ܗܪܟܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac originally meaning “hither, here”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [hɑrːkɑː]

Adverb

ܗܵܪܟܵܐ • (hārkā)

1. (formal) just, just now

   Synonyms: ܬܵܙܵܐ (tāzā), ܗܲܪ ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ (har ādīyā)

   ܐܵܢܵܐ ܗܵܪܟܵܐ ܒܸܚܫܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܥܲܠܘܼܟ݂.

   ānā hārkā biḥšāḇā ìwen wā ˁalūḵ.

   I was just thinking about you.

   ܚܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܘܼܟ݂ ܗܵܪܟܵܐ ܦܠܝܼܛ ܠܗܘܿܢ.

   ḥaḇrāwātūḵ hārkā plīṭ lhōn.

   Your friends just left.

   ܗܵܪܟܵܐ ܙܒ݂ܝܼܢ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܚܲܕ݇ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ!

   hārkā zḇīn lūḵ ḥa ḥadtā!

   You bought a new one just now!