ܚܕܬܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܚ ܕ ܬ (ḥ d t)
6 terms

Etymology 1

From Aramaic חַדְתָּא (ḥaḏtā), from Proto-Semitic *ḥdṯ- (to be new); cognate with Arabic حَدِيث (ḥadīṯ), Hebrew חָדָשׁ (khadásh) and Akkadian 𒉋 (eššum).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ܚܲܕܬܵܐ (ḥadtā) (feminine ܚܕܲܬܵܐ (ḥdattā), masculine plural ܚܲܕܬܹ̈ܐ (ḥadtē), feminine plural ܚܲܕܬܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ḥadtātē))

  1. new (recently made or created)
    Antonym: ܥܲܬܝܼܩܵܐ (ˁatīqā)
    ܚܲܒ݂ܪܝܼ ܙܒ݂ܝܼܢܹܗ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ.
    My friend bought a new house.
  2. (by extension) new (current or later)
    Antonym: ܩܲܕܝܼܡܵܐ (qadīmā)
    ܪܲܕܵܝܬܝܼ ܚܕܲܬܬܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܛܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܡ̣ܢ ܩܲܕܝܼܡܬܝܼ، ܐܵܦܹܢ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܥܲܬܝܼܩܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇.
    raddāytī ḥdattā yatīr ṭāḇtā ìlāh min qadīmtī, āpēn yatīr ˁatīqtā ìlāh.
    My new car is much better than my previous one, although it is older.
  3. modern (pertaining to the current time and style)
    ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܐ ܕܵܪܹܫ ܠܸܫܵܢܵܐ ܥܸܒ݂ܪܵܝܵܐ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܒܹܝܬ ܨܵܘܒܹ̈ܐ.
    kē bāˁē dārēš liššānā ˁiḇrāyā ḥadtā gāw bēt ṣāwbē.
    He wants to study Modern Hebrew at university.

Etymology 2

Ellipsis of ܕܝܼܵܬܹܩܹܐ ܚܕܲܬܵܐ (dīyātēqē ḥdattā)

Pronunciation

Proper noun

ܚܕܲܬܵܐ (ḥdattāf

  1. the New Testament (second half of the Christian Bible)
  2. (by extension, colloquial) the Bible