ܗܕܝ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Northern Kurdish هێدی (hêdî, “slow”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (standard) IPA(key): [heːdiː]

Adverb[edit]

ܗܹܕܝܼ • (hēdī)

  1. (slang) slowly, gradually
    ܐܸܢ ܡܵܛܲܚ ܠܢܝܼܫܲܢ̈، ܗܹܕܝܼ ܗܹܕܝܼ ܒܸܬ ܡܲܢܬܲܚ ܘܐܵܙܲܠ݇ܚ ܠܲܩܵܕ݇ܡܵܐ.
    in māṭaḥ l-nīšan, hēdī hēdī bit mantaḥ w-āzaḥ laqqāmā.
    If we reach our goals, slowly we will succeed and move forward.
Usage notes[edit]
  • This is often repeated for added emphasis.

Interjection[edit]

ܗܹܕܝܼ • (hēdī)

  1. slowly!, careful!, easy!
See also[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Derived from a variant of ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ (ādīyā, “now”)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ha.diː]

Adverb[edit]

ܗܲܕܝܼ • (hadī)

  1. Alternative form of ܐܵܕܝܼ (ādī, “now”)
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