Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Univerbation of ܚܲܕ݇ (ḥa, “one”) + ܬܪܹܝܢ݇ (trēy, “two”), literally “one two”.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [xatteː]
Determiner[edit]
ܚܲܕ݇ܬܹܪ݇ܝܢ݇ • (ḥattēy)
- some, a few
ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܚܲܕ݇ܬܹܪ݇ܝܢ݇ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ- īṯ wā ḥattēy nāšē
- There were a few people.
