ܡܚܕܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܚ ܕ ܬ (ḥ d t)
5 terms

Etymology 1

Classical Syriac passive participle of ܚܲܕܸܬ (ḥaddit, “to renew”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [mə.xad.tɑː]

Adjective

ܡܚܲܕܬܵܐ • (mḥadtā) (feminine ܡܚܲܕܲܕܬܵܐ (mḥaddadtā), plural ܡܚܲܕܬܹ̈ܐ (mḥadtē))

1. renewed, revised

Etymology 2

From ܡ̣ܢ (min, “from, with, during”) + ܚܲܕܬܵܐ (ḥadtā, “new”); cognate to Hebrew מֵחָדָשׁ (mekhadásh).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [mə.xad.tɑː]

Adverb

ܡܚܲܕܬܵܐ • (mḥadtā)

1. (literary, formal) again, afresh, anew

   Synonyms: ܚܲܕܬܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (ḥadtāˀīṯ), ܡܸܢ݇ܕܪܹܝܫ݇ (midrēy)

   ܟܠ ܚܲܕ݇ ܨܲܦܪܵܐ، ܡܚܲܕܬܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܕܵܢܹܚ ܫܸܡܫܵܐ.

   kul ḥa ṣaprā, mḥadtā kē dānēḥ šimšā.

   Each morning, the sun dawns anew.

2. re- used before both nouns and verbs to indicate repetition

   ‎ܛܲܟܸܣ (ṭakkis, “to organise”) + ‎ܡܚܲܕܬܵܐ (mḥadtā) → ‎ܛܲܟܸܣ ܡܚܲܕܬܵܐ (ṭakkis mḥadtā, “to reorganise”)

   ‎ܡܲܡܛܹܐ (mamṭē, “to connect”) + ‎ܡܚܲܕܬܵܐ (mḥadtā) → ‎ܡܲܡܛܹܐ ܡܚܲܕܬܵܐ (mamṭē mḥadtā, “to reconnect”)

   ‎ܥܵܠܹܠ (ˁālēl, “to enter”) + ‎ܡܚܲܕܬܵܐ (mḥadtā) → ‎ܥܵܠܹܠ ܡܚܲܕܬܵܐ (ˁālēl mḥadtā, “to re-enter”)

   ‎ܣܲܓܸܠ (saggil, “to record”) + ‎ܡܚܲܕܬܵܐ (mḥadtā) → ‎ܣܲܓܸܠ ܡܚܲܕܬܵܐ (saggil mḥadtā, “to re-record”)

Usage notes

• (re-): Typically used to form calques from English and other languages.
  • Sometimes attached to the following word via a hyphen; otherwise, separated by a space.