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08-22-2004, 02:47 AM
Does Aramaic have a word for grandfather?
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08-22-2004, 03:08 AM
Shlama Akhi Michael,

Yes, the word is "Sawa" (#13679). It literally means "old/aged" but is used idiomatically to mean "grandfather" and the feminine form "Sawtha" is used for "grandmother."

"Great Grandfather" would be "Sawa Rabba".
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