ܚܕܝܘܬܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Root
ܚ ܕ (ḥ d)
18 terms

From ܚܲܕ݇ (ḥa, one) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending) +‎ -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯā, the abstract noun ending); compare Arabic وَحْدَة (waḥda) and Hebrew יְחִידָה (y'khidá).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (standard) IPA(key): [xəðɑːjuːθɑ]

Noun[edit]

ܚܕ݂ܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥḏāyūṯāf sg (plural ܚܕ݂ܵܝ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ (ḥḏāywāṯē))

  1. oneness, singularity, magnitude of one
  2. (mathematics, sciences, business) unit, unit of measurement, charge unit
    ܡܝܼܛܪܵܐ ܚܕ݂ܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܕܝܘܼܪܟ݂ܵܐ.mīṭrā ḥḏāyūṯā ìlēh d-yurḵā.The meter is a unit of length.
  3. (military) unit, organized group
    ܗ̇ܘ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܚܕ݂ܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܗ̇ ܒܓܲܝܣܵܐ.awa ìwā gāw ḥḏāyūṯā nafšāh b-gaysā.He was in the same unit in the army.

Inflection[edit]