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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology 1
Ultimately derived from Phoenician 𐤇𐤕 (ḥt, literally “courtyard”); compare Hebrew חֵית (khet), Arabic حَاء (ḥāʔ), خَاء (ḵāʔ) and Ancient Greek ἦτᾰ (êta).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܚܹܝܬ • (ḥēt) f
- Heth (the eighth letter of the Assyrian alphabet and Syriac script)
Coordinate terms
- (symbol) ܚ
- (Assyrian letter names) ܐܵܠܲܦ (ālap), ܒܹܝܬ݂ (bēṯ), ܓܵܡܲܠ (gāmal), ܕܵܠܲܬ݂ (dālaṯ), ܗܹܐ (hē), ܘܲܘ (waw), ܙܹܝܢ (zēn), ܚܹܝܬ݂ (ḥēṯ), ܛܹܝܬ݂ (ṭēṯ), ܝܘܿܕ݂ (yōḏ), ܟܲܦ (kap), ܠܵܡܲܕ݂ (lāmaḏ), ܡܝܼܡ (mīm), ܢܘܼܢ (nūn), ܣܸܡܟܲܬ݂ (simkaṯ), ܥܹܐ (ˁē), ܦܹܐ (pē), ܨܵܕ݂ܹܐ (ṣāḏē), ܩܘܿܦ (qōp), ܪܹܝܫ (rēš), ܫܝܼܢ (šīn), ܬܲܘ (taw), (Category: aii:Syriac letter names)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Adjective
ܚܲܝܲܬ • (ḥayyat) f sg (plural ܚܲܝܵܬ̈ (ḥayyāt))
- singular construct state of ܚܲܝܬܵܐ (ḥaytā, “alive”)
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Interjection
ܚܲܝܹܬ! • (ḥayyēt!)
- may you live, good job!, way to go!, well done!, bravo!
- Synonyms: ܒܵܣܡܵܐ ܓܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (bāsmā gānūḵ), ܟ̰ܵܝܒܘܼ (čāybū)
- (As an expression of annoyance or disregard) Oh please…