ܐܚܟܝ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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From Northern Kurdish. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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ܐܲܚܟ̰ܝܼ (aḥčī)

  1. (colloquial) just, only, simply, mere, ordinary.
    ܐܲܚܟ̰ܝܼ ܚܲܕ݇ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐaḥčī ḥa mindī zˁōrāJust a little something
    ܐܲܚܟ̰ܝܼ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܢ ܝܵܗ݇ܒ݂ܹܢ ܫܠܵܡܹ̈ܐaḥčī kē bāˁēn yāḇēn šlāmēI just wanted to say hi
  2. (colloquial) purposelessly, without a reason
    Synonym: ܗܵܕܲܟ݂ (hādaḵ)
    ܠܵܐ ܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܐܲܚܟ̰ܝܼlā wē lēh aḥčīIt didn’t happen for no reason
    ܐܘܼܦ ܚܲܕ݇ ܠܹܐ ܩܵܛܹܠ ܐܲܚܟ̰ܝܼūp ḥa lē qāṭēl aḥčīNo one kills for no reason

See also

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Interjection

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ܐܲܚܟ̰ܝܼ (aḥčī)

  1. (colloquial) just kidding, it was only a joke.