ܚܕܬܐ

ܚܕܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܚ ܕ ܬ‎ (ḥ d t)
4 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic חַדְתָּא‎ (ḥaḏtā), from Proto-Semitic *ḥdṯ- (“to be new”). Cognate with Arabic حَدِيث‎ (ḥadīṯ), Hebrew חָדָשׁ‎ (khadásh) and Akkadian 𒉋 (eššum).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [xad.tɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [xɑːθɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [xat.tɑː]

Adjective

ܚܲܕܬܵܐ • (ḥadtā) (feminine ܚܕܲܬܵܐ (ḥdattā), plural ܚܲܕܬܹ̈ܐ (ḥadtē))

1. new (recently made or created)

   ‏ܚܲܒ݂ܪܝܼ ܙܒ݂ܝܼܢܹܗ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ.‎‎

   ḥaḇrī zḇīnēh baytā ḥadtā.

   My friend bought a new house.

2. (by extension) new (current or later)

   ‏ܪܲܕܵܝܬܝܼ ܚܕܲܬܬܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܛܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܡ̣ܢ ܩܲܕܝܼܡܬܝܼ، ܐܵܦܹܢ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܥܲܬܝܼܩܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇.‎‎

   raddāytī ḥdattā yatir ṭāḇtā ìlāh min qadimtī, āpēn yatir ʿatiqtā ìlāh.

   My new car is much better than my previous one, although it is older.

3. modern (pertaining to the current time and style)

   ‏ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܐ ܕܵܪܹܫ ܠܸܫܵܢܵܐ ܥܸܒ݂ܪܵܝܵܐ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܒܹܝܬ ܨܵܘܒܹ̈ܐ.‎‎

   kē bāʿē dārēš liššānā ʿiḇrāyā ḥadtā gāw bēt ṣāwbē.

   He wants to study Modern Hebrew at university.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [xdat.tɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [xaθ.tɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [xat.tɑː]

Adjective

ܚܕܲܬܵܐ • (ḥdattā) f sg

1. feminine of ܚܲܕܬܵܐ (ḥadtā, “new”)