The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

ˁdh, ˁdtˀ (ˁēḏā, ˁēttā/ˁēḏtā) n.f. assembly; church

Syr. ˁEdṫāˀ , pl.ˁEḏātāˀ, sg. pronounced ˁēttā (west: ˁīttā).

1 assembly OfA^Eg, Syr. (a) specifically, as witnesses OfA^Eg. TAD B3.8 R.21 : מחר או יום אחרן יקום ענניה בעדה‏ should PN arise in testamentary assembly at any future time.

2 congregation PTA, Sam, Syr, LJLA. TN Ex16:2 : כל עדת כנישתא דבני ישראל‏ .

3 church CPA, Syr. P Mt16:18 : ˀeḇneyh lˁiḏ̇ṫy . ChronEdess 2:4 : dˁdtˀ dkr̈ṡṭynˀ̱ . (a) the physical building Syr. (b) The Church Syr. BhGr 54:23 .

For pronunciation, see NSG §26B.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1074[515]; DJPA: 402b; Payne-Smith: 2802; Tal Sam: 352; DNWSI: 828; DCPA[Schulthess]: 301[];

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Derivatives:

br ˁdtˀ n.m. ecclesiastic

mˀrzn, mˀrznˀ (marrəzān, marrəzānā) nom.ag.D initiate

mˀrznw, mˀrznwtˀ (marrəzānū, marrəzānūṯā) n.f. initiation

ˁdy (ˁēdāy) adj. ecclesiastical

ˁdtˀ brt ˀrmyˀ (ˁēdtāˀ baṯ ˀarmāyē) n.m. the Syrian church

ˁdtwny, ˁdtwnytˀ (ˁēttōnī, ˁēttōnīṯā) n.f. little church

ˁdtny (ˁēttānāy) adj. ecclesiastical

ˁdtnˀyt (ˁēttānāˀīṯ) adv. according to the church

ˁdtnyw, ˁdtnywtˀ (ˁēttānāyū, ˁēttānāyūṯā) n.f. ecclesiasticism

ˁdtt vb. to congregate

ryš ˁdtˀ n.m. head of the church

ryšy ˁdtˀ n.m.pl. heads of the church

ryšt ˁdtˀ (rēšat ˁēdātā) n.f. head of churches (Rome)