ܗܕܟܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

See ܗܵܕܲܟ݂ (hādaḵ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [had.xɑː]

Adverb

ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ • (hādḵā)

1. thus, like so, as such, like that, in this way, in this manner

   ܠܹܐ ܗܲܡܙܸܡܲܚ ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ ܠܟܸܣ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ.

   lē hamzimmaḥ hādḵā l-kis nāšē.

   We don't talk like that in front of people.

Usage notes

• In many dialects it can be used as a one-word non-reply (like English because) to questions (including one-word questions) starting with ܩܵܡܘܿܕܝܼ (qāmōdī, “why”).

Derived terms

• ܒܵܣ ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ (bās hādḵā, “just like that”)
• ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ ܘܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ (hādḵā w-hādḵā, “so-so, somewhat”)