ܚܕܝܐ

See also: ܚܪܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Cognate to Classical Syriac ܚܲܕ݂ܝܵܐ and Hebrew חָזֶה (khazé, “chest, thorax”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [xɪðjaː]
• (Barwari) IPA^(key): [xɪðja]

Noun

ܚܸܕ݂ܝܵܐ • (ḥiḏyā) m sg (plural ܚܸܕ݂̈ܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥiḏyawwāṯā) or ܚܸܕ݂̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥiḏyāṯā))

1. (anatomy) chest

   Synonym: ܨܲܕܪܵܐ (ṣadrā)

2. breast

   Synonym: ܬܸܕܵܐ (tiddā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܲܕ݂ܝܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܚܲܕ݂ܝܝܼ (ḥaḏyī)		ܚܲܕ݂ܝܲܢ (ḥaḏyan)
	construct	ܚܕ݂ܹܐ (ḥḏē)		2nd person	ܚܲܕ݂ܝܘܼܟ݂ (ḥaḏyūḵ)	ܚܲܕ݂ܝܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥaḏyāḵ)	ܚܲܕ݂ܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥaḏyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܲܕ݂ܝܵܐ (ḥaḏyā)		3rd person	ܚܲܕ݂ܝܹܗ (ḥaḏyēh)	ܚܲܕ݂ܝܵܗ̇ (ḥaḏyāh)	ܚܲܕ݂ܝܗܘܿܢ (ḥaḏihōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܚܕ݂ܵܘܵܬܝܼ̈ (ḥḏāwātī)		ܚܕ݂ܵܘܵܬܲܢ̈ (ḥḏāwātan)
	construct	ܚܕ݂ܵܘܵܬ̈ (ḥḏāwāt)		2nd person	ܚܕ݂ܵܘܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥḏāwātūḵ)	ܚܕ݂ܵܘܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥḏāwātāḵ)	ܚܕ݂ܵܘܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥḏāwātāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܕ݂ܵܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ḥḏāwātē)		3rd person	ܚܕ݂ܵܘܵܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥḏāwātūh)	ܚܕ݂ܵܘܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ḥḏāwātōh)	ܚܕ݂ܵܘܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ḥḏāwāthōn)

Etymology 2

Past participle of ܚܵܕܹܐ (ḥādē, “to be happy, glad, joyous”)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [xɪðːjɑː]

Adjective

ܚܸܕ݂ܝܵܐ • (ḥiḏyā) (feminine ܚܕ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥḏīṯā), plural ܚܸܕ݂ܝܹ̈ܐ (ḥiḏyē))

1. happy, glad, pleased
2. merry, joyous, cheerful

   Synonyms: ܦܨܝܼܚܵܐ (pṣīḥā), ܛܘܼܒ݂ܵܢܵܐ (ṭuḇḇānā)

Usage notes

• Unlike English, this word is not usually employed for things that inspire happiness. ܡܲܚܕܝܵܢܵܐ (maḥdyānā) is used instead.

Derived terms

• ܚܲܕ݂ܘܼܬܵܐ (ḥaḏūtā, “joy, happiness”)
• ܚܲܕ݂ܝܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (ḥaḏyāˀīṯ, “happily, cheerfully”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Hebrew חָזֶה (ḥāzê).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħaðjɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħ(ə)ðɑje(ʔ)], [ħ(ə)ðawwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܚܕܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܚܕܘܬܐ or ܚܕܝܐ)

1. (anatomy) chest, breast

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܕܝܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܕܐ		1st person	ܚܕܝܝ		ܚܕܝܢ
	construct	ܚܕܐ		2nd person	ܚܕܝܟ	ܚܕܝܟܝ	ܚܕܝܟܘܢ	ܚܕܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܕܝܐ		3rd person	ܚܕܝܗ	ܚܕܝܗ	ܚܕܝܗܘܢ	ܚܕܝܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܕܘܢ ,ܚܕܝܢ		1st person	ܚܕܘܬܝ ,ܚܕܝ		ܚܕܘܬܢ ,ܚܕܝܢ
	construct	ܚܕܘܬ ,ܚܕܝ		2nd person	ܚܕܘܬܟ ,ܚܕܝܟ	ܚܕܘܬܟܝ ,ܚܕܝܟܝ	ܚܕܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܚܕܝܟܘܢ	ܚܕܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܚܕܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܕܘܬܐ ,ܚܕܝܐ		3rd person	ܚܕܘܬܗ ,ܚܕܘܗܝ	ܚܕܘܬܗ ,ܚܕܝܗ	ܚܕܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܚܕܝܗܘܢ	ܚܕܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܚܕܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܒܝܬ ܚܕܝܐ
• ܒܪ ܚܕܝܐ
• ܒܪܬ ܚܕܝܐ

Synonyms

• ܬܕܐ
• ܒܙܐ

References

• “ḥdy”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 97b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 127b
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 415b