ܚܕܟܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

  • ܚܲܕ݇ܨܵܐ (ḥaṣṣā), ܚܲܦܟ̰ܵܐ (ḥapčā), ܚܲܕ݇ܟ̰ܚܵܐ (ḥačḥā)

Etymology

Possibly from ܚܲܕ݇ (ḥa, “one”) +‎ Persian چه (če, the diminutive suffix) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [xat͡ʃ.t͡ʃɑː]

Adverb

ܚܲܕ݇ܟ̰ܵܐ • (ḥačā)

  1. 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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