עבדא

Aramaic

Etymology

A Central Semitic innovation, cognate with Hebrew עֶבֶד (ʿéḇeḏ), Phoenician 𐤏𐤁𐤃 (ʿbd), Ugaritic 𐎓𐎁𐎄 (ʿbd), Arabic عَبْد (ʕabd), Old South Arabian 𐩲𐩨𐩵 (ʿbd).

Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): /ʕabdɑʔ/

Noun

עבדא • (transliteration needed) m (plural עבדא)

  1. servant, slave

Pronunciation 2

  • IPA(key): /ʕbɑdɑʔ/

Noun

עבדא • (transliteration needed) m (plural עבדא)

  1. labour/labor, work
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