ܗܕܝ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [heːdiː]

Adverb

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

• This is often repeated for added emphasis.

Interjection

ܗܹܕܝܼ • (hēdī)

1. slowly!, careful!, easy!

See also

• ܢܝܼܚܵܐܝܼܬ (nīḥāˀīt)

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ha.diː]

Adverb

ܗܲܕܝܼ • (hadī)

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