דְּמָא

a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud, Sanhedrin 95a:

That day at dusk on Friday night, Abishai son of Zeruiah washed his head with four buckets of water and he saw that many bloodstains.

ha-hu yomå apanəyå dhə-maʿălēi šabtå hăwå Ăbhišai ben Śəruya hăwå qå ḥåyyef rēšēh bə-arbəʿå garbēi də-mayyå ḥăzinəhu kithmēi dəmå


חמשא

חמשא • (ḥamša) m

מִדַּחֲמֵיסַר בְּנִיסָן חַמְשָׁא בְּשַׁבָּא, רֵישׁ יַרְחָא דְאִיָּיר שַׁבְּתָא, וְרֵישׁ יַרְחָא דְסִיוָן חַד בְּשַׁבָּת, קַשְׁיָא לְרַבָּנַן!

a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud, Shabbat 87b:

From the fifteeth of Nisan being day five of the week, the first day of Iyyar was Sabbath, and the first day of Sivan was day one of the week — this is difficult according to the rabbis!

Mi-da-ḥǎmēsar bə-Nisån ḥamšå bə-šabtå, rēš yarḥå dhə-Siwwån ḥad bə-šabbåt, qašyå lə-rabånan!


שתא

שְׁתָא • (šəṯā)

אִשְׁתִּי אשתי#Aramaic


שבעא

שבעא • (šabhʿā) m

שָׁאנֵי תּוּרְמוֹסָא דְּשָׁלְקִי לֵיהּ שַׁבְעָא זִימְנֵי, וְאִי לָא שָׁקְלִי לֵיהּ מַסְרַח

a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud, Shabbat 74a-b:

Lupines are different because they are boiled seven times, and if they are not boiled they rot.

šånēi turmoså də-šålqi lēh šabhʿā zimnēi, wə-i lå šåqli lēh masraḥ


תמניא

תמניא • (təmānəyā) m

יוֹמֵי דַחֲנוּכָּה תְּמָנְיָא אִינּוּן דְּלָא לְמִסְפַּד בְּהוֹן וּדְלָא לְהִתְעַנּוֹת בְּהוֹן

a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud, Shabbat 21b:

The days of Chanukah are eight; one may not eulogize on them and one may not fast on them.

Yomēy dha-Ḥǎnukå təmånyå innun də-lå lə-mispad bəhon u-dhə-lå ləhithəʿannoth bəhon.


תשעא

תשעא • (tišʿa) m

דְּרַבִּי יוֹחָנָן אַרְבַּע סְעוֹדָתָא לְקַבָּא, דְּרַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן תֵּשַׁע סְעוֹדָתָא לְקַבָּא!

Per Rabbi Yohanan a kav is four meals' worth, per Rabbi Shimon a kav is nine meals' worth!

Də-rabi Yoḥånån arbaʿ səʿodhåthå ləqabå, də-rabi Šimʿon tēšaʿ səʿodhåthå ləqabå!


עסרא

עסרא • (ʿasrā) m

וְחַוִּי לְכוֹן יָת קְיָמֵיהּ דְּפַקֵּיד יָתְכוֹן לְמֶעֱבַד עַסְרָא פִּתְגָמִין; וּכְתַבִנּוּן עַל תְּרֵין לוּחֵי אַבְנַיָּא׃

c. 110 CE, Onkelos of Sinope, “דברים פרק ד [Deuteronomy Chapter 4]”, in תרגום אונקלוס דברים [Onkelos's Aramaic Translation of Deuteronomy], Israel: Mechon Mamre, archived from the original on 2020-11-12, Deuteronomy 4:13:

And He taught you His covenant that He commanded with you to do ten commandments; and He wrote them on two tablets of the stone.

wəḥawwi ləkhon yåth qəyåmēh də-phaqēd yåthkhon lə-meʿebhad ʿasrå pithghamin; u-khtavinnun ʿal trēn luḥēi abhnayyå.


נפטא

נפטא • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)

From Ancient Greek νάφθα (náphtha), from Iranian.


אלהא

אֱלָהָא • (ʾĕlāhā) m (plural אֱלָהַיָּא)

אֱלָהָא (canonical)
ʾĕlāhā (romanization)
אֱלָהַיָּא (plural)
ܐܠܗܐ (alternative)

Ultimately from Proto-Semitic *ʾil-. Cognate with the Arabic إله, Hebrew אֵל (ʾēl), אֱלוֹהַּ / אֱלֹהַּ (ʾĕlṓah), אֱלוֹהִים / אֱלֹהִים (ʾĕlōhīm).

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אֱלוֹהַּ / אֱלֹהַּ (ʾĕlṓah)

אֱלוֹהִים / אֱלֹהִים (ʾĕlōhīm)

אִשְׁתִּיו חַמְרָא וְשַׁבַּחוּ לֵאלָהֵי דַּהֲבָא וְכַסְפָּא נְחָשָׁא פַרְזְלָא אָעָא וְאַבְנָא׃

Tanach, Daniel [[s:he:T3405#ה_ד|5:4]], with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.

ʾištīw ḥamrā wəšabbáḥū lēlāhē dahăḇā wəḵaspā nəḥāšā p̄arzəlā ʾāʿā wəʾaḇnā.

כי הוה קא מיית אמר להו ליקליוה לההוא גברא ולבדרי לקיטמיה אשב ימי דלא לשכחיה אלהא דיהודאי ולוקמיה בדינא

a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud, Gittin 56b:17:

When [Titus] was dying he said to burn him, and to scatter his ashes across the sea, that the God of the Jews may not find him and stand in judgment over him.


איל

ולאפי תשע שעין קעא ישוע בקלא רמא ואמר איל איל למנא שבקתני܀

(Murdock) Matthew 27:46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice and said: "O God, O God; why hast thou forsaken me?”

walpay tšaʿ šāʿīn qʿa yešuʿ bqālā rāmā wemar: īl īl lmānā švaqtāni.


מלחא

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מִלְחָא • (milḥa) f (plural מִלְחֵא (milḥē))

מִלְחָא (canonical)
milḥa (romanization)
מִלְחֵא (plural)
מִילְחָא (alternative)
ܡܠܚܐ (alternative)

Classical Syriac: ܡܠܚܐ (milḥā)

From Proto-West Semitic *milḥ-. Cognate to Hebrew מֶלַח (mélaḥ), Arabic مِلْح (milḥ).


מלחא

מַלָּחָא • (mallāḥā) m (plural מַלָּחֵא (mallāḥē))

מַלָּחָא (canonical)
mallāḥā (romanization)
מַלָּחֵא (plural)
מַלָּאחָא (alternative)
ܡܠܚܐ (alternative)
מִילְחָא (alternative)
ܡܠܚܐ (alternative)

From Akkadian 𒈣𒁻 (malāḫum, “shipman, sailor”), from Sumerian 𒈣𒁻 (ma₂-laḫ₄ /malaḫ/, “shipman, sailor”).


כרכא

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כִּרְכָּא • (kirkā) m

כִּרְכָּא (canonical)
kirkā (romanization)


כרכא

כְּרָכָא • (kərāḵā) m

כְּרָכָא (canonical)
kərāḵā (romanization)
כְּרָאכָא (alternative)

→ Arabic: كَرَاخَة (karāḵa)


חמרא

חַמָּרָא • (ḥammārā) m (plural חַמָּרַיָּא, singular feminine counterpart חַמָּרְתָא)

חַמָּרָא (canonical)
ḥammārā (romanization)
חַמָּרַיָּא (plural)
חַמָּרְתָא (feminine singular)

Compare Arabic خَمْر (ḵamr, “wine”) and Hebrew חֶמֶר (chémer, “wine”).


חמרתא

חמרתא • (transliteration needed) f (plural חמרתא, singular masculine counterpart חמרא)

חמרתא (plural)
חמרא (masculine singular)


ספרא

סָפְרָא • (sāp̄ərā) m (plural ספרי, singular feminine counterpart סָפַרְתָּא)

סָפְרָא (canonical)
sāp̄ərā (romanization)
ספרי (plural)
סָפַרְתָּא (feminine singular)


ספרא

סַפָּרָא • (sappārā) m (plural ספרי, singular feminine counterpart סַפָּרְתָא)

סַפָּרָא (canonical)
sappārā (romanization)
ספרי (plural)
סַפָּרְתָא (feminine singular)


חלא

חלא • (khālā) m (plural חלא, singular feminine counterpart חלתא)

khālā (romanization)
חלא (plural)
חלתא (feminine singular)


אחא

אֲחָא • (ʾăḥā) m (plural אַחַיָּא)

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אֲחָא • (ʾăḥā) m (plural אַחַיָּא)

אֲחָא (canonical)
ʾăḥā (romanization)
אַחַיָּא (plural)


סיפתא

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סִיפְתָא • (sip̄ṯā) f (plural סִיפְוָותָא, and סִיפְתָתָא)

סִיפְתָא (canonical)
sip̄ṯā (romanization)
סִיפְוָותָא (plural)
סִיפְתָתָא (plural)
שִׂיפתָא (alternative)
סִפְתָא (alternative)


עקרבא

עקרבא • (‘eqarbā)

From Proto-Semitic *ʕaḳrab-.
Compare Classical Syriac ܥܶܩܰܪܒܳܐ (ʿeqarbā), Hebrew עַקְרָב (ʿaqrāḇ), Ugaritic 𐎓𐎖𐎗𐎁 (ʿqrb), Ge'ez ዐቅረብ (ʿäḳräb).


כתפא

כתפא • (transliteration needed) f (plural כתפתא or כתפא)

Christian Palestinian Aramaic: ܟܬܦܬܐ

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Jewish Palestinian Aramaic: כִיתְפָּה (kiṯpā)

Jewish Literary Aramaic: כַּתְפָּא (kaṯpāʾ)

Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: כַּתְפָּא (kaṯpā)

Classical Syriac: ܟܱ݁ܬܦܴ݁ܐ (kaṯpā)

Classical Mandaic: ࡊࡀࡃࡐࡀ (kadpa)

Turoyo: ܟܰܬܦܳܐ (katfo)

Mlahsö: ܟܣܦܐ (kespo)

Hértevin: ܟܦܬܐ (kepta)

Western Neo-Aramaic: ܟ݂ܰܦّܳܬ݂ܰܐ (ḵaffoṯa)


נונא

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נונא • (nūne)


ברקא

barqā (romanization)
ברקא (plural)
בְּרַק (absolute singular)
בַּרְקִין (absolute plural)
בְּרַק (construct singular)
בַּרְקֵי (construct plural)
בַּרְקָא (emphatic singular)
בַּרְקַיָּא (emphatic plural)


מטרא

מטרא • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)

מְטַר (absolute singular)
מְטַר (construct singular)
מִטְרָא (emphatic singular)

From Proto-Semitic *maṭar-. Compare Hebrew מטר (“rain”), Arabic مَطَر (maṭar, “rain”), Ugaritic 𐎎𐎉𐎗 (mṭr, “rain”).


כספא

כַּסְפָּא • (kaspā) m (absolute and construct כְּסַף (ksap̄))

כַּסְפָּא (canonical)
kaspā (romanization)
כְּסַף (absolute construct)


סאמא

סָאמָא (canonical)
sēmā (romanization)
סִימָא (alternative)

From Middle Persian [script needed] ((ʾ)sym /(a)sēm/), from Ancient Greek ἄσημον (ásēmon, “silverware”), neuter form of ἄσημος (ásēmos, “pure, unmarked”).


תורא

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תּוֹרָא • (tōrā)


תורא

תַּוָּרָא • (tawwārā) m (plural תַּוָּרֵי (tawwārē))

תַּוָּרָא (canonical)
tawwārā (romanization)
תַּוָּרֵי (plural)

Occupational noun from תַּוְורָא (tawrā, “ox”).


אמא

אמא • (transliteration needed) f (plural אמהתא, singular masculine counterpart אבא)

אמהתא (plural)
אבא (masculine singular)
ܐܡܐ (alternative)

→ Ancient Greek: ἀμμά (ammá)

→ Coptic: ⲁⲙⲁ (ama)

→ Hebrew: אִמָּא (íma)

בראשית רבה ע, טז
[כט, יז] ״וְעֵינֵי לֵאָה רַכּוֹת״, אֲמוֹרָאֵיהּ דְּרַבִּי יוֹחָנָן תִּרְגֵּם קוֹדְמוֹי: וְעֵינֵי לֵאָה הֲווֹ רַכִּיכִין, אֲמַר לֵיהּ: עֵינוֹהִי דְּאִימָּךְ הֲווֹ רַכִּיכִין


תרעסר

תרעסר • (tərēʿsār) m


מאתא

מאתא • (ma’tā’) f


חמשמאא

חמשמאא • (transliteration needed) m or f


עמא

עַמָּא • (ʿammā) m (plural עַמְּמַיָא)

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עַמָּא • (ʿammā) m (plural עַמְּמַיָא)

עַמָּא (canonical)
ʿammā (romanization)
עַמְּמַיָא (plural)
עַם (absolute singular)
עַמְּמִין (absolute plural)
עַם (construct singular)
עַמְּמֵי (construct plural)
עַמָּא (emphatic singular)
עַמְּמַיָּא (emphatic plural)

וַאֲתֵיב יָת כָּל קִניָנָא וְאַף יָת לוֹט אֲחוּהִי וְקִניָנֵיהּ אֲתֵיב וְאַף יָת נְשַׁיָא וְיָת עַמָא

Tanach, [[s:he:T0114#יד_טז|14:16]], with translation of the New International Version:

He recovered all the goods and brought back his relative Lot and his possessions, together with the women and the other people


עמא

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עמא • (ʿammā) m (plural עמא, singular feminine counterpart עמתא)

ʿammā (romanization)
עמא (plural)
עמתא (feminine singular)


אלעא

el‘ā (romanization)
el‘o (romanization)
אלעא (plural)


לחמא

לַחְמָא (canonical)
laḥmā (romanization)

Middle Persian: (in spelling) 𐭫𐭧𐭬𐭠 (nān [LḤMʾ])

Compare Hebrew לֶחֶם (lékhem, “bread, food”) and Arabic لَحْم (laḥm, “meat”)

בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר מַלְכָּא עֲבַד לְחֶם רַב לְרַבְרְבָנוֹהִי אֲלַף וְלָקֳבֵל אַלְפָּא חַמְרָא שָׁתֵה׃

Tanach, Daniel [[s:he:T3405#ה_א|5:1]], with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.

bēləšaṣṣar malkā ʿăḇaḏ ləḥem raḇ ləraḇrəḇānṓhī ʾălap̄ wəloqŏḇēl ʾalpā ḥamrā šāṯē.


תרעא

תַּרְעַיָּיא

תַּרְעָא • (tarʿā) m (plural תַּרְעַיָּיא)

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תַּרְעַיָּיא

תַּרְעָא (canonical)
tarʿā (romanization)
תַּרְעַיָּיא (plural)
תְּרַע (absolute singular)
תַּרְעִין (absolute plural)
תְּרַע (construct singular)
תַּרְעֵי (construct plural)
תַּרְעָא (emphatic singular)
תַּרְעַיָּיא (emphatic plural)
ܬܪܥܐ (alternative)

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תַּרְעַיָּיא


היכלא

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הֵיכְלָא • (hēḵəlā) m (plural הֵיכְלֵא (hēḵəlē))

הֵיכְלָא (canonical)
hēḵəlā (romanization)
הֵיכְלֵא (plural)

From Akkadian 𒂍𒃲 (ēkallum), from Sumerian 𒂍𒃲 (e₂-gal).


פרזלא

פַּרְזְלָא • (parzəlā) m

פַּרְזְלָא (canonical)
parzəlā (romanization)

Compare Hebrew בַּרְזֶל (barzél), Sumerian 𒀭𒁇𒋤 (AN.BAR.SUD).


דיותא

dyōṯā, dyūṯā

דְּיוּתָא • (dyōṯā, dyūṯā) f (uncountable)

דְּיוּתָא (canonical)
dyōṯā (romanization)
dyūṯā (romanization)
ܕܝܘܬܐ (alternative)


נגרא

נגרא • (transliteration needed) m (plural נגרא)


מלתא

meltā (romanization)
מלא (plural)
ܡܠܬܐ (alternative)


כבדא

כבדא • (transliteration needed) f (plural כבדתא)


יממא

יְמָמָא • (yəmāmā) m

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יְמָמָא • (yəmāmā) m

יְמָמָא (canonical)
yəmāmā (romanization)
אִימָמָא (alternative)
ܐܝܡܡܐ (alternative)

From Proto-Semitic *yam-, *yawm-. Doublet of יוֹמָא (yōmā, “day”).


יממא

אִימָמָא (alternative)
ܐܝܡܡܐ (alternative)


דהבא

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דַּהָבָא • (dahāḇā) m (plural דַהָבַיָּא)

דַּהָבָא (canonical)
dahāḇā (romanization)
דַהָבַיָּא (plural)


קודשא

קודשא • (transliteration needed) m (plural קודשא)


סבא

סָבָא • (sāḇā) m (plural סָבַיָּא, singular feminine counterpart סָבְתָא)

סָבָא (canonical)
sāḇā (romanization)
סָבַיָּא (plural)
סָבְתָא (feminine singular)
שָׂבָא (alternative)


סבתא

סָבְתָא • (sāḇəṯā) f (plural סָבָתָא, singular masculine counterpart סָבָא)

סָבְתָא (canonical)
sāḇəṯā (romanization)
סָבָתָא (plural)
סָבָא (masculine singular)


אדנא

אֶדְנָה • (transliteration needed) f (plural אדנהתא or אדנתא or אדנא)

אֶדְנָה (canonical)
אדנהתא (plural)
אדנתא (plural)
אדנא (plural)


דירא

דירא • (transliteration needed) m (plural דירא, singular feminine counterpart דירתא)


ליליא

לֵילְיָא • (lēləyā) m (plural לֵילָוָתָא)

לֵילְיָא (canonical)
lēləyā (romanization)
לֵילָוָתָא (plural)


לילא

לילא • (transliteration needed) m pl (singular לליא)


לויתן

לויתן • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)


גלדא

גלדא • (transliteration needed) m (plural גלדא)

From Proto-Semitic *gild-. Compare Aramaic 𐡂𐡋𐡃𐡀 (gldʾ), Classical Syriac ܓܠܕܐ (geldā), Arabic جِلْد (jild), Hebrew גֶּלֶד (géleḏ).


קדלא

קדלא • (transliteration needed) m (plural קדלא)


צורא

צַוְרָא • (ṣawrā) m (absolute צְוַר (ṣəwar))

צַוְרָא (canonical)
ṣawrā (romanization)
צְוַר (absolute)
צַוְּארָא (alternative)


אסטומכא

אסטומכא • (transliteration needed) m (plural אסטומכא)

From Ancient Greek στόμαχος (stómakhos).


משחא

משחא • (transliteration needed) m (plural משחנא)


דקנא

דִּקְנָא or דִּיקְנָא • (diqnā or dîqnā) m (plural דִּקְנַיָּא)

דִּקְנָא (canonical)
דִּיקְנָא (canonical)
diqnā (romanization)
dîqnā (romanization)
דִּקְנַיָּא (plural)

From Proto-Semitic *ḏaḳan- (“beard”). Compare Hebrew זָקָן (zāqān).


רגלא

רגלא • (transliteration needed) f (plural רגלא)


קרנא

קרנא • (transliteration needed) f (plural קרנתא or קרנא)

horn (growth on heads of animals and musical instrument)


מעיא

מעיא • (transliteration needed) m (plural מעיא)


כורסיא

כּוּרְסְוָתָא

כּוּרְסְיָא • (kursəyā) m (plural כּוּרְסְוָתָא)

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כּוּרְסְוָתָא

כּוּרְסְיָא (canonical)
kursəyā (romanization)
כּוּרְסְוָתָא (plural)

וּכְדִי רִם לִבְבֵהּ וְרוּחֵהּ תִּקְפַת לַהֲזָדָה הָנְחַת מִן־כָּרְסֵא מַלְכוּתֵהּ וִיקָרָה הֶעְדִּיו מִנֵּהּ׃

Tanach, Daniel [[s:he:T3405#ה_כ|5:20]], with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was hardened that he dealt proudly, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and his glory was taken from him;

ūḵəḏī rim liḇəḇēh wərūḥēh tiqəp̄aṯ lahăzārā honḥaṯ min-korsē malḵūṯēh wīqārā heʿdīw minnēh.


פומא

head

פומא • (transliteration needed) m (plural פומא)


מוחא

מוחא • (transliteration needed) m (plural מוחא)

Classical Syriac: ܡܘܚܐ

Turoyo: ܡܘܚܐ (muḥo)

From Proto-Semitic *muḫḫ- (“head; brain; marrow”).


נרגא

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נרגא • (transliteration needed) m (plural נרגא)


פרצופא

פרצופא • (transliteration needed) m (plural פרצופא)


אברהם

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→ Arabic: إبْرَاهِيم (ʔibrāhīm)

→ Arabic: إبْرَاهِيم (ʔibrāhīm)


כרם

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כְּרָם • (krām) m

כְּרָם (canonical)
krām (romanization)
ܟܪܡ (alternative)

כַּרְמָא כרמא#Aramaic


גבתא

גבתא • (transliteration needed) f (plural גובנא)


בקרא

בקרא • (transliteration needed) f (plural בקרא)


טפרא

טפרא • (transliteration needed) f (plural טפרא)


חנכא

חנכא • (transliteration needed) f (plural חנכא)


ספסרא

סַפְסָרָא • (sap̄sārā) m

סַפְסָרָא (canonical)
sap̄sārā (romanization)


ערסא

ערסא • (transliteration needed) f (plural ערסתא)


פלגא

פלגא • (transliteration needed) m (plural פלגא)


תמרא

תמרא • (tamrā, tamrē, təmārā) m (singulative תמרתא (tmartā), and תומרתא (tumartā), collective of təmārā תמריא (təmārayyā), plural of tamrā and the singulative תמרי (tamrē), and תומרי (tumrē))

tamrā (romanization)
tamrē (romanization)
təmārā (romanization)
תמרתא (singulative)
of təmārā תמריא (collective)
tamrā and the singulative תמרי (plural-of)

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→ Arabic: تَمْر (tamr)
→ Amharic: ተምር (tämər)
→ Argobba: ትምር (təmər)
→ Ge'ez: ተምር (tämr)
→ Gurage: ተምሪ (tämər)
→ Malay: tamar
→ Mehri: تومر (tōmər)
→ Portuguese: tâmara
→ Somali: timir
→ Soqotri: timreh
→ Tigre: ተመር (tämär)
→ Tigrinya: ተምሪ (tämri)

→ Hebrew: תָּמָר (tāmā́r)

→ Minaean: 𐩩𐩣𐩧 (tmr)

→ Sabaean: 𐩩𐩣𐩧 (tmr)

Cognate with Arabic ثَمَر (ṯamar, “fruits”).


אפדנא

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אַפַּדְנָא • (transliteration needed) m (plural אַפַּדְנֵי)

אַפַּדְנָא (canonical)
אַפַּדְנֵי (plural)

Borrowed from Old Persian 𐎠𐎱𐎭𐎠𐎴 (a-p-d-a-n /apadāna/). Compare Hebrew אַפֶּדֶן.

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Hebrew אַפֶּדֶן


קשתא

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קשתא • (transliteration needed) m (plural קשתא)


גנסא

גנסא • (transliteration needed) m (plural גנסנא or גנסא)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γένος (génos).


קרקפתא

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קַרְקַפְתָּא

קַרְקַפְיַתָא

קַרְקַפְתָּא • (qarqap̄tā) f (plural קַרְקַפְיַתָא (qarqap̄yāṯā) or קַרְקְפַתָא (qarqəp̄āṯā))

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קַרְקַפְיַתָא

קַרְקַפְתָּא

קַרְקַפְתָּא (canonical)
qarqap̄tā (romanization)
קַרְקַפְיַתָא (plural)
קַרְקְפַתָא (plural)
קַרְקְפַא (alternative)
ܩܲܪܩܲܦܼܬܼܵܐ (alternative)


רישא

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רישא • (transliteration needed) m (plural רישא)


נחירא

נחירא • (transliteration needed) m (plural נחירא)


חוטמא

חוטמא • (transliteration needed) m (plural חוטמא)


שבט

שְׁבָט • (šəḇāṭ) m

Classical Syriac: ܫܒܛ (šḇāṭ)

Arabic: شُبَاط (šubāṭ)

Turkish: şubat

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܫܒ݂ܵܛ (šḇāṭ)

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Turoyo: ܐܷܫܘܷܛ (ëšwëṭ)

Turoyo: ܐܷܫܘܷܛ (ëšwëṭ)

From Akkadian 𒌚𒀾 (Šabāṭum, literally “month of wheat”).


דינא

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דינא • (transliteration needed) m (plural דינא)


נחשא

נחשא • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)

any alloy of copper (bronze, brass, etc.)


נחשא

נחשא • (transliteration needed) m (plural נחשא)


כהנא

כַּהֲנָא • (kahǎnā) m (plural כַּהֲנַיָּא)

כַּהֲנָא (canonical)
kahǎnā (romanization)
כַּהֲנַיָּא (plural)


גרבא

גַּרְבָא • (garəḇā) (absolute state גְּרֶב (gəreḇ))

גַּרְבָא (canonical)
garəḇā (romanization)
state גְּרֶב (absolute)


גרבא

גַּרְבָא • (garəḇā) (plural גַּרְבֵא (garəḇā), absolute state גְּרַב (gəraḇ))

גַּרְבָא (canonical)
garəḇā (romanization)
גַּרְבֵא (plural)
state גְּרַב (absolute)


גרבא

גרבא • (g-r-bā) (plural גרבא (g-r-bā), absolute state גרב (g-r-b))

g-r-bā (romanization)
גרבא (plural)
state גרב (absolute)


גרבא

גְּרָבָא • (gərāḇā) (plural גְּרָבֵא (gərāḇē), absolute state גְּרָב (gərāḇ))

גְּרָבָא (canonical)
gərāḇā (romanization)
גְּרָבֵא (plural)
state גְּרָב (absolute)

A culture-word of unknown origin, see Arabic جِرَاب (jirāb) for more cognates.


גרבא

גַּרְבָּא • (garbā) (plural גַּרְבֵּא (garbē), absolute state גְּרַב (gəraḇ))

גַּרְבָּא (canonical)
garbā (romanization)
גַּרְבֵּא (plural)
state גְּרַב (absolute)


גושמא

גושמא • (transliteration needed) m (plural גושמא)


רמשא

רמשא • (transliteration needed) m (plural רמשותא or רמשא)


מלח

מֶלַח or מְלַח • (melaḥ or məlaḥ) m

מֶלַח (canonical)
מְלַח (canonical)
melaḥ (romanization)
məlaḥ (romanization)

מִלְחָא מלחא#Aramaic

absolute state of מִלְחָא (milḥā, “salt”)


אוכמא

אוכמא • (transliteration needed) m (plural)


חמא

חמא • (ḥəmā) m (plural חמהא, singular feminine counterpart חמתא)

ḥəmā (romanization)
חמהא (plural)
חמתא (feminine singular)


חמתא

חמתא • (ḥəmātā) f (plural חמתא, singular masculine counterpart חמא)

ḥəmātā (romanization)
חמתא (plural)
חמא (masculine singular)


יוסף

(biblical) Joseph (eleventh and favorite son of Jacob, by his wife Rachel)


רעיא

רעיא • (transliteration needed) m (plural רעותא or רעיא)


ביעתא

ביעתא • (transliteration needed) f (plural ביעתא or ביעא)


מלפנא

מלפנא • (transliteration needed) m (plural מלפנא, singular feminine counterpart מלפניתא)

מלפנא (plural)
מלפניתא (feminine singular)


קניא

קַנְיָא • (qanyā) m (plural קְנַיָּא (qenayyā), absolute state קְנֵי (qnē))

קַנְיָא (canonical)
qanyā (romanization)
קְנַיָּא (plural)
state קְנֵי (absolute)
ܩܢܝܐ (alternative)


עזקתא

עִזְקְתָא • (ʿizqəṯā) f (plural עִזְקָתָא (ʿizqāṯā))

עִזְקְתָא (canonical)
ʿizqəṯā (romanization)
עִזְקָתָא (plural)


דרא

דָּרָא • (dārā) m (plural דָּרַיָּא)

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דָּרָא • (dārā) m (plural דָּרַיָּא)

דָּרָא (canonical)
dārā (romanization)
דָּרַיָּא (plural)

דִּי שָׁלְטָנֵהּ שָׁלְטָן עָלַם וּמַלְכוּתֵהּ עִם־דָּר וְדָר׃

Tanach, Daniel [[s:he:T3404#ד_לא|4:31]], with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

for His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom from generation to generation;

dī šolṭānēh šolṭān ʿālam ūmalḵūṯēh ʿim-dār wəḏār.


פסוקא

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פסוקא • (transliteration needed) m (plural פסוקא)


ספינתא

סְפִינִתָּא • (sǝp̄īntā) f (plural סְפִינָתָא (sǝp̄īnātā) or סְפִינֵא (sǝp̄īnē))

סְפִינִתָּא (canonical)
sǝp̄īntā (romanization)
סְפִינָתָא (plural)
סְפִינֵא (plural)
ܣܦܝܢܬܐ (alternative)

desctree

→ Arabic: سَفِينَة (safīna)
Gulf Arabic: سفينة (safīna)
South Levantine Arabic: سفينة (safīne)
→ Kurdish
Northern Kurdish: sefîne
→ Ottoman Turkish: سفینه (sefine)
Turkish: sefine
→ Persian: سفینه (safine)
→ Swahili: safina

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→ Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܣܦܝܼܢܬܵܐ (spīntā)

→ Neo-Babylonian: 𒊓𒉿𒈾𒀀𒌓 (sa-pi-na-a-tu₂ /sapīnatu, sapinnatu, šappinatu/)

→ Hebrew: סְפִינָה (səp̄īnā́, “ship”)

Natively connected to Imperial Aramaic 𐡎𐡐𐡍𐡀 (sp̄enā, “plank”) because a ship is planked, which is itself however an obscure word. As well as it has passed into other Semitic languages – due to the sound-correspondences of the first consonant cognateship is unlikely – and is declined irregularly, and the spirantization of or presence of a dagesh in the middle consonant in the Aramaic word seems to vary, a borrowed culture-word of the Euphrates.


אמרא

Compare Akkadian 𒇻 (immerum), Arabic إِمَّر (ʔimmar, “young lamb”) and Ugaritic 𐎛𐎎𐎗 (ỉmr, “lamb”).


יומנא

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יומנא • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)


ערבא

ערבא • (transliteration needed) m (plural ערבא)


פאתא

פָּאתָא • (pāṯā) f (plural פָּוָותָא (pāwāṯā), and פָּוָתָא (pāwāṯā))

פָּאתָא (canonical)
pāṯā (romanization)
פָּוָותָא (plural)
פָּתָא (alternative)


מגלתא

מגלתא • (transliteration needed) f (plural מגלא)


תלגא

תלגא • (transliteration needed) m (plural תלגא)

From Proto-Semitic *ṯalg-, see it for more.


קיניא

קיניא • (transliteration needed) m (plural קיניא)


בניא

בניא • (transliteration needed) m (plural בניא)


בנתא

בנתא • (transliteration needed) f pl (singular ברתא, masculine counterpart בניא)


צירא

צירא • (transliteration needed) m (plural צירא)

An artist's tool (pen, pencil, stylus, brush, chisel, etc.)


אכרא

אִכָּרָא • (ʾikkārā) m (plural אִכָּרֵא (ʾikkārē))

אִכָּרָא (canonical)
ʾikkārā (romanization)
אִכָּרֵא (plural)
אִיכָּרָא (alternative)
ܐܱܟ݁ܳܪܴܐ (alternative)
𐡀𐡊𐡓𐡀 (alternative)

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→ Arabic: إكَّار (ʔikkār), أَكَّار (ʔakkār)

From Akkadian 𒀳 (ikkarum, “farmer”), from Sumerian 𒀳 (engar, “farmer”).


סערא

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סערא • (transliteration needed) m (plural סערא)


מנא

מָנָא • (mānā) m (plural מָנַיָּא (mānayyā))

מָנָא (canonical)
mānā (romanization)
מָנַיָּא (plural)
מַנְיָא (alternative)

→ Arabic: مَنّ (mann)

(Jewish Palestinian Aramaic) mina, maund (a unit of weight)


קיטא

קֵיטָא • (qēṭā) m (plural קֵיטַיָּא)

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קֵיטָא • (qēṭā) m (plural קֵיטַיָּא)

קֵיטָא (canonical)
qēṭā (romanization)
קֵיטַיָּא (plural)

Compare Hebrew קַיִץ (káyits, qáyiṣ), Arabic قَيْظ (qayẓ), قَاظَ (qāẓa, “to be hot”).


סתוא

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סתוא • (transliteration needed) m (plural סתוא)


שבועא

שבועא • (transliteration needed) m (plural שבועא, singular feminine counterpart שבועתא)

שבועא (plural)
שבועתא (feminine singular)


ערובתא

עֲרוּבְתָּא • (ʿərūḇtā) f (plural ערובתתא or ערובתא)

עֲרוּבְתָּא (canonical)
ʿərūḇtā (romanization)
ערובתתא (plural)
ערובתא (plural)

→ Arabic: عَرُوبَة (ʕarūba)


שבתא

שַׁבְּתָא or שַׁבַּתָּא • (šabbəṯā or šabbattā) f (absolute שַׁבָּה, construct שַׁבַּת, plural שבא)

שַׁבְּתָא (canonical)
שַׁבַּתָּא (canonical)
šabbəṯā (romanization)
šabbattā (romanization)
שַׁבָּה (absolute)
שַׁבַּת (construct)
שבא (plural)


סיפא

סַיְפָּא • (saypā) m (emphatic plural סַיְפֵּא (saypē), absolute plural סְיָיפִּין (syapīn))

סַיְפָּא (canonical)
saypā (romanization)
סַיְפֵּא (emphatic plural)
סְיָיפִּין (absolute plural)
סַיְיפָּא (alternative)


סיפא

סִיפָּא • (sippā) m (emphatic plural סִיפֵּא (sippē), absolute plural סִיפִּין (sippīn), construct plural סִיפִּי (sippī))

סִיפָּא (canonical)
sippā (romanization)
סִיפֵּא (emphatic plural)
סִיפִּין (absolute plural)
סִיפִּי (construct plural)

סִפָּא ספא#Aramaic

Alternative spelling of סִפָּא (sippā, “threshold; doorpost”)


דחשא

דחשא • (transliteration needed) m (plural דחשא)


צידא

צידא • (transliteration needed) m (plural צידא)


עקבא

עקבא • (transliteration needed) f (plural עקבתא or עקבא)


עקבתא

עקבתא • (transliteration needed) f pl (singular עקבא)


מלא

מלא • (transliteration needed) c pl (singular מלתא)


רקדא

רקדא • (transliteration needed) m (plural רקדא, singular feminine counterpart רקדתא)


פעלא

פעלא • (transliteration needed) m (plural פעלא, singular feminine counterpart פעלתא)


חדיא

חדיא • (transliteration needed) m (plural חדותא or חדיא)


אסא

אָסָא • (ʾāsā)

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אָסָא • (ʾāsā)

אָסָא (canonical)
ʾāsā (romanization)
ܐܣܐ (alternative)


אסיתא

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אָסִיתָּא • (ʾāsītā) f (plural אָסְיָתָּא (ʾāsyātā), singular masculine counterpart אָסְיָא)

אָסִיתָּא (canonical)
ʾāsītā (romanization)
אָסְיָתָּא (plural)
אָסְיָא (masculine singular)
ܐܣܝܬܐ (alternative)


יבשתא

יבשתא • (transliteration needed) f (plural יבשתא)


חלתא

חלתא • (ḥāltā) f (plural חלתא, singular masculine counterpart חלא)

ḥāltā (romanization)
חלתא (plural)
חלא (masculine singular)


חלתא

חַלְּתָא • (ḥalləṯā)

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(Jewish Babylonian Aramaic, Jewish Palestinian Aramaic)

חַלְּתָא (canonical)
ḥalləṯā (romanization)

the priest’s share of the dough, also called challa in English texts, and Teighebe in German ones


עמתא

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עמתא • (transliteration needed) f (plural עממתא or עמתא, singular masculine counterpart עמא)

עממתא (plural)
עמתא (plural)
עמא (masculine singular)


קהוא

קהוא • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)


צבעא

צבעא • (transliteration needed) f (plural צבעתא or צבעא)


כפא

כַּפָּא • (kappā) f (plural כַּפַּיָּא (kappayā))

כַּפָּא (canonical)
kappā (romanization)
כַּפַּיָּא (plural)
כַּף (absolute singular)
כַּפִּין (absolute plural)
כַּף (construct singular)
כַּפֵּי (construct plural)
כַּפָּא (emphatic singular)
כַּפַּיָּא (emphatic plural)


דרעא

דְּרוֹעַיָּא

דְּרָעָא • (dərāʿā) m (plural דְּרָעַיָּא or דְּרוֹעַיָּא)

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דְּרוֹעַיָּא

דְּרָעָא (canonical)
dərāʿā (romanization)
דְּרָעַיָּא (plural)
דְּרוֹעַיָּא (plural)

Cognate with Hebrew זְרוֹעַ (zərṓaʿ), Arabic ذِرَاع (ḏirāʕ).


מזתא

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מזתא • (transliteration needed) f (plural מזא)


ככא

ככא • (transliteration needed) m (plural ככא)


עוקברתא

עוקברתא • (transliteration needed) f (plural עוקברתא)


זמנא

זִמְנָא • (zimnā) m (plural זִימְנֵא (zimnē))

זִמְנָא (canonical)
zimnā (romanization)
זִימְנֵא (plural)
זִימְנָא (alternative)

Already Imperial Aramaic 𐡆𐡌𐡍𐡀 (zmnʾ), borrowed from a late pronunciation of Old Persian *jamānā (“time”), reconstructible for Proto-Iranian *ǰámaHnaH.


גשרא

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܓܸܫܪܵܐ (gišrā)

Turoyo: ܓܷܫܪܳܐ (gëšro)

→ Arabic: جِسْر (jisr)

Borrowed from Akkadian 𒄀𒅖𒊒 (gišru, “bridge”).


אשתא

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אשתא • (transliteration needed) f (plural אשיתא)


תנורא

תַּנּוּרַא • (tannūrā) m (plural תַּנּוּרֵא (tannūrē))

תַּנּוּרַא (canonical)
tannūrā (romanization)
תַּנּוּרֵא (plural)

From Middle Persian [script needed] (tnwl /tanūr/), from Akkadian 𒋾𒂟 (tinūru).
Cognate to Classical Syriac ܬܢܘܪܐ (tannūrā), Hebrew תַּנּוּר (tannū́r).


תנורא

From Middle Persian *tanwār.
Cognate to Manichaean Middle Persian [script needed] (tnwʾr /tanwār/), Classical Syriac ܬܢܘܪܐ (tannūrā, tanwārā).


גידא

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גידא • (transliteration needed) m (plural גידא)

גידא (plural)
גִּיד (absolute singular)
גִּידִין (absolute plural)
גִּיד (construct singular)
גִּידֵי (construct plural)
גִּידָא (emphatic singular)
גִּידַיָּא (emphatic plural)


מנינא

מנינא • (transliteration needed) m (plural מנינא)


דנחא

דנחא • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)


חשכתא

חשכתא • (transliteration needed) f (uncountable)


שורא

שורא • (transliteration needed) m (plural שורא)


תגרא

תגרא • (transliteration needed) m (plural תגרא, singular feminine counterpart תגרתא)


חרבא

חַרְבָּא • (ḥarbā) c (plural חַרְבֵּא (ḥarbē))

חַרְבָּא (canonical)
ḥarbā (romanization)
חַרְבֵּא (plural)


עטמא

עטמא • (transliteration needed) f (plural עטמתא)


עובא

עובא • (transliteration needed) m (plural עובא)


כבריתא

כִּבְּרִיתָא

כִּבְּרִיתָא • (kiḇrīṯā) f (uncountable)

כִּבְּרִיתָא (canonical)
kiḇrīṯā (romanization)
ܟܒܪܝܬܐ (alternative)

From Akkadian 𒆠𒀀𒀭𒀀𒇉 (kibrītu, “sulfur; firebrand”).


ארדכלא

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ארדכלא • (transliteration needed) m (plural ארדכלא)


רעמא

רעמא • (transliteration needed) m (plural רעמא)


פגרא

פגרא • (transliteration needed) m (plural פגרא)


הדמא

הדמא • (transliteration needed) m (plural הדמא)

An Iranian borrowing. Compare Persian اندام (andâm) and see there for more.


פשכא

פשכא • (transliteration needed) m (plural פשכא)


תאומא

→ Ancient Greek: Θωμᾶς (Thōmâs) (see there for further descendants)

→ Biblical Hebrew: תומאס

→ Coptic: ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ (thōmas)


אמירא

אמירא • (transliteration needed) m (plural אמירא)


שליחא

שליחא • (transliteration needed) m (plural שליחא)


טחלא

טְחָלָא • (ṭəḥālā) m (plural טְחָלֵא (ṭəḥālē))

טְחָלָא (canonical)
ṭəḥālā (romanization)
טְחָלֵא (plural)


עדנא

עדנא • (transliteration needed) m (plural עדנא)


תנינא

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תִּנְיָנְתָא

תִּנְיָנָא (canonical)
tinyānā (romanization)


קנומא

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קנומא • (qənōma) m (plural קנומא (qənūme))

(Christianity, theology) hypostasis, substantive reality,


דדא

דדא • (transliteration needed) m (plural דדא, singular feminine counterpart דדתא)


דדתא

דדתא • (transliteration needed) f (plural דדתא, singular masculine counterpart דדא)


שישא

שֵׁישָׁא • (šēšā) m (plural שישא)

arc-noun

שֵׁישָׁא • (šēšā) m (plural שישא)

שֵׁישָׁא (canonical)
šēšā (romanization)
שישא (plural)
ܫܝܫܐ (alternative)


שישא

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שִׁישָׁא • (šīšā) m (plural שישא)

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שִׁישָׁא • (šīšā) m (plural שישא)

שִׁישָׁא (canonical)
šīšā (romanization)
שישא (plural)
ܫܝܫܐ (alternative)


שאול

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שָׁאוּל • (šāʾūl)

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שָׁאוּל • (šāʾūl)

שָׁאוּל (canonical)
šāʾūl (romanization)


בסמא

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בסמא • (transliteration needed) m (plural בסמא)


אנכא

אנכא • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)


רוקא

רוקא • (transliteration needed) m (plural רוקא)


רירא

רירא • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)


דמעתא

דמעתא • (transliteration needed) f (plural דמעא)


אסטוא

אסטוא • (transliteration needed) m (plural אסטוא)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek στοά (stoá).


יהודיותא

יְהוּדָיוּתָא

יְהוּדָיוּתָא • (yəhūḏāyūṯā) f

arc-proper noun

יְהוּדָיוּתָא

יְהוּדָיוּתָא • (yəhūḏāyūṯā) f

יְהוּדָיוּתָא (canonical)
yəhūḏāyūṯā (romanization)


כנון ב

כנון אחרי (alternative)
כנון תרינא (alternative)


כנון אחרי

כנון ב (alternative)
כנון תרינא (alternative)


כנון תרינא

כנון אחרי (alternative)
כנון ב (alternative)


ניסן

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נִיסָן • (nīsān) m

נִיסָן (canonical)
nīsān (romanization)
ܢܝܣܢ (alternative)

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܢܝܼܣܵܢ (nīsān)

Turoyo: ܢܝܣܷܢ (nisën)

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Classical Syriac: ܢܝܣܢ (nīsān)
→ Arabic: نيسان (naysān)
→ Ottoman Turkish: نیسان (nisan)
Turkish: nisan
Northern Kurdish: nîsan
→ Persian: نَیسان (neysân)

From Akkadian 𒌚𒁈 (nisannum), from Sumerian 𒉠 (nesag̃).

(Judaism) Nisan (the seventh month of the civil year and the first month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Adar and before Iyar)


תשרין ב

תשרין אחרי (alternative)
תשרין תרינא (alternative)


תשרין אחרי

תשרין ב (alternative)
תשרין תרינא (alternative)


תשרין תרינא

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תשרין תרינא • (transliteration needed) m

תשרין ב (alternative)
תשרין אחרי (alternative)


רוככא

רוככא • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)


פתחא

פתחא • (transliteration needed) m (plural פתחא)


ברדא

בַּרְדָא (canonical)
barḏā (romanization)

Compare Hebrew בָּרָד (bārāḏ), Arabic بَرَد (barad).


גביא

גביא • (transliteration needed) m (plural גביא)


ספנא

ספנא • (transliteration needed) m (plural ספנא)


ירקא

ירקא • (transliteration needed) m (plural ירקא)


זמרא

זמרא • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)


זמרא

זמרא • (transliteration needed) m (plural זמרא, singular feminine counterpart זמרתא)


טופסא

(grammar) term describing root of words, mood


שחתא

שחתא • (transliteration needed) f (plural שחותא)


אברא

אברא • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)


אברא

אברא • (transliteration needed) m (plural אברא)


טהרא

טהרא • (transliteration needed) m (plural טהרא)

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צהריים / צָהֳרַיִם (tsohoráyim)


פתורא

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פָּתוּרָא • (pāṯūrā) m (plural פָּתוּרֵא (pāṯūrē))

פָּתוּרָא (canonical)
pāṯūrā (romanization)
פָּתוּרֵא (plural)

From Akkadian 𒍎 (paššūrum), ultimately from Sumerian 𒍎 (banšur). In Classical Syriac ܦܵܬܘܼܪܵܐ (pāṯūrā) and in Arabic فَاثُور (fāṯūr).

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Arabic فَاثُور (fāṯūr)


לגינא

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לְגִינָא • (ləḡīnā) m (plural לגינא (ləḡīne))

לְגִינָא (canonical)
ləḡīnā (romanization)
לגינא (plural)
לְגִינְתָּא (alternative)
ܠܓܺܝܢܳܐ (alternative)


עיבא

עֵיבָא • (ʕēḇā) m


חצינא

חֲצִינָא • (ḥăṣṣīnā) f (plural חֲצִינֵא (ḥăṣṣīnē))

חֲצִינָא (canonical)
ḥăṣṣīnā (romanization)
חֲצִינֵא (plural)
ܚܰܨܺܝܢܳܐ (alternative)


𐡆𐡌𐡍𐡀

𐡆𐡌𐡍𐡀 • (zmnʾ) m (absolute state 𐡆𐡌𐡍 (zmn), also 𐡆𐡌𐡀𐡍 (zmʾn))

zmnʾ (romanization)
state 𐡆𐡌𐡍 (absolute)
𐡆𐡌𐡀𐡍 (also)

Biblical Aramaic: זְמַן (zəman)

Palmyrene Aramaic: 𐡦𐡡𐡭 (zbn)

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Jewish Palestinian Aramaic: זמן (zmn, “set time”), emphatic זמנה, זימנה (zimnā), and זבן (zbn, “a counted occurrence”), absolute plural זבנין and זיבנין (zibīn)

Christian Palestinian Aramaic: ܙܒܢ (zbn)

Classical Syriac: ܙܰܒܢܳܐ (zaḇnā); ܙܡܢܐ (zmnʾ) (rarely, in incantation bowls)

Classical Mandaic: ࡆࡀࡌࡀࡍ (zaman), ࡆࡁࡀࡍ (zban)

Nabataean Aramaic: 𐢉𐢓𐢔, 𐢉𐢃𐢔

Jewish Literary Aramaic: זִימְנָא (zimnā), זִמְנָא (zimnā), זְמַן (zəman, construct)

Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: זִימְנָא (zimnā), זִמְנָא (zimnā), זְמַן (zəman, construct); זבן (zbn) (rarely, in magic bowls)

→ Arabic: زَمَان (zamān), زَمَن (zaman)

→ Ethiopian Semitic:

North Ethiopian Semitic:

Ge'ez: ዘመን (zämän)

Tigre: ዘበን (zäbän)

Tigrinya: ዘመን (zämän), ዘበን (zäbän) (sporadic sound change)

→ Cushitic:

→ Afar: daban

→ Blin: daban, demaan

South Ethiopian Semitic:

Amharic: ዘመን (zämän), ዘበን (zäbän) (sporadic sound change)

Argobba: ዘበን (zäbän)

Gurage: ዘመን (zämän)

Harari: ዘማን (zäman)

→ Hebrew: זְמָן (zəmān), זְמַן (zəman)

→ Modern South Arabian:

Mehri: zemōn, zubōn

Soqotri: zɛm, zəmán

Borrowed from a late pronunciation of Old Persian *jamānā (“time”), much closer to Middle Persian 𐭥𐭣𐭭𐭠 (ODNA /zamān/), 𐭦𐭬𐭠𐭭𐭩(ẕmʾn' /zamān/), 𐭦𐭬𐭭𐭩 (zmn' /zamān/), 𐫉𐫖𐫀𐫗 (zmʾn/zamān/), reconstructible for Proto-Iranian *ǰámaHnaH.


שלפוחתא

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שלפוחתא • (transliteration needed) f (plural שלפוחתא)


אשכתא

אשכתא • (transliteration needed) f (plural אשכתא)


בלעא

בלעא • (transliteration needed) m (plural בלעא)


גבינא

גבינא • (transliteration needed) m (plural גבינא)


מררתא

מררתא • (transliteration needed) f (plural מררתא)


אורגנון

אורגנון • (transliteration needed) m (plural אורגנא)


תאמא

Of common Semitic origin; compare Arabic تَوْأَم (tawʔam, “twin”), Hebrew תְּאוֹם (t'óm, “twin”).


קמחא

קמחא • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)


אגנא

אגנא • (transliteration needed) f (plural אגנא)


אוכלא

אוכלא • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)

Ultimately from a form of Proto-Semitic *ʾakal-. Compare Hebrew אֹכֶל (ókhel).


ברונא

ברונא • (bərōnā) m (plural בנונא)

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ברונא • (bərōnā) m (plural בנונא)


מלפניתא

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מלפניתא • (transliteration needed) f (plural מלפניתא, singular masculine counterpart מלפנא)

מלפניתא (plural)
מלפנא (masculine singular)


זגגא

זגגא • (transliteration needed) m (plural זגגא)


גרם חצא

גרם חצא • (transliteration needed) m (plural גרמי חצא)

/ɡrɛm ħasˤɑʔ/


כרעא

כרעא • (transliteration needed) m (plural כרעא)


כרתא

כרתא • (transliteration needed) f (plural כרותא or כרתא)


טביתא

טביתא • (Ṭabīṯāʾ) f

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טביתא • (Ṭabīṯāʾ) f


דקוקא

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דקוקא • (transliteration needed) m (plural דקוקא)


ארזפתא

ארזפתא • (transliteration needed) f (plural ארזפתא)


קבורא

קבורא • (transliteration needed) m (plural קבורא)


מרתא

→ Ancient Greek: Μάρθα (Mártha)


ספרתא

סַפָּרְתָא • (sappārəṯā) f (plural סַפָּרָתָא, singular masculine counterpart סַפָּרָא)

סַפָּרְתָא (canonical)
sappārəṯā (romanization)
סַפָּרָתָא (plural)
סַפָּרָא (masculine singular)


פלחא

פלחא • (transliteration needed) m (plural פלחותא or פלחא, singular feminine counterpart פלחתא)

פלחותא (plural)
פלחא (plural)
פלחתא (feminine singular)

From the root פ-ל-ח, related to working. Compare with Classical Syriac ܦܠܚܐ.


פלחא

פלחא • (transliteration needed) m (plural פלחא, singular feminine counterpart פלחתא)


פלחתא

פלחתא • (transliteration needed) f (plural פלחתא, singular masculine counterpart פלחא)

פלחתא (plural)
פלחא (masculine singular)


שרותא

שרותא • (transliteration needed) f (plural שרותא)


שניא

שניא • (transliteration needed) f pl (singular שנתא)


טבחא

טבחא • (transliteration needed) m (plural טבחא, singular feminine counterpart טבחתא)


טבחתא

טבחתא • (transliteration needed) f (plural טבחתא, singular masculine counterpart טבחא)

טבחתא (plural)
טבחא (masculine singular)


פעלתא

פעלתא • (transliteration needed) f (plural פעלתא, singular masculine counterpart פעלא)

פעלתא (plural)
פעלא (masculine singular)


קיתרא

קיתרא • (qīṯārā) m (plural קיתרא (qīṯārē))

qīṯārā (romanization)
קיתרא (plural)
ܩܝܬܪܐ (alternative)

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→ Arabic: قِيثَارَة (qīṯāra)

→ Arabic: قِيثَارَة (qīṯāra) (see there for further descendants)

any stringed musical instrument (guitar, harp, lyre, etc.)


תגרתא

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תגרתא • (transliteration needed) f (plural תגרתא, singular masculine counterpart תגרא)

תגרתא (plural)
תגרא (masculine singular)


תרעתא

תרעתא • (transliteration needed) f (plural תרעתא, singular masculine counterpart תרעא)

תרעתא (plural)
תרעא (masculine singular)


נחלא

נחלא • (transliteration needed) m (plural נחלא)


בעלא

בַּעֲלָא • (baʿlā) m (plural בַּעֲלַיָּא)

בַּעֲלָא (canonical)
baʿlā (romanization)
בַּעֲלַיָּא (plural)


קינתא

קינתא • (transliteration needed) f (plural קיניתא)


זמרתא

זמרתא • (transliteration needed) f (plural זמרתא, singular masculine counterpart זמרא)

זמרתא (plural)
זמרא (masculine singular)


תדא

תדא • (transliteration needed) m (plural תדיא)

From Proto-Semitic *ṯdʾ (“breast, pap, teat”). Cognate with Hebrew שָׁד (šad), Arabic ثَدْي (ṯady) and Classical Syriac ܬܕܐ (tdʾ) of the same meaning.


בזא

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בזא • (transliteration needed) m (plural בזא)


חמירא

חֲמִירָא • (ḥămīrā) m (plural חֲמִירֵא (ḥămīrē))

חֲמִירָא (canonical)
ḥămīrā (romanization)
חֲמִירֵא (plural)


רקדתא

רקדתא • (transliteration needed) f (plural רקדתא, singular masculine counterpart רקדא)

רקדתא (plural)
רקדא (masculine singular)


קפסא

קפסא • (transliteration needed) m (plural קפסא)


גוא

גוא • (transliteration needed) m (plural גוא)


טלא

טלא • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)


גזא

גזא • (transliteration needed) m (plural גזא)


בבתא

בבתא • (transliteration needed) f (plural בבתא)


ישפה

ישפה • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)

From Akkadian 𒉌𒌓𒅀𒀸𒁍 (/yašpû/, “name of a stone”), ultimately a foreign loan from an unknown source; cognate with Persian یشپ (yašp) and English jasper.


תרודא

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תרודא • (transliteration needed) m (plural תרודא)


משבא

משבא • (transliteration needed) m (plural משבא)


תריסר

תריסר • (tərēsar)

Contraction of תְּרֵי עֲשַׂר (tərē ʿăsar).

contraction

תְּרֵי עֲשַׂר


תליסר

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תליסר • (təlēsar)


Used to signify the end of a passage, such as a verse from Scripture.


ܡܫܝܚܐ

ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ • (m'šīḥāʾ) m

ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (canonical)
m'šīḥāʾ (romanization)
מְשִׁיחָא (alternative)

From the root מ־שׁ־ח /ܡ ܫ ܚ related to anointing. Cognate to Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ) from Old Aramaic and Biblical Hebrew מְשַׁח (m'šaḥ, “anoint”). Compare Arabic مَسِيح (masīḥ).

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Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ)

ܝܶܫܽܘܥ ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ

Yešūʿ M'šīḥāʾ


אמרכלא

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אֲמַרְכְּלָא

אֲמַרְכְּלָא • (ʾămarkəlā)

אֲמַרְכְּלָא (canonical)
ʾămarkəlā (romanization)
אֲמַרְכּוֹל (alternative)
אֲמַרְכָּל (alternative)

From earlier 𐡄𐡌𐡓𐡊𐡋𐡀 (hmrklʾ) (Qumran), from Official Aramaic 𐡄𐡌𐡓𐡊𐡓𐡀 (hmrkrʾ), from Old Persian *hammārakarah.

(Judeo-Aramaic) administrator of finances


𐡄𐡌𐡓𐡊𐡓𐡀

𐡄𐡌𐡓𐡊𐡓𐡀 • (hmrkrʾ)

Borrowed from Old Persian *hammārakarah.


עקיבא

עֲקִיבָא • (ʿăqīḇā) m

arc-proper noun

עֲקִיבָא • (ʿăqīḇā) m

עֲקִיבָא (canonical)
ʿăqīḇā (romanization)

c. 44 BCE–274 CE, Gottheil, Richard (1900) “Seven Unpublished Palmyrene Inscriptions”, in Journal of the American Oriental Society, number 21, page 111
𐡰𐡳𐡩𐡡𐡠 / 𐡡𐡴 𐡰𐡶𐡰𐡳𐡡 / 𐡢𐡴𐡡𐡠 / 𐡧𐡡𐡫
עקיבא / בר עתעקב / גרבא / חבל
ʿqybʾ / br ʿtʿqb / grbʾ / ḥbl
ʿəqīḇā / bar ʿəṯēʿəqaḇ / gārəḇā / ḥəḇāl
Aḳiba / Son of Athe-Aḳab / the leper. / Woe!


שאילא

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שְׁאִילָא • (šəʾīlā) m

שְׁאִילָא (canonical)
šəʾīlā (romanization)

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→ Ancient Greek: Σιλᾶς (Silâs), Σίλας (Sílas)
Greek: Σιλάς (Silás), Σίλας (Sílas)
→ Latin: Sīlās (see there for further descendants)

Name meaning asked for, wanted; from שאל (to ask).


אמורא

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אֲמוֹרָא • (amora) m (plural אמוראים)

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אֲמוֹרָא • (amora) m (plural אמוראים)

אֲמוֹרָא (canonical)
amora (romanization)
אמוראים (plural)

(historical, Judaism) One of the Amoraim, sages of the Gemara.


סדנא

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סדנא • (saddānā, sedānā, sadnā) m (plural סדנא (saddānē, sedānē, sadnē))

saddānā (romanization)
sedānā (romanization)
sadnā (romanization)
סדנא (plural)

→ Hebrew: סַדְנָה (saḏnā́)

From Middle Persian *sandān. Compare Classical Persian سندان (sandān), Arabic سَنْدَان (sandān), and Hebrew סַדָּן (saddān).


קודשא בריך הוא

קֻדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא

ḳuḏšā bərīḵ hū

קֻדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא • (ḳuḏšā bərīḵ hū) ?

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קֻדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא

ḳuḏšā bərīḵ hū

קֻדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא (canonical)
ḳuḏšā bərīḵ hū (romanization)

(Judaism) the Holy One, blessed be He (a euphemism for God)


הלכתא

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הִלְכְּתָא • (hilkǝṯā) f (plural הִלְכָתָא or הִלְכְוָתָא)

הִלְכְּתָא (canonical)
hilkǝṯā (romanization)
הִלְכָתָא (plural)
הִלְכְוָתָא (plural)


תרגומא

תַּרְגּוּמָא

תַּרְגּוּמַיָּא

תַּרְגּוּמָא • (targūmā) m (plural תַּרְגּוּמַיָּא)

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תַּרְגּוּמָא

תַּרְגּוּמַיָּא

תַּרְגּוּמָא (canonical)
targūmā (romanization)
תַּרְגּוּמַיָּא (plural)

(Judaism, specifically) an Aramaic translation of the Bible; targum


אלול

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אֱלוּל • (ʾelul) m

אֱלוּל (canonical)
ʾelul (romanization)
ܐܝܠܘܠ (alternative)

Classical Syriac: ܐܠܘܠ (ʾelul),ܐܝܠܘܠ

From Akkadian 𒌗𒆥 (ITI.KIN /ulūlu, elūlu/).


𐣬𐣤𐣣𐣡𐣭𐣣𐣲

mhrbndq (romanization)
mihrbandaq (romanization)

Borrowed from Parthian *Mihrbandak (literally “Mithra's servant”). Akin to Old Armenian Միհրեւանդակ (Mihrewandak), Մեհրեւանդակ (Mehrewandak), Մերհեւանդակ (Merhewandak), Մեհենդակ (Mehendak).

bor

(Hatran) a male given name from Parthian


גיהנם

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גִּיהִנָּם • (gīhinnām)

גִּיהִנָּם (canonical)
gīhinnām (romanization)


𐡂𐡁𐡓𐡀

𐡂𐡁𐡓𐡀 • (gbrʾ) m

Eastern Aramaic:

Palmyrene Aramaic: 𐡢𐡡𐡴𐡠 (gbrʾ)

Western Aramaic:

Biblical Aramaic: גברא (gbrʾ)

(Old Aramaic, Imperial Aramaic) man, husband


אריסא

אֲרִיסָא • (ʾărīsā) m (plural אֲרִיסַיָּא (ʾărīsayyā))

אֲרִיסָא (canonical)
ʾărīsā (romanization)
אֲרִיסַיָּא (plural)
אֲרִישָׁא (alternative)
ࠀࠓࠉࠎࠀ (alternative)
ܐܪܝܣ (alternative)

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→ Arabic: إِرِّيس (ʔirrīs, “tenant farmer”), pl. أَرَارِسَة (ʔarārisa)

From Akkadian 𒇽𒅕𒊑𒂊𒋗 (errēšu, “tenant farmer, cultivator”), occupational noun of 𒀳 (erēšu, “to till”).


ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ

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ܝܶܫܽܘܥ ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ

Yešūʿ M'šīḥāʾ

ܝܶܫܽܘܥ ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ • (Yešūʿ M'šīḥāʾ) m

ܝܶܫܽܘܥ ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (canonical)
Yešūʿ M'šīḥāʾ (romanization)
יֵשׁוּע משִׁיחָא (alternative)

/jeʃuʕ məʃiħɑʔ/

ܝܶܫܽܘܥ (Yešūʿ, “Jesus”) + ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (M'šīḥāʾ, “Messiah, Christ”)

arc:ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ

ܝܶܫܽܘܥ ܢܳܨܪܳܝܳܐ

Yešūʿ Nāṣrāyāʾ


𐡕𐡋𐡕

𐡕𐡋𐡕 • (talāṯ) f (masculine 𐡕𐡋𐡕𐡄 (talāṯā))

Biblical Aramaic: תלת f (tlt /talāṯ/)

Classical Syriac: ܬܠܵܬ݂ f (tlāṯ)

Samaritan Aramaic: ࠕࠟࠋࠠࠕ f (talāt)

Turoyo: ܬܠܳܬ f (tlot)

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Western Neo-Aramaic: ܐܶܬ݂ܠܰܬ݂ f (ʾeṯlaṯ)

From Old Aramaic 𐤔𐤋𐤔 (šlš /ṯalāṯ/), from Proto-Semitic *ṯalāṯum.


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𐡕𐡋𐡕𐡄 • (talāṯā) m (feminine 𐡕𐡋𐡕 (talāṯ))

Biblical Aramaic: תלתא m (talāṯā)

Samaritan Aramaic: ࠕࠟࠋࠟࠕࠠࠄ m (talāta)

Classical Syriac: ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ m (tlāṯa)

Classical Mandaic: ࡕࡋࡀࡕࡀ m (tlāṯa)

Mandaic: ࡊࡋࡀࡕ࡙ࡀ m (klɔ̄ṯɔ)

Turoyo: ܬܠܳܬ݂ܳܐ m (tloṯo)

Western Neo-Aramaic: ܬ݂ܠܳܬ݂ܰܐ m (ṯlōṯa)

From Old Aramaic 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤄 (šlšh /ṯalāṯah/), from Proto-Semitic *ṯalāṯatum.


𐡌𐡎𐡂𐡃𐡀

msgdʾ (romanization)
masgəḏā (romanization)

Nabataean Aramaic: 𐢓𐢖𐢄𐢅𐢀 (msgdʾ)

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→ Arabic: مَسْجِد (masjid)
Gulf Arabic: مسيد (masyid)
→ Amharic: መስጊድ (mäsgid)
→ Central Kurdish: مزگەوت (mizgewt), مِزگِت (mizgit) — Ardalani
Northern Kurdish: mizgeft
→ Classical Syriac: ܡܣܓܕܐ (masgḏā)
→ English: masjid
→ Japanese: マスジド
→ Sundanese: masigit
→ Javanese: mesjid
→ Indonesian: mesjid
→ Dutch: mesdjid
→ Kimaragang: mosigid
→ Malay: masjid
Indonesian: masjid
→ Middle Persian: [script needed] (mzgt' /mazgit/)
Classical Persian: مزگت (mazgit)
→ Southern Altai: мечет (mečet)
→ Old Armenian: մզկիթ (mzkitʻ)
Middle Armenian: մզկիթ (mzkitʻ), մզգիթ (mzgitʻ), մսքիթ (mskʻitʻ), մզքիթ (mzkʻitʻ)
Armenian: մզկիթ (mzkitʻ)
→ Avar: мажгит (mažgit)
→ Bashkir: мәсет (məset)
→ Chechen: маьждиг (mäždig)
→ Crimean Tatar: mescit
→ Dargwa: мижит (mižit)
→ Georgian: მეჩეთი (mečeti)
→ Lak: мизит (mizit)
→ Ingush: маьждиг (mäždig)
→ Kazakh: мешіт (meşıt)
→ Nogai: мешит (meşit)
→ Tatar: мәчет (mäçet)
→ Russian: мече́ть (mečétʹ)
→ Lithuanian: mečètė
→ Ukrainian: мече́ть (mečétʹ)
→ Polish: meczet
→ Yiddish: מעטשעט (metshet)
→ Classical Persian: مسجد (masjid)
Tajik: масҷид (masjid)
→ Azerbaijani: məscid
→ Bengali: মসজিদ (mosjid)
→ Gujarati: મસ્જિદ (masjid), મસીદ (masīd), મસીત (masīt)
→ Hindustani:
→ Hindi: मस्जिद (masjid)
→ Urdu: مسجد (masjid)
→ Kannada: ಮಸೀದಿ (masīdi)
→ Magahi: 𑂧𑂯𑂔𑂱𑂠 (mahjid)
→ Marathi: मस्जिद (masjid), मशीद (maśīd)
→ Marwari: मसीत (masīt), मसीद (masīd)
→ Nepali: मस्जिद (masjid)
Newar: masjida
Devanagari script: मस्जिद
Newa script: 𑐩𑐳𑑂𑐖𑐶𑐡
→ Northern Kurdish: mescîd, mizgeft
→ Lishana Deni: מזגפת (məzgaft(e))
→ Ottoman Turkish: مسجد
Turkish: mescit
→ Hungarian: mecset
→ Romanian: mecet
→ Old Punjabi: مَسِیت (masīti)
Punjabi: masīt
Gurmukhi script: ਮਸੀਤ
Shahmukhi script: مَسِیت
Saraiki: masīt
Devanagari script: मसीत
Multani script: 𑊠𑊥𑊁𑊖 (msit /masīt/)
Shahmukhi script: مَسِیت
→ Tamil: மஸ்ஜித் (masjit)
→ Telugu: మస్జిద్ (masjid)
→ Turkmen: metjit
→ Uzbek: masjid, machit
→ Swahili: msikiti
→ Kamba: mũsikiti
→ Luganda: omuzigiti
→ Rwanda-Rundi: umusigiti
→ Yao: msikiti
→ Chichewa: mzikiti
→ Hebrew: מִסְגָּד (misgā́d) (calque)
→ Portuguese: Magide
→ Thai: มัสยิด (mát-sà-yít)
Medieval Latin: meschita
Spanish: mezquita
→ Italian: moschea
→ French: mosquée
Haitian Creole: moske
→ English: mosque
→ German: Moschee
→ Lower Sorbian: mošeja
→ Malagasy: moske
→ Romanian: moschee
→ Norwegian Bokmål: moské
→ Norwegian Nynorsk: moské
→ Danish: moské or moske
Portuguese: mesquita
Ancient Greek: μασγίδιον (masgídion)

→ Berber:

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Central Atlas Tamazight: ⵜⵉⵎⴻⵣⴳⵉⴷⴰ (timezgida)

Northern Saharan Berber: taməzgida (Figuig, Wargla), tamǝzǧida, tamǝǧǧida, tamǝždida (Mzab)

Nefusa: tmǝzgidá

Siwi: amǝzdǝg

Tamahaq: tamăžžida

Tawellemmet: tamǝzgidda

Tarifit: tamziyda, ṯamǝzḏiya (Iznasen)

Tashelhit: ⵜⵉⵎⵣⴳⵉⴷⴰ (timzgida)

→ Byzantine Greek: μασγίδα (masgída), μασγίδιον (masgídion)

→ Catalan: mesquita

→? Occitan: mosqueta, mosquèa

→ Ge'ez: መስጊድ (mäsgid)

→ Amharic: መስጊድ (mäsgid)

→ Harari: መስጊድ (mäsgid)

→ Tigrinya: መስጊድ (mäsgid)

→ Italian: moschea

→ Czech: mešita

→ Old French: mosque

French: mosquée

→ Breton: moskeenn

→ English: mosque

→ Irish: mosc

→ Japanese: モスク

→ Korean: 모스크 (moseukeu)

→ Scottish Gaelic: mosg

→ Welsh: mosg

→ Danish: moské

→ Faroese: moska

→ Icelandic: moska

→ Norwegian: moské

→ Swedish: moské

→ Finnish: moskeija

→ German: Moschee

→ Estonian: mošee

→ Latvian: mošeja

→ Ligurian: moschêa

→ Luxembourgish: Moschee

→ Maltese: moskea

→ Dutch: moskee

→ Rutul: мездик (mezdik)

→ Serbo-Croatian: (or from German)

Latin script: mošéja

Cyrillic script: моше́ја

→ Slovene: mošêja (or from German)

→ Slovak: mešita

→ Old Galician-Portuguese: mesquita

→ Galician: mesquita

→ Portuguese: mesquita

→ Old South Arabian: 𐩣𐩪𐩴𐩵 (ms¹gd)

→ Sicilian: muschea

→ Spanish: mezquita

→ Asturian: mezquita

→ English: mezquita

Noun of place from the verb 𐡎𐡂𐡃 (sgd, “to bow down”)


ישוע משיחא

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יֵשׁוּע משִׁיחָא

Yēšūʿ Mšīḥāʾ

יֵשׁוּע משִׁיחָא • (Yēšūʿ Mšīḥāʾ) m

יֵשׁוּע משִׁיחָא (canonical)
Yēšūʿ Mšīḥāʾ (romanization)
ܝܸܫܘܼܥ ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ (alternative)
ܝܶܫܽܘܥ ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (alternative)
ܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ (alternative)

יֵשׁוּע (Yēšūʿ, “Jesus”) + משִׁיחָא (M'šīḥāʾ, “Messiah, Christ”)

יֵשׁוּע נָצרָיָא

Yēšūʿ Nāṣrāyāʾ


שיתא

שיתא • (šittā) m

בִּשְׁנֵי דְרַב יְהוּדָה כּוּלֵּי תַּנּוֹיֵי בִּנְזִיקִין הֲוָה, וַאֲנַן קָא מַתְנִינַן שִׁיתָּא סִדְרֵי!

a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud, Berachot 20a:

In the years of Rav Yehuda all of their learning was in the tractate Nezikin, and as for us, we finish all six tractates!

Bi-šnēi dhə-rav Yəhudhå kullēi tanoyēi bi-nəziqin hăwå, wa-ănan qå mathninan šitta sidhrēi!


𐡌𐡂𐡅𐡔

𐡌𐡂𐡅𐡔 • (mgwš) ?

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𐡌𐡂𐡅𐡔 • (mgwš) ?

mgwš (romanization)
𐡌𐡂𐡔 (alternative)
מגושא (alternative)

Classical Syriac: ܡܓܘܫܐ (məḡūšā)

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→ Arabic: مَجُوس (majūs)
→ Persian: مَجوس (majus)

→ Hebrew: מָג (māḡ)

Borrowed from Old Persian 𐎶𐎦𐏁 (m-gu-š /maguš/).


𐡌𐡋𐡀𐡊

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𐡌𐡋𐡀𐡊 • (mlʾk)

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Mandaic: ࡌࡀࡋࡊࡀ (malka), ࡌࡋࡀࡊࡀ (mlaka), ࡌࡀࡋࡀࡊࡀ (malaka)

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Classical Syriac: ܡܠܐܟܐ (malʾăḵā)
→ Malayalam: മാലാഖ (mālākha)


דרציני

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דרציני • (dārṣīnī) m

From the Middle Persian ancestor of Persian دارچین (dârčin) or one of its Middle Iranian cognates. Equivalent to Classical Syriac ܕܪܨܝܢܝ.

Cinnamomum verum
Cinnamomum verum#Translingual

cinnamon (particularly Cinnamomum verum)


ילדא

יַלְדָּא • (yaldā) m (plural יַלְדַּיָּא)

יַלְדָּא (canonical)
yaldā (romanization)
יַלְדַּיָּא (plural)
יְלֵד (absolute singular)
יַלְדִּין (absolute plural)
יְלֵד (construct singular)
יַלְדֵּי (construct plural)
יַלְדָּא (emphatic singular)
יַלְדַּיָּא (emphatic plural)

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܝܲܠܕܵܐ (yaldā)

From Proto-Semitic *walad-; compare Arabic وَلَد (walad), Hebrew יֶלֶד (yéleḏ).

(in the plural) children, descendants, offspring, brood