ܗܟ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܟ̰ܘܼ (čū)

Etymology

From Persian هیچ (hič).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [hit͡ʃ.]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [hit͡ʃ.]

Adverb

ܗܸܟ̰ • (hič)

1. no, none, any, nothing

   ܗܸܟ̰ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ ܠܹܐ ܝܵܕܹܥ. ― hič nāšā lē yādēˁ. ― No one knows.

   ܠܹܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܒܸܚܙܵܝܵܐ ܗܸܟ̰ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ

   lē ìwen biḥzāyā hič mindī

   I can not see anything.

2. ever, at all

   ܗܸܟ̰ ܠܹܐ ܟܵܠܹܐ. ― hič lē kālē. ― He doesn’t stop at all.

Derived terms

• ܗܸܟ̰ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ (hič nāšā, “no-one”)
• ܗܸܟ̰ ܓܵܗܵܐ (hič gāhā, “never”)
• ܗܸܟ̰ ܕܘܼܟܬܵܐ (hič duktā, “nowhere”)
• ܗܸܟ̰ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ (hič mindī, “nothing”)

See also

• ܠܵܐ (lā)
• ܐܘܼܦ (ūp)