גדיא

Aramaic

Etymology

Cognate with Akkadian 𒂵𒁕𒅀 (gadû), Arabic جَدْي (jady), Hebrew גְּדִי (gəḏī).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡadyɑ/

Noun

גַּדְיָא • (gaḏyām (plural גְּדַיָּא, singular feminine counterpart גְּדיתא)

  1. kid (young goat)
    • Passover Haggadah
      חַד גַּדְיָא, חַד גַּדְיָא, דְּזַבִּין אַבָּא בִּתְרֵי זוּזֵי, חַד גַּדְיָא, חַד גַּדְיָא.
      ḥaḏ gaḏyā, ḥaḏ gaḏyā, dəzabbīn ʾabbā biṯrē zūzē, ḥaḏ gaḏyā, ḥaḏ gaḏyā.
      One kid, one kid, that my father bought for two zuzim, one kid, one kid.

Inflection

Declension of גדיא
singular plural
absolute גְּדֵי גְּדִין
construct גְּדֵי גְּדֵי
emphatic גַּדְיָא גְּדַיָּא

Proper noun

גַּדְיָא • (gaḏyām

  1. Capricorn