ܚܕܟܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܚܲܕ݇ܨܵܐ (ḥaṣṣā), ܚܲܦܟ̰ܵܐ (ḥapčā), ܚܲܕ݇ܟ̰ܚܵܐ (ḥačḥā)

Etymology

Possibly from ܚܲܕ݇ (ḥa, “one”) +‎ Persian چه (če, the 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)

1. a little, a bit, a few

   Antonym: ܪܵܒܵܐ (rābā)

   ܗ̇ܘ ܚܲܕ݇ܟ̰ܵܐ ܫܹܐܕܵܢܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ. ― awa ḥačā šēdānā ìlēh. ― He's a bit crazy.

   ܚܲܕ݇ܟ̰ܵܐ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ ܟܹܐ ܣܲܙܓܸܪܝܼ ܥܲܡܝܼ. ― ḥačā nāšē kē sazgirī ˁamī. ― 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.

See also

• ܩܲܠܝܼܠ (qalīl)