ܚܝܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Ultimately derived from Phoenician 𐤇𐤕 (ḥt, literally “courtyard”); compare Hebrew חֵית (khet), Arabic حَاء (ḥāʔ), خَاء (ḵāʔ) and Ancient Greek ἦτᾰ (êtă).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ħeːθ], [xeːθ]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [xeːt]

Noun

ܚܹܝܬ݂ • (ḥēṯ) f

1. Heth (the eighth letter of the Assyrian alphabet and Syriac script)

Usage notes

• Ḥēṯ represents the number eight in the native numbering system (usually used for ordinal numbers, book publishing data or biblical references).
  • When a mṭalqānā is placed above (ܚ݇), it means 8,000.

Coordinate terms

• (symbol) ܚ

Assyrian letter namesedit

• ܐܵܠܲܦ (ālap)
• ܒܹܝܬ݂ (bēṯ)
• ܓܵܡܲܠ (gāmal)
• ܕܵܠܲܬ݂ (dālaṯ)
• ܗܹܐ (hē)
• ܘܲܘ (waw)
• ܙܹܝܢ (zēn)
• ܚܹܝܬ݂ (ḥēṯ)
• ܛܹܝܬ݂ (ṭēṯ)
• ܝܘܿܕ݂ (yōḏ)
• ܟܵܦ (kāp)
• ܠܵܡܲܕ݂ (lāmaḏ)
• ܡܝܼܡ (mīm)
• ܢܘܼܢ (nūn)
• ܣܸܡܟܲܬ݂ (simkaṯ)
• ܥܹܐ (ˁē)
• ܦܹܐ (pē)
• ܨܵܕ݂ܹܐ (ṣāḏē)
• ܩܘܿܦ (qōp)
• ܪܹܝܫ (rēš)
• ܫܝܼܢ (šīn)
• ܬܵܘ (tāw)

Etymology 2

Root
ܚ ܝ ܐ (ḥ y ˀ)
7 terms

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• ܚܲܝܲܬ݂:
  • (Standard) IPA^(key): [xaj.jaθ.]
• ܚܲܝܵܬ݂̈:
  • (Standard) IPA^(key): [xaj.jɑːθ]
• ܚܲܝܹܬ:
  • (Standard) IPA^(key): [xaj.jeːt]

Adjective

ܚܲܝܲܬ݂ • (ḥayyaṯ) f sg (plural ܚܲܝܵܬ݂̈ (ḥayyāṯ))

1. singular construct state of ܚܲܝܬܵܐ (ḥaytā, “alive”)

Interjection

ܚܲܝܹܬ! • (ḥayyēt!)

1. Alternative form of ܚܵܝܹܝܬ! (ḥāyēt!)