ܗܕܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Aramaic הָדֵּא (hāḏē); compare Arabic هٰذِهِ (hāḏihi).

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Pronunciation

Pronoun

ܗܵܕ݂ܹܐ (hāḏē) (masculine ܗܵܢܵܐ (hānā), plural ܗܵܠܹܝܢ (hālēn))

  1. (demonstrative) this, this thing, this one
    ܗܵܕ݂ܹܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܛܵܒ݂ܬܵܐhāḏē ìlāh ṭāḇtāThis is good
    ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܢ ܠܵܗ̇ ܗܵܕ݂ܹܐkē bāˁēn lāh hāḏēI want this one
    ܐܟ݂ܝܼܠ ܠܝܼ ܗܵܕ݂ܹܐ ܟܸܪܡܘܿܟ݂ܬܵܐ ܬܸܡܵܠ.ḵīl lī hāḏē kirmōḵtā timmāl.I ate this sandwich yesterday
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Root
ܗ ܕ ܐ (h d ˀ)
3 terms

Borrowed from Arabic هَدَأَ (hadaʔa).

Pronunciation

Verb

ܗܵܕ݂ܹܐ (hāḏē) (present participle ܗܕ݂ܵܝܵܐ (hḏāyā), past participle ܗܸܕ݂ܝܵܐ (hiḏyā))

  1. (intransitive) to be/become still, calm, silent
    Synonyms: ܫܵܠܹܐ (šālē), ܢܵܐܹܚ (nāˀēḥ), ܫܵܟ݂ܹܢ (šāḵēn)
Inflection

Classical Syriac

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Pronunciation

Adjective

ܗܕܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܗܠܝܢ, singular masculine counterpart ܗܢܐ, plural masculine counterpart ܗܠܝܢ)

  1. (demonstrative) this

Usage notes

  • As an attributive adjective, ܗܕܐ can come either before or after the noun it describes without any change in meaning.

Pronoun

ܗܕܐ (transliteration neededf sg (plural ܗܠܝܢ, singular masculine counterpart ܗܢܐ, plural masculine counterpart ܗܠܝܢ)

  1. (demonstrative) this thing, this one

References

  • hdˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Brockelmann, Carl (1895) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), Berlin, Edinburgh: Reuther & Reichard, T. & T. Clark
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press