גדיא

Aramaic

Etymology

Cognate with Akkadian 𒂵𒁕𒅀 (gadû), Arabic جَدْي (jady), Hebrew גְּדִי (gəḏī).

Noun

גַּדְיָא • (gaḏyā) m (plural גְּדַיָּא, singular feminine counterpart גדיתא)

1. kid (young goat)
   • Passover Haggadah

     חַד גַּדְיָא, חַד גַּדְיָא, דְּזַבִּין אַבָּא בִּתְרֵי זוּזֵי, חַד גַּדְיָא, חַד גַּדְיָא.

     ḥaḏ gaḏyā, ḥaḏ gaḏyā, dəzabbīn ʾabbā biṯrē zūzē, ḥaḏ gaḏyā, ḥaḏ gaḏyā.

     One kid, one kid, that my father bought for two zuzim, one kid, one kid.

Proper noun

גַּדְיָא • (gaḏyā) m

1. Capricorn