ܚܕܟܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
ܚܲܕ݇ (ḥa, “one”) + Ottoman Turkish ـجك (-cik, 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
- ܗ̇ܘ ܚܲܕ݇ܟ̰ܵܐ ܫܹܐܕܵܢܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ. ― awā ḥačā šēdānā ìlēh. ― He's a bit crazy.
- ܚܲܕ݇ܟ̰ܵܐ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ ܟܹܐ ܣܲܙܓܸܪܝܼ ܥܲܡܝܼ. ― ḥačā nāšē kē sazgirī ʿamī. ― 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.
Antonyms
- ܪܵܒܵܐ (rābā)