ܚܕܪܘܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܚܵܘܸܕ݂ܪܵܢ (ḥāwiḏrān), ܚܸܕ݂ܪܵܢ (ḥiḏrān), ܚܸܕ݂ܪܘܵܢ (ḥiḏrwān)

Etymology

Root
ܚ ܕ ܪ (ḥ d r)
6 terms

Construct state of ܚܵܕ݂ܸܪ̈ܘܵܢܹܐ (ḥāḏirwānē, “surroundings”). Compare Classical Syriac ܚܕ݂ܵܪ̈ܲܝ (ḥḏāray, “around”), construct state of plurale tantum Classical Syriac ܚܕ݂ܵܪܹ̈ܐ (ḥḏārē, “surroundings”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ħaːðɪrwaːn]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [xadɪrwaːn]

Preposition

ܚܵܕ݂ܸܪܘܵܢ • (ḥāḏirwān)

1. around, about

   ܠܒ݂ܝܼܫ ܠܵܗ̇ ܫܝܼܫܸܠܬܵܐ ܕܲܗܒ݂ܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ ܚܵܕ݂ܸܪܘܵܢ ܩܕ݂ܵܠܵܗ̇

   lḇīš lāh šīšiltā dahḇānāytā ḥāḏirwān qḏālāh

   She wore a gold chain around her neck.

   ܝܬ݂ܝܼܒ݂ ܠܲܢ ܚܵܕ݂ܸܪܘܵܢܘܼܗܝ ܘܙܡܝܼܪ ܠܲܢ.

   ṯīḇ lan ḥāḏirwānūh w-zmīr lan.

   We sat around him and sang.

2. approximately

   Synonym: ܠܩܘܼܪܒܵܐ ܕ- (l-qurbā d-)

   ܦܠܝܼܛ ܠܝܼ ܡܸܢ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ ܚܵܕܸܪܘܵܢ ܫܵܥܲܬ݂ ܥܸܣܲܪ ܒܨܲܦܪܵܐ.

   plīṭ lī min baytā ḥādirwān šāˁaṯ ˁissar b-ṣaprā.

   I left the house around ten o’clock this morning.

   ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܚܵܕ݂ܸܪܘܵܢ ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ ܡܪ̈ܝܼܥܹܐ.

   īṯ ḥāḏirwān tlāṯā nāšē mrīˁē.

   There are around three people sick.

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܵܕ݂ܸܪܘܵܢ

base form			ܚܵܕ݂ܸܪܘܵܢ (ḥāḏirwān)
Personal-pronoun including forms
	singular		plural
	m	f
1st person	ܚܵܕ݂ܸܪܘܵܢܝܼ (ḥāḏirwānī)		ܚܵܕ݂ܸܪܘܵܢܲܢ (ḥāḏirwānan)
2nd person	ܚܵܕ݂ܸܪܘܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (ḥāḏirwānūḵ)	ܚܵܕ݂ܸܪܘܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥāḏirwānāḵ)	ܚܵܕ݂ܸܪܘܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥāḏirwānāwḵōn)
3rd person	ܚܵܕ݂ܸܪܘܵܢܘܼܗܝ (ḥāḏirwānūh)	ܚܵܕ݂ܸܪܘܵܢܘܿܗ̇ (ḥāḏirwānōh)	ܚܵܕ݂ܸܪܘܵܢܗܘܿܢ (ḥāḏirwānhōn)

Derived terms

• ܚܵܕ݂ܸܪ̈ܘܵܢܹܐ (ḥāḏirwānē, “surroundings, environs”)