ܐܕܝܘܡ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

ܐܸܕ (id, “this”) + the absolute state of ܝܵܘܡܵܐ (yāwmā, “day”); compare Turoyo ܐܱܕܝܱܘܡܰܐ (ädyäwma), Classical Syriac ܝܲܘܡܵܢܵܐ (yawmānā, literally “This day”), Arabic اَلْيَوْم (al-yawm), and Hebrew הַיּוֹם (hayóm).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʔɪd.joːm.]
  • (Bohtan) IPA(key): [diːju]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [ʔʊd.jʊː]
  • (Tyari) IPA(key): [ʔɪd.jawː]
  • (Tkhuma) IPA(key): [ʔɪd͡ʒ.joː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ʔɪd.juː]

Adverb

ܐܸܕܝܘܿܡ • (idyōm)

  1. today
    Coordinate terms: ܡܢܵܬ݂ܡܵܠܝܼ (mnāṯmālī, “ereyesterday”), ܬܸܡܵܠ (timmāl, “yesterday”), ܡܚܵܪ (mḥār, “tomorrow”), ܡܚܵܪܬܹܝܢ (mḥārtēn, “overmorrow”)
    ܐܸܕܝܘܿܡ ܥܹܐܕ݂ ܡܵܘܠܵܕ݂ܝܼ ܝܠܹܗ. ― idyōm ˁēḏ māwlāḏī ìlēh. ― Today is my birthday.
    ܐ݇ܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܐܸܕܝܘܿܡ ܡܸܛܠ ܝܕ݂ܝܼܥ ܠܝܼ ܕܝܼܘܸܬ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܠܲܐܟ݂ܵܐ. ― ṯē lī idyōm miṭṭul ḏīˁ lī d-īwet wā laˀḵā. ― I came today because I knew you were here.
    • Matthew 6:11:
      ܗܲܒ݂݇ܠ ܠܲܢ ܠܲܚܡܵܐ ܕܣܘܼܢܩܵܢܲܢ ܐܸܕܝܘܿܡ ܝܵܘܡܵܐ.
      hal lan laḥmā d-sunqānan idyōm yāwmā.
      Give us today the bread that we need.
  • ܐܸܕܠܹܝܠ (idlēl, “tonight”)
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