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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Possibly from ܚܲܕ݇ (ḥa, “one”) + Persian چه (če, the diminutive suffix)
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Pronunciation
Adverb
ܚܲܕ݇ܟ̰ܵܐ • (ḥačā)
- a little, a bit, a few
- Antonym: ܪܵܒܵܐ (rābā)
- ܗ̇ܘ ܚܲܕ݇ܟ̰ܵܐ ܫܹܐܕܵܢܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ. ― awa ḥačā šēdānā ìlēh. ― He's a bit crazy.
ܚܲܕ݇ܟ̰ܵܐ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ ܟܹܐ ܣܲܙܓܸܪܝܼ ܥܲܡܝܼ.- ḥačā nāšē kē sazgirī ˁamī.
- A few people agree with me.
ܪܵܒܵܐ ܩܸܪ̈ܝܹܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܚܲܕ݇ܟ̰ܵܐ ܓܘܼܒܝܹ̈ܐ ܝܢܵܐ.- rābā qiryē ìnā īnā ḥačā gubyē ìnā.
- Many are called but few are chosen.
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