The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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

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

1 assembly, structured group OfA^Eg, Syr. (a) specifically, as witnesses OfA^Eg.

2 congregation PTA, Sam, Syr, LJLA.

3 church CPA, Syr. (a) the physical building Syr. (b) The Church Syr.

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)