Tarmida

'disciple', plural form in Classical Mandaic: ࡕࡀࡓࡌࡉࡃࡉࡀ tarmidia; Persian: ترمیدا; Arabic: ترميذة) is a junior priest in Mandaeism.

Various rituals are performed by the initiator priest (ࡓࡁࡀ rba), who recites from priestly esoteric texts such as The Coronation of the Great Shishlam (Šarh d-Traṣa d-Taga d-Šišlam Rabbā),[4] the Scroll of Exalted Kingship (Diwan Malkuta ʿLaita),[5] The Great Supreme World (Alma Rišaia Rba),[6] and the Qulasta.

Ritual helpers (šganda or ࡔࡂࡀࡍࡃࡀ ašganda), who represent emissaries from the World of Light, also help perform the rituals, many of which are held in a specially constructed priest initiation hut (škinta) and also a nearby temporary reed hut (andiruna).

[3] Below is the sequence of Qulasta prayer numbers for the tarmida initiation according to both the Coronation and Exalted Kingship.

[3] The Coronation contains 3 sets of prayers during the final part of the ritual that are not listed in Exalted Kingship.