ܒܟܕܝܕܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From the older form ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܟ݂ܘܼܕܲܝܕܵܐ (bēṯ ḵūdaydā), the second element ultimately from Proto-Iranian *BágadaHtah. Compare Persian خدایداد (xodâydâd). Doublet of ܒܲܓ݂ܕܵܕ (baḡdād, “Baghdad”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

ܒܲܟ݂ܕܲܝܕܹܐ • (baḵdaydē) f

  1. Bakhdida (or Qaraqosh, Al-Hamdaniyya) (an Assyrian town in northern Iraq, located in the Nineveh Plains)

Derived terms

  • ܟ݂ܕܲܝܕܵܝܵܐ (ḵdaydāyā, “of Bakhdida”)

Descendants

  • → Arabic: بخديدا
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