ܐܕܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

  • ܗܵܕܝܼܵܐ (hādīyā)

Etymology

Likely a contraction of ܐܵܕܝܼ (ādī, this) + ܗܵܐ (, behold, here).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʔɑːdiːjɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [had.diːjɑː]

Adverb

ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ • (ādīyā)

  1. now (at the present time)
    ܐܝܼܬ ܠܝܼ ܐܸܫܸܬ ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ.
    Now I am six years old.
    ܒܸܬ ܡܲܚܸܒܸܢܵܟ݂ܝ، ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ ܘܗܲܡܵܫܵܐ.
    bit maḥḥibinnāḵ, ādīyā w-hammāšā.
    I will love you, now and always.
  2. already, so soon
    ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ ܡܸܛܝܵܐ ܝܘܸܬ ܬܵܡܵܐ؟ādīyā miṭyā ìwet tāmā?Are you already there?
    ܒܵܣ ܕܲܩܝܼܩܵܐ, ܐܵܢܵܐ ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ ܐܵܬܹܝܢ.bās daqīqāˀ, ānā ādīyā ātēn.Just a moment, I'll be right there. (literally, “Just a minute, I'm already coming.”)

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • ܐܵܕܝܼ (ādī)
  • ܡܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ (m-qam ādīyā, then, before now)
  • ܡܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ ܠܒܵܬ݇ܪܹܗ (m-ādīyā l-bārēh, from now on)
  • ܗܲܠ ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ (hal ādīyā, so far, until now)

Interjection

ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ! • (ādīyā!)

  1. Now! (Indicates a signal to begin)
    ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ! ܡܲܦܩܸܥܘܼܢ! ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܩܲܪܒܘܼܢܹܐ ܝܠܹܗ!
    ādīyā! mapqiˁūn! bˁildḇāḇā qarbūnē ìlēh!
    Now! Fire! The enemy is approaching!
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