ܐܚܕܕܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܥܘܼܕܵܠܹܐ (ˁūdālē)

Etymology

Root
ܚ ܘ ܕ (ḥ w d)
18 terms

Prothetic, reduplicated, and pluralized form of ܚܲܕ݂ (ḥaḏ, “one”), the archaic form of ܚܲܕ݇ (ḥa); compare Classical Syriac ܚܕ݂ܵܕ݂ܹܐ (ḥḏāḏē).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈʔɪx.ðɑːðeː]

Pronoun

ܐܸܚܕ݂ܵܕ݂ܹܐ • (iḥḏāḏē)

1. one another, each other

   ܚܙܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܒܸܚܕ݂ܵܕ݂ܹܐ ― ḥzē lhōn biḥḏāḏē ― They looked at each other

   ܣܲܪܓܘܿܢ ܘܫܲܡܝܼܪܵܡ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܚܸܒܝܼ ܠܸܚܕ݂ܵܕ݂ܹܐ

   sargōn w-šamīrām kē maḥḥibī liḥḏāḏē

   Sargon and Semiramis love each other

   ܡ̣ܢ ܟܡܵܐ ܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܝܘܲܚ ܚܸܙܝܹ̈ܐ ܐܸܚܕ݂ܵܕ݂ܹܐ.

   min kmā ˁiddānā lā ìwaḥ ḥizyē iḥḏāḏē.

   long time no see

   (literally, “From some time we haven’t seen each other.”)

2. likewise, same to you

   Synonym: ܐܵܦ (āp)

   ܬܵܘܕܝܼ، ܡܸܢܘܼܟ݂ ܐܸܚܕ݂ܵܕ݂ܹܐ!

   tāwdī, minūḵ iḥḏāḏē!

   Thank you, you too

   (literally, “Thank you, from you one another”)

Usage notes

• By assimilation, the prothetic alaph is sometimes dropped.

  ‎ܒ- (b-) + ‎ܐܸܚܕ݂ܵܕ݂ܹܐ (iḥḏāḏē) → ‎ܒܸܚܕ݂ܵܕ݂ܹܐ (biḥḏāḏē)

  ‎ܕ- (d-) + ‎ܐܸܚܕ݂ܵܕ݂ܹܐ (iḥḏāḏē) → ‎ܕܸܚܕ݂ܵܕ݂ܹܐ (diḥḏāḏē)

  ‎ܟ- (k-) + ‎ܐܸܚܕ݂ܵܕ݂ܹܐ (iḥḏāḏē) → ‎ܟܸܚܕ݂ܵܕ݂ܹܐ (kiḥḏāḏē)

  ‎ܠ- (l-) + ‎ܐܸܚܕ݂ܵܕ݂ܹܐ (iḥḏāḏē) → ‎ܠܸܚܕ݂ܵܕ݂ܹܐ (liḥḏāḏē)

• The stress in this word is irregularly placed on the first syllable.

Derived terms

• ܡܸܚܕ݂ܵܕ݂ܹܐ (miḥḏāḏē, “together”)