ܚܕܝܐ

See also: ܚܪܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܚ ܕ ܐ (ḥ d ˀ)
3 terms

Etymology 1

Cognate to Hebrew חָזֶה (khazé, “chest, thorax”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ħaðjaː]
• (Barwar) IPA^(key): [xɪðja]

Noun

ܚܲܕ݂ܝܵܐ • (ḥaḏyā) m sg (plural ܚܲܕ݂̈ܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥaḏyawwāṯā) or ܚܸܕ݂̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥiḏyāṯā))

1. (literary, anatomy) chest, breast

   Synonyms: ܨܲܕܪܵܐ (ṣadrā), ܬܸܕܵܐ (tiddā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܲܕ݂ܝܵܐ (ḥaḏyā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܚܲܕ݂ܝܝܼ (ḥaḏyī)		ܚܲܕ݂ܝܲܢ (ḥaḏyan)
	construct	ܚܕ݂ܹܐ (ḥḏē)	2nd person	ܚܲܕ݂ܝܘܼܟ݂ (ḥaḏyūḵ)	ܚܲܕ݂ܝܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥaḏyāḵ)	ܚܲܕ݂ܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥaḏyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܲܕ݂ܝܵܐ (ḥaḏyā)	3rd person	ܚܲܕ݂ܝܹܗ (ḥaḏyēh)	ܚܲܕ݂ܝܵܗ̇ (ḥaḏyāh)	ܚܲܕ݂ܝܗܘܿܢ (ḥaḏihōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܚܕ݂ܵܘܵܬܝܼ̈ (ḥḏāwātī)		ܚܕ݂ܵܘܵܬܲܢ̈ (ḥḏāwātan)
	construct	ܚܕ݂ܵܘܵܬ̈ (ḥḏāwāt)	2nd person	ܚܕ݂ܵܘܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥḏāwātūḵ)	ܚܕ݂ܵܘܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥḏāwātāḵ)	ܚܕ݂ܵܘܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥḏāwātāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܕ݂ܵܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ḥḏāwātē)	3rd person	ܚܕ݂ܵܘܵܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥḏāwātūh)	ܚܕ݂ܵܘܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ḥḏāwātōh)	ܚܕ݂ܵܘܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ḥḏāwāthōn)

Etymology 2

Past participle of ܚܵܕܹܐ (ḥādē, “to be happy, glad, joyous”)

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [xɪðːjɑː]

Adjective

ܚܸܕ݂ܝܵܐ • (ḥiḏyā) (feminine ܚܕ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥḏīṯā), plural ܚܸܕ݂ܝܹ̈ܐ (ḥiḏyē))

1. happy, glad, pleased
2. merry, joyous, cheerful

   Synonyms: ܦܨܝܼܚܵܐ (pṣīḥā), ܛܘܼܒ݂ܵܢܵܐ (ṭuḇḇānā)

Usage notes

• Unlike English, this word is not usually employed for things that inspire happiness. ܡܲܚܕܝܵܢܵܐ (maḥdyānā) is used instead.

Derived terms

• ܚܲܕ݂ܘܼܬܵܐ (ḥaḏūtā, “joy, happiness”)
• ܚܲܕ݂ܝܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (ḥaḏyāˀīṯ, “happily, cheerfully”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Hebrew חָזֶה (ḥāzê).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħaðjɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħ(ə)ðɑje(ʔ)], [ħ(ə)ðawwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܚܕܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܚܕܘܬܐ or ܚܕܝܐ)

1. (anatomy) chest, breast

Inflection

    declension of ܚܕܝܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܚܕܐ	ܚܕܘܢ ,ܚܕܝܢ
construct	ܚܕܐ	ܚܕܘܬ ,ܚܕܝ
emphatic	ܚܕܝܐ	ܚܕܘܬܐ ,ܚܕܝܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܚܕܝܝ	ܚܕܘܬܝ ,ܚܕܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܚܕܝܟ	ܚܕܘܬܟ ,ܚܕܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܚܕܝܟܝ	ܚܕܘܬܟܝ ,ܚܕܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܚܕܝܗ	ܚܕܘܬܗ ,ܚܕܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܚܕܝܗ	ܚܕܘܬܗ ,ܚܕܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܚܕܝܢ	ܚܕܘܬܢ ,ܚܕܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܚܕܝܟܘܢ	ܚܕܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܚܕܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܚܕܝܟܝܢ	ܚܕܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܚܕܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܚܕܝܗܘܢ	ܚܕܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܚܕܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܚܕܝܗܝܢ	ܚܕܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܚܕܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܒܝܬ ܚܕܝܐ
• ܒܪ ܚܕܝܐ
• ܒܪܬ ܚܕܝܐ

Synonyms

• ܬܕܐ
• ܒܙܐ

References

• “ḥdy”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 97b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 127b
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 415b