קדיש
Aramaic
Etymology 1
Compare Hebrew קָדוֹשׁ and Arabic قِدِّيس (qiddīs).
Adjective
קַדִּישׁ • (qaddīš).
- holy
- אתקינו סעודתא
- אַתְקִינוּ סְעוּדָתָא דִּמְהֵימְנוּתָא שְׁלֵימָתָא חֶדְוָתָא דְמַלְכָּא קַדִּישָׁא
- אתקינו סעודתא
Inflection
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | masculine | feminine | |
| absolute | קַדִּישׁ | קַדִּישָׁה | קַדִּישִׁי קַדִּישִׁין |
קַדִּישָׁן |
| construct | קַדִּישׁ | קַדִּישַׁת | קַדִּישֵׁי | קַדִּישָׁת |
| emphatic | קַדִּישָׁא | קַדִּישְׁתָא | קַדִּישַׁיָּא קַדִּישֵׁי |
קַדִּישָׁתָא |
Etymology 2
Compare Hebrew קִידֵּשׁ (qiddēš) and Arabic قَدَّسَ (qaddasa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /qadˈdeːʃ/
Verb
קַדֵּישׁ • (qaddēš)
- to sanctify, to consecrate
- Tanach, Exodus 28:41:
- וְתַלְבֵּשׁ יָתְהוֹן יָת אַהֲרֹן אָחוּךְ וְיָת בְּנוֹהִי עִמֵּיהּ וּתְרַבֵּי יָתְהוֹן וּתְקָרֵב יָת קֻרְבַּנְהוֹן וּתְקַדֵּשׁ יָתְהוֹן וִישַׁמְּשׁוּן קֳדָמָי:
- wəṯalbēš yāṯhōn yāṯ ʾahărōn ʾāḥūḵ wəyāṯ bənōhī ʿimmēh ūṯᵊrabbē yāṯhōn ūṯᵊqārēḇ yāṯ qurbanhōn ūṯᵊqaddēš yāṯhōn wīšamšūn qŏḏāmāy
- Clothe your brother, Aharon, with [these garments], and also [clothe] his sons along with him. [Then] anoint them, and install them [offer their sacrifices], and consecrate them to serve [before] Me [as kohanim].
Conjugation
| masculine singular |
feminine singular |
masculine plural |
feminine plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| past | first person | קַדֵּישִׁית | קַדֵּישְׁנַן | ||
| second person | קַדֵּישְׁתְּ | קַדֵּישְׁתְּ | קַדֵּישְׁתּוּן | קַדֵּישְׁתִּין | |
| third person | קַדֵּישׁ | קַדֵּישַׁת/קַדְּשָׁה/קַדִּישָׁה | קַדִּישׁוּ (masc)/קַדִּישָׁא (fem) | ||
| present | all persons | מְקַדֵּישׁ | מְקַדְּשָׁא | מְקַדְּשִׁין | מְקַדְּשָׁן |
| future | first person | אֲקַדֵּישׁ | נְקַדֵּישׁ/לְקַדֵּישׁ | ||
| second person | תְּקַדֵּישׁ | תְּקַדְּשִׁי/תְּקַדְּשִׁין | תְּקַדְּשׁוּ(ן) | ? | |
| third person | לִיקַדֵּישׁ/יְקַדֵּישׁ | תְּקַדֵּישׁ | נִיקַדְּשׁוּ(ן)/לִיקַדְּשׁוּ(ן)/יְקַדְּשׁוּן | לְקַדְּשָׁן/יְקַדְּשָׁן | |
| imperative | second person | קַדֵּישׁ | קַדִּישִׁי/קַדְּשִׁי | קַדִּישׁוּ/קַדְּשׁוּ | ? |
References
- “qdyš”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
Hebrew
Etymology
From Aramaic קַדִּישׁ (qaddīš, “holy”).
Noun
קַדִּישׁ • (kadish) m
Derived terms
- חצי קדיש (khatsi kadish)
- קדיש דרבנן (kadish d'rabanan)
- קדיש יתום (kadish yatom)
- קדיש שלם (kadish shalem)
Further reading
- קדיש on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
Yiddish
Etymology
From Aramaic קַדִּישׁ (qaddīš, “holy”).
Noun
קדיש • (kadesh) m or n, plural קדישים (kadeyshem)