ܥܐܕܐ ܕܡܘܠܕܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
ܥܐܕܐ ܕܡܘܠܕܐ

Alternative forms
  • ܥܹܐܕܵܐ ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ‎ (ʿēda zʿora) (colloquial)

Etymology

From ܥܹܐܕܵܐ‎ (ʿēda, “holiday, festival”) + ܡܵܘܠܵܕܵܐ‎ (mawlada, “nativity”)

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʕiːdɑd moːlɑːdɑ]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [ʔiːdɑd moːlɑːdɑ]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ʕeːðɑd maw.lɑːðɑ]

Proper noun

ܥܹܐܕܵܐ ܕܡܵܘܠܵܕܵܐ (ʿēda d-mawlada) m

  1. Christmas: A holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, celebrated on December 25 in most places.
    Synonym: ܥܹܐܕܵܐ ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ‎ (ʿēda zʿora, literally “The small holiday”)

See also
  • ܨܘܼܝܵܒ݂ܵܐ‎ (ṣuyawa, “Advent”)
  • ܥܪܘܼܒ݂ܬܵܐ ܐ݇ܟܘܼܡܵܐ‎ (ʿruwta kumta, “Black Friday”)
  • ܥܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܡܵܘܠܵܕܵܐ‎ (ʿrawa d-mawlada, “Christmas Eve”)
  • ܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܕܨܲܢܕܘܼܩܹ̈ܐ‎ (yawma d-ṣānduqe, “Boxing Day”)
  • ܥܹܐܕܵܐ ܕܕܸܢܚܵܐ‎ (ʿēda d-dinḳa, “Epiphany”)
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