ܥܒܕܝܫܘܥ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܥܲܒ݂ܕܝܼܫ (ˁaḇdīš) (surname)
• ܥܲܒ݂ܕܝܼܫܵܢܵܐ (ˁaḇdīšānā) (surname)

Etymology

From ܥܲܒ݂ܕ (ˁaḇd, “servant/slave of”) +‎ ܝܼܫܘܿܥ (īšōˁ, “Jesus”), Literally, “Slave/Servant of Jesus”. Akin to Old Armenian Աբդիշոյ (Abdišoy).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕav.diːʃoːʕ.]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔoːdiːʃoʔ.]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʕoːdiːʃoʕ.], [ʕoːdiːʃoː], [ʔoːdiːʃoʕ], [ʔoːdiːʃoː]

Proper noun

ܥܲܒ݂ܕܝܼܫܘܿܥ • (ˁaḇdīšōˁ) m

1. a male given name, translated into English as Audisho, Abdisho, Odisho, or Abdjesus, among others
2. a surname transferred from the given name

Derived terms

• ܥܲܒ݂ܕܘܿ (ˁaḇdō) (diminutive, nickname)