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)
- 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.
See also
- ܩܲܠܝܼܠ (qalīl)
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